José Antonio Rodríguez Vega
José Antonio Rodríguez Vega | |
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Stab wounds | |
Other names | The Old Lady Killer |
Criminal penalty | 440 years imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 16 |
Span of crimes | 1987–1988 |
Country | Spain |
State(s) | Cantabria |
Date apprehended | 19 May 1988 |
José Antonio Rodríguez Vega (3 December 1957 – 24 October 2002), nicknamed El Mataviejas (The Old Lady Killer), was a Spanish
Biography
Rodríguez Vega was born in
On 19 May 1988, Rodríguez Vega was arrested. After that, he confessed to the murders.[2]
Trial and sentence
His trial began in November 1991 in
Rodríguez Vega was diagnosed as a
Death
On October 22, 2002, Rodríguez Vega was transferred to a FIES jail module for dangerous inmates; there has been some controversy[6] about the possible reasons for this, given that he had been a model prisoner during his sentence and he was just a few years away from being released.
His lack of remorse[7] while discussing his crimes with fellow inmates Enrique del Valle (‘El Zanahorio’) and Daniel Rodríguez Obelleiro, as well as Rodríguez Vega's reputation as a rapist and a jail snitch,[8] sealed his fate within the first 24 hours of his stay in the FIES module.[9]
On October 24, 2002, Rodríguez Vega was walking in the prison common grounds when del Valle and Obelleiro attacked and brutally stabbed him 113 times as prison guards watched without intervening. Rodríguez Vega was buried the next day in a poor coffin. The burial was attended by only two gravediggers.[10]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-306-46669-4.
- ^ Palacios, Marta (2023-10-03). "El caso del 'Mataviejas', el asesino en serie español que se llevaba a casa los 'trofeos fetiches' de sus víctimas". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Málaga, COPE (2023-11-27). "'El Mataviejas': un criminal que violó y asesinó a 16 ancianas". COPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Palacios, Marta (2023-10-03). "El caso del 'Mataviejas', el asesino en serie español que se llevaba a casa los 'trofeos fetiches' de sus víctimas". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ a b c "The Serial Killer Hit List - Part II". Mayhem.net. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
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- ^ "Jose Antonio Rodriguez Vega, el mataviejas de Santander (Spanish)" (in Spanish). Casoabierto.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-11-09.