serial killer up to 100 people, many of them criminals themselves.In the hit TV show Dexter Morgan forensic blood spatter analyst takes matters into his own hands by killing known murderers and criminals.
There are some similarities in the story of Brazilian murderer Pedro Rodrigues Filho has spent much of his life in jail in his native Brazil.
His official kill count stands at 71, although the man himself claims the actual number is nearer three figures. The 66-year-old was born with an injured skull because his dad savagely beat his mum while she was pregnant.
Filho first felt the urge to kill when he was just 13 when he nearly killed his cousin. Just a year later he murdered for the first time.
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