Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi
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Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi | |
|---|---|
| Born | between 1850s and 1870s |
| Died | June 13, 1906 Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Other names | The Marrakesh Arch-Killer |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 36+ |
| Country | Morocco |
| State(s) | April 1906 |
Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi (died June 13, 1906), called the "Marrakesh Arch-Killer", was a Moroccan serial killer who murdered at least 36 women.
Murders and execution
Mesfewi worked as a shoemaker and trader. Supported by a 70-year-old woman named Rahali, he invited women to eat, drugged them, and killed them in their sleep.
26 corpses mutilated with a dagger were found buried under his shop, while the other ten could be discovered under another property he owned. He robbed many of his victims to enrich himself.
His execution on May 2, 1906, was supposed to be done by crucifixion, but since foreign diplomats considered this method too brutal, Mesfewi was walled on June 11, 1906, in Marrakesh. He was crying and screaming and died two days later in the wall.
Literature
- Peter Murakami, Julia Murakami: Dictionary of serial killers: 450 case studies of a pathological killing type. Ullstein Paperback, 2000, ISBN 3-548-35935-3.
External links
- Zeitungsartikel (1) von 1906 (englisch)
- Zeitungsartikel (2) von 1906 (englisch)
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