Chico Picadinho born April 27, , in Vila Velha , [1] nickname of Francisco da Costa Rocha , is a Brazilian murderer who was convicted of the murder of two women, in and , respectively. His father was a coffee exporter and abandoned him as a child, along with his mother. Having to work, she left Francisco with a friend in the city of Cariacica.
In interviews, the killer revealed that he had suffered several sexual abuses from the husband of the woman who took care of him, but she never knew, and that he spent weeks without seeing his mother, as she rarely went to visit him.
The man who abused de Costa Rosa beat his wife, and in turn she frequently beat da Costa Rosa by when he disobeyed. One of his childhood hobbies was something very cruel: killing cats. After growing up a little, he returned to live with his mother in Vila Velha, where he witnessed the visit of several men at home, when she told him to go to his room and only leave after dawn. It made him realize that she solicited herself to support them. Knowing this fact, added to the abuse he suffered, was a great trauma for him, which would culminate in an explosion of hatred in the future.
As a teenager , he was thrown out of the house after fights with his mother, when he humiliated her and was aggressive. He started to live off small jobs and some thefts, and soon became addicted to alcohol and other drugs. Open bisexual, he revealed to the psychiatric board, after being arrested for the crimes, that he didn't mind being passive or active; the important thing was to remain a man and have a lot of pleasure.
He spent most of his money on gambling and sex workers. He also revealed that he had dismembered the women because he was so angry at the abuse he suffered as a child and because he felt ashamed when he remembered that his mother was a sex worker, like the women he had killed. At that time he lived a very bohemian life, with a lot of drunkenness and women, and he also used drugs. Over time, he felt the need to have sex on a daily basis, in addition to taking drugs and drinking heavily.
