Murder of Eliza Samudio
| Murder of Eliza Samudio | |
|---|---|
| Location | Esmeraldas (victim's private prison), Minas Gerais Vespasiano (victim's alleged death), Minas Gerais |
| Date | 2010 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, aggression, murder |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | Eliza Silva Samudio |
| Perpetrators | Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza Luiz Henrique Ferreira Romão (Macarrão) Marcos Aparecido dos Santos (Bola) Elenilson Vítor da Silva Wemerson Marques de Souza (Coxinha) Dayanne Rodrigues Fernanda Gomes de Castro |
| Defenders | Raul Andrade Henry Wagner Vasconcelos Castro |
| Accused | Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza Luiz Henrique Ferreira Romão (Macarrão) Marcos Aparecido dos Santos (Bola) Elenilson Vítor da Silva Wemerson Marques de Souza (Coxinha) Dayanne Rodrigues Fernanda Gomes de Castro |
| Convictions | All suspects were tried by popular jury. Macarrão was sentenced to 15 years in prison for jailing and murdering Samudio and concealing a corpse. Fernanda was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the kidnapping and false imprisonment of Samudio and Bruninho (Samudio's son with Bruno). Bruno was sentenced to 22 years and 3 months in prison under closed regime. Dayanna was acquitted. Bola was sentenced to 22 years. |
| Judge | Marixa Rodrigues |
Brazilian model Eliza Silva Samudio was murdered in June 2010 by association football goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza, known simply as Bruno. During the investigations, one of the witnesses reported that Samudio had been killed by strangulation before being dismembered and buried under a layer of concrete. Bruno was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years in prison.