Luis Garavito

La Bestia, The Beast

  Active for 8 years
(1992-1999) in Colombia

147

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

300

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  4. General Information
  5. Characteristics
  6. Childhood
  7. Cognitive Ability
  8. Incarceration
  9. Death
  10. 10 Timeline Events
  11. Serial Killers Active During Spree
  12. Boolean Statistical Questions
  13. 9 Books About Luis Garavito
  14. 6 External References
  15. Internal References

Luis Garavito (Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos) a Colombian serial killer child-murderer, torture-killer, and rapist known as La Bestia (The Beast). Garavito targeted boys between the ages of 6 to 16. Confessed to killing 147 children over a five-year period in Colombia. He is suspected of murdering over 300 victims, mostly street children. Luis Garavito was sentenced to 1853 years and 9 days in jail.

Luis Garavito Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Luis Garavito (aka) La Bestia, The Beast, was active for 8 years between 1992-1999, known to have ( 147 confirmed / 300 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: Colombia

Luis Garavito was born on January 25th 1957 in Génova, Quindío, Colombia. He was born 7th of 7 children Garavito was raised as a oldest child and had six brothers. His father abused alcohol and/or drugs.

Garavito a pedophile male citizen of Colombia. Garavito never married. He had none.

In 1992 (Age 34/35) Luis Garavito started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to commit acts of necrophilia, torture, rape, and murder his victims. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime. At the time of his crimes he was living with girlfriend and a small child of girlfriend, where Garavito was known to work as a serial killer.

He was arrested on April 22nd 1999 (Age 42), convicted on May 27th 2000 (Age 43), sentenced to 1853 years and nine days imprisonment, reduced to twenty-two years at a Colombian prison, the exact location is unavailable to the public. Garavito was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.

Profile Completeness: 69%
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Luis Garavito has been listed on Killer.Cloud since June of 2017 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Luis Garavito a known:

Luis Garavito
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-05-22 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Luis Garavito
Nickname: La Bestia, The Beast
Victims: 147 - 300
Years Active: 1992 - 1999
Ages Active: 34/35 - 41/42
Active Countries: Colombia
Convicted Of: murder
Life Span: 1957 -     
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Colombia
Sexual Preference: pedophile
Astrological Sign: Aquarius
Jan 20 - Feb 18
Birth Month: January
Marital Status: never married
Children: none
Living With: girlfriend and a small child of girlfriend
Occupation: serial killer
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: Jan 25, 1957
Family Name: Garavito
Given Name: Luis
Birth Location: Génova, Quindío, Colombia
Birth Order: 7th of 7
Siblings: six brothers
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: oldest child
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: Apr 22, 1999 (Age 42)
Convicted: May 27, 2000 (Age 43)
Sentence: 1853 years and nine days imprisonment, reduced to twenty-two years
Prison Location: a Colombian prison, the exact location is unavailable to the public
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: FALSE
Previous Jail: FALSE
Previous Prison: FALSE

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
10 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Luis Garavito

The 10 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Luis Garavito. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
Jan 25 1957Luis Garavito was born in Génova, Quindío, Colombia.  #19570125
Jan 25 1977
(Age 20)
20th Birthday
Jan 25 1987
(Age 30)
30th Birthday
1992
(Age 34/35)
Luis Garavito started his serial killing spree. #1992
Jan 25 1997
(Age 40)
40th Birthday
1999
(Age 41/42)
Luis Garavito ended his serial killing spree. #1999
Apr 22 1999
(Age 42)
Luis Garavito arrested. #19990422
May 27 2000
(Age 43)
Luis Garavito was convictedand sentenced to 1853 years and nine days imprisonment, reduced to twenty-two years at a Colombian prison, the exact location is unavailable to the public.  #20000527
Jan 25 2007
(Age 50)
50th Birthday
Jan 25 2017
(Age 60)
60th Birthday
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ANSWERED
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Boolean Questions:
Killer
Question
Killer
Answer
Total
Answered
living with children TRUE 268
father drug abuse TRUE 192
used weapon TRUE 453
rape TRUE 453
torture TRUE 426
bound TRUE 406
sex with body TRUE 430
previous crimes FALSE 367
previous jail FALSE 352
previous prision FALSE 336
kill at killers home FALSE 320
kill at victims home FALSE 323
used gun FALSE 451
blindfold FALSE 363
strangle FALSE 443
mutilated FALSE 447
ate part of body FALSE 451
drank blood FALSE 442
robbed FALSE 418


Books that Mention Luis Garavito

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The Big Book of Serial Killers
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RJ Parker
Serial Killers Encyclopedia
Book: Colombian Killers (mentions serial killer Luis Garavito)
Ryan Green
Colombian Killers
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Paul Simpson
The Serial Killer Files
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Michael Newton
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
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James Alan Fox
The Will To Kill

9 Books that mention Serial Killer
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1523938617 Colombian Killers 2
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1506365949 The Will To Kill 3

Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos, also known as La Bestia ("The Beast") or Tribilín (named after Disney character "Goofy") (born January 25, 1957) is a Colombian rapist and serial killer. In 1999, he admitted to the rape, torture and murder of 138 children and teenagers. His victims, based on the locations of skeletons listed on maps that Garavito drew in prison, could exceed 300; Garavito continues to confess to more murders.

Wikipedia
External References
  1. Luis Garavito on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 13, 2018.
  2. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Luis Alfredo Garavito on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 13, 2018.
  3. Luis Alfredo Garavito on es.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 20, 2018.
  4. Q548992 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 9, 2018.
  5. Luis Alfredo Garavito on www.serienkillers.de, Retrieved on Feb 17, 2019.
  6. Luis Alfredo Garavito on criminalia.es, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
Internal References

Luis Garavito is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #1 of 651[ Page 1 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  2. #1 of 5[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Colombia
  3. #1 of 307[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
  4. #1 of 60[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Necrophiliacs sorted by Confirmed Victims
  5. #1 of 89[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Torturers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  6. #1 of 42[ Page 1 ] of Aquarius Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  7. #1 of 56[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in January
  8. #187 of 651[ Page 13 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  9. #197 of 651[ Page 14 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  10. #321 of 651[ Page 22 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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Serial Killers Statistics, charts Luis Garavito is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Sexual Preference, Birth Category, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.
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