January 1, 1900 - Guadalupe Martínez de Bejarano
Her case is historically significant as the first documented female serial killer in Mexico, operating during the late nineteenth century when such crimes were rarely attributed to women and investigative frameworks for understanding them barely existed. Criminologists would later classify her as organized and sedentary, motivated by sexual gratification — a profile that placed her alongside a small cohort of contemporary Mexican killers whose cases helped shape early Mexican forensic and legal history.
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Guadalupe Martínez de Bejarano was a Mexican serial killer, who at the end of the 19th century brutally murdered 3 girls. The press dubbed her "The Fearsome Bejarano" or "La Mujer Verdugo".
She was one of the first serial killers in the history of Mexico (contemporary to Felipe Espinosa, Francisco Guerrero Pérez and Rodolfo Fierro); the first female recorded in Mexico. She was organized, motivated by sexual satisfaction, sedentary, and a sexual predator.
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