Florencio Fernández
The Argentine Vampire, The Window Vampire
Active for 11 years
(1950-1960) in Argentina
15
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
15
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- 3 Books Written About Florencio Fernández
- 4 External References
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Florencio Fernández (Florencio Roque Fernández ) an Argentine serial killer who murdered around 15 women in his hometown of Monteros by biting out their jugular veins. Florencio claimed that drinking blood gave him orgasms. Florencio was arrested on February 14, 1960 declared insane and confined in a psychiatric institution, where he died of natural causes a few years later.
Florencio Fernández Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Florencio Fernández (aka) The Argentine Vampire, The Window Vampire, was active for 11 years between 1950-1960, known to have ( 15 confirmed / 15 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: Argentina
Florencio Fernández a male citizen of Argentina.
In 1950 Florencio Fernández started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to commit acts of vampirism, and murder his victims.
He was arrested on February 14th 1960, sentenced to preventively detained at a psychiatric institution in Argentina.
Profile Completeness: 32%
serial killers by profile completenessFlorencio Fernández has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Florencio Fernández a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 20 killers ) VAMPIRE
A vampire (folklore) is a being who subsists by feeding on the blood of the living. Vampire Serial Killers is a term used to describe a serial killer that has been known to have drank the blood of their victim(s).
Florencio Fernández
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-05-22 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Florencio Fernández |
| Nickname: | The Argentine Vampire, The Window Vampire |
| Victims: | 15 - 15 |
| Years Active: | 1950 - 1960 |
| Active Countries: | Argentina |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Citizenship: | Argentina |
| Sexual Preference: | N/A |
| Marital Status: | N/A |
| Children: | N/A |
| Living With: | N/A |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | N/A |
| Birth Location: | Monteros, human settlement |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | N/A |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | N/A |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
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| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | Feb 14, 1960 |
| Convicted: | N/A |
| Sentence: | preventively detained |
| Prison Location: | a psychiatric institution in Argentina |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | N/A |
| Previous Jail: | N/A |
| Previous Prison: | N/A |
| Death Information | |
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| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
3 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Florencio Fernández
The 3 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Florencio Fernández. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Florencio Fernández started his serial killing spree. #1950 |
| 1960 | Florencio Fernández ended his serial killing spree. #1960 |
| Feb 14 1960 | Florencio Fernández arrested. #19600214 |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Florencio Fernández (1950-1960).
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| 1 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
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| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| drank blood | TRUE | 442 | ||
Books that Mention Florencio Fernández
Harold Schechter
The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
José F. Fernández Sa...
Hobbes y Rousseau
C Boccaccio
The Last Supper: A Serial Killer Cookbook
3 Books that mention Serial Killer
Florencio Fernández
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1416521747 | The A to Z Encyclopedia o... | Harold Schechter | 7 Total Including Vasili Komaroff | 7 |
| 6071626528 | Hobbes y Rousseau | José F. Fernández Sa... | Florencio Fernández | 1 |
| 138700087x | The Last Supper: A Serial... | C Boccaccio | Florencio Fernández | 2 |
Florencio Roque Fernández (born 1935 in Monteros, Tucumán Province, Argentina) was an Argentine serial killer who in the 1950s murdered around 15 women in his hometown of Monteros. Popularly known as "The Argentine Vampire" and "The Window Vampire", referencing his modus operandi.
External References
- Q5863055 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 15, 2018.
- Florencio Fernández on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
- Florencio Fernández on es.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
- Florencio Fernández on criminalia.es, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
Internal References
Florencio Fernández is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #1 of 6[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Argentina
- #6 of 20[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Vampires sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #94 of 651[ Page 7 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #145 of 651[ Page 10 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #168 of 651[ Page 12 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #556 of 651[ Page 38 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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