Castelinho da rua Apa murders - Sao Paulo, Brazil
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saopaulo1
S 23° 32.126 W 046° 39.139
23K E 331327 N 7396234
A 70 year old triple murder that's still a cold case.
Waymark Code: WM1964
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date Posted: 03/02/2007
Views: 213
A castle like building by downtown Sao Paulo that was the scene of a triple homicide 70 years ago. Castelinho da rua Apa means little castle on Apa Street.
On May 12th, Elza Lengfelder, the cook of the wealthy European family who owned the place, heard shots in the interior of the castelinho. She ran to the street to call the police. When they arrived, the policeman found three bodies. They were the brothers Alvaro and Armando Reis, and their mother, Maria Candida Guimaraes Dos Reis. Dubbed "o crime do castelinho da rua Apa", the incident gained instant notoriety in the São Paulo press.
It's assumed that Alvaro, a 43 year old lawyer, threatened his brother with a 9mm because of a risky business plan to start a casino. When the mother tried to intervene both the mother and brother were shot and Alvaro then turned the gun on himself. The assumption doesnt quite fit the facts of the story.
Today the crime scene is the headquarters for the NGO Clube de Mães do Brasil (Club of Mothers of Brazil).
Date of crime: 12/05/1937
Public access allowed: no
Web site: [Web Link]
Fee required: Not Listed
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