Gabriel Arturo Garza Hoth also known as "The Black Widower", was a Mexican serial killer active between 1991 and 1998 in Mexico City. He collected life insurance payments on his wife and lovers,[1] gaining a total of 500,000 dollars.[2]
Gabriel Garza Hoth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gabriel Garza Hoth |
| Other names | The Black Widower |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1991–1998 |
| Country | Mexico |
His first victim was his first wife, named Soledad Valdez, who had a heart attack and died in 1991, but the doctors believed that maybe she had been poisoned. His second victim was his girlfriend named Marcela Palacios, who died in 1992 in a "violent assault". The final victim was Ana Gloria Gomezpalacio who died in another "assault".[3] The coincidences were alerted to the police, but Garza escaped to Spain. He was captured in 1998 and extradited to Mexico, where he was condemned to life in prison.
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edit- ^ Newton, Michael (2006). The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. New York, USA: Facts On File, Inc. p. 346. ISBN 0-8160-6195-5. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
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- ^ "Las ganancias del Viudo Negro". El Clarín. Mexico. September 1, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ Martínez, Fabiola; Baltazar, Elia; Galán, José (September 1, 2000). "El Viudo Negro, consignado en el Reclusorio Oriente". La Jornada. Mexico. Retrieved November 2, 2013.