Active for 6 years
(2007-2012) in Colombia

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2. Serial Killer Profile
3. Serial Killer Type
4. General Information
5. Characteristics
6. Childhood
7. Cognitive Ability
8. Incarceration
9. Death
10. 7 Timeline Events
11. Serial Killers Active During Spree
12. Boolean Statistical Questions
13. 1 Books Written About Luis Gregorio Ramirez
14. 4 External References
15. Internal References

Luis Gregorio Ramirez (Luis Gregorio Ramírez Maestre) a Colombian serial killer known as The Monster of Tenerife, The Assassin of Tenerife and The Dexter Creole. Ramírez is accused of killing thirty motorcycle taxi drivers in various locations in Colombia, including Tenerife, Sabanalarga, Aguachica, Santa Marta, Valledupar and Puerto Wilches. Ramírez would choose taxi drivers between the ages of 19 and 30, he asked the drivers to take him to remote locations, once there he took the driver by the throat and suffocated them, until they lost consciousness. Ramírez would tie victims to a tree by the their neck, legs and arms in a complicated system that caused the victims to effectively choke themselves to death once they were no longer able to hold up their legs. Ramírez only officially confessed to one murder, but Colombian police have so far managed to link him with nineteen cases. Luis Gregorio Ramírez was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to fifty-seven years in prison, later lowered to thirty-four years

Profile Completeness: 58%

Books that Mention Luis Gregorio Ramirez

Eric Paul Roorda

The Dominican Republic Reader

1 Books that mention Serial Killer
Luis Gregorio Ramirez

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
0822356880	The Dominican Republic Re...	3 Total Including Eric Paul Roorda	Luis Gregorio Ramirez	1

Luis Gregorio Ramírez Maestre (born in Valledupar on September 30, 1980) is a Colombian serial killer. He is accused of murdering thirty people in various municipalities and cities in Colombia, including Tenerife, Sabanalarga, Aguachica, Santa Marta, Valledupar and Puerto Wilches.Ramírez chose motorists between 19 and 30 years of age. None measured more than 1.70 metres tall or weighed more than 60 kilos.

External References

1. Q18224082 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Feb 12, 2019.
2. Luis Gregorio Ramírez Maestre on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Feb 12, 2019.
3. Luis Gregorio Ramírez Maestre on es.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Feb 12, 2019.
4. Cómo cayó el temible "asesino de Tenerife" en Colombia on www.bbc.com, Retrieved on Feb 12, 2019.

Internal References

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

1. #5 of 42[ Page 1 ] of Libra Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
2. #5 of 5[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Colombia
3. #5 of 41[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in September
4. #9 of 89[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Torturers sorted by Confirmed Victims
5. #25 of 250[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
6. #42 of 59[ Page 3 ] of Recent Serial Killers sorted by Most Recent
7. #60 of 651[ Page 4 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
8. #243 of 651[ Page 17 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
9. #416 of 651[ Page 28 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
10. #484 of 651[ Page 33 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers

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Serial Killers Statistics, charts Luis Gregorio Ramirez 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, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.

Years Active:

• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012