Elevador transformado num forno

📝 DESCRIPTION On August 13, 2012, in an ordinary building in Queluz, three people entered an elevator and never came out. Maria de Lurdes Almeida, her daughter Rute, and security guard Airton Pacheco were found charred in a space of just a few square meters. What seemed impossible to happen in a residential building turned out to be one of the coldest, most calculating, and brutal crimes that Portugal has ever recorded. The perpetrator was not a stranger. He was family. Francisco Ribeiro, Maria de Lurdes' brother-in-law and Rute's uncle, prepared the crime with ethyl alcohol, two lighters, and a hex key. He blocked the elevator between floors. And he didn't hesitate. In this episode of Letters of a Crime, we delve into the Queluz Elevator case: the family and economic conflicts that were at the origin of the crime, the meticulous way it was planned and executed, the trial in the Sintra Court in 2013, and the 25-year prison sentence — the maximum penalty in Portugal. Because sometimes the danger doesn't come from outside. Sometimes, it's already inside. 📌HASHTAGS: #truecrime #realcasesportugal #truecrime #truecrimept #truecrime #criminalinvestigation #realcases #realcrimes #criminals #criminalportugal #criminalistics #portugal #crimeportugal 📚 SOURCES CONSULTED Público — Triple murderer in Queluz elevator sentenced to 25 years in prison (Nov. 4, 2013) — publico.pt Jornal de Notícias — Perpetrator of triple homicide in Queluz sentenced to 25 years in prison (Nov. 4, 2013) — jn.pt Correio da Manhã — Triple homicide in elevator: family recalls hell (Sep. 27, 2013) — cmjornal.pt TVI Notícias — Triple homicide in Queluz: trial begins (Sep. 19, 2013) — tvi.iol.pt TVI Notícias — Triple murderer from Queluz says he wanted to "give a scare" (Sept. 19, 2013) — tvi.iol.pt Correio da Manhã — Triple murderer remains in jail (Sept. 2012) — cmjornal.pt