Diogo Alves

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Diogo Alves
Alves in 1840
Born	Diego Álvarez 1810 Samos, Spain
Died	19 February 1841 (aged 30–31) Lisbon, Portugal
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Other names	"The Aqueduct Murderer" "Pancada”
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	Murder
Criminal penalty	Death
Details
Victims	70+
Span of crimes	1836–1840
Country	Portugal
State(s)	Lisbon

Diogo Alves (born Diego Álvarez; 1810 – 19 February 1841) was a Portuguese serial killer and robber. Between 1836 and 1840, he killed 70 people.^[1] The crimes he committed were all in the area of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, thus earning the title "Aqueduct Murderer". He was sentenced to death and hanged on 19 February 1841, along with one of his accomplices. His head was separated from his body and placed in a flask to preserve it for scientific purposes, and it is now a tourist attraction.^[2]