They reveal grim details of how a gang of serial rapists posing as taxi drivers operated in Barranquilla

On February 9, three bogus taxi drivers were captured Barranquilla and Soledad, Atlantic. The men, officials said, raped at least 15 women across the metropolitan area between December 27, 2020 and early 2021.

The Heraldo de Barranquilla had access to parts of the investigation carried out by the prosecution, Sijín and the military. There, the taxi became a fundamental part of determining guilt of these three serial rapists who terrorized the women of the Atlantic capital.

The newspaper reports that experts found inside the vehicle the details that the women themselves described and their personal effects.

“Forensic experts collected bodily fluids that were found on the floor mats and cushions of the vehicles being analyzed. Also, an oil which would be used for the touch and a strap which would belong to one of the victims, as well as a boxer man also full of fluids “said the researcher who spoke to El Heraldo.

One of the most frightening details revealed by researchers is that all three subjects turned out “they used adhesive tapes to control the women and thus be able to achieve their goal ”.

In the glove compartment of the taxi, they had a bundle of tabocas that were placed over the eyes of the women and intimidated them by telling them that they had a gun or a knife and that if they screamed they would hurt them, so they agree to do it. their sexual claims. The moment they were dumped, they were lowered with their eyes covered by the mask and said that looking at the license plate they would be murdered.

A turning point for researchers was find multiple matches in complainant detailsSo they decided to use advanced forensic and even psychological medicine techniques to find the culprits.

These three subjects were identified by their victims thanks to the recognition of photographic albums that we first succeeded in making through spoken portraits. Criminal analysis was required with a database that we maintain and there we determined that all cases had the same pattern of conduct. A criminal psychologist was also needed to guide us with the profile of each of those responsible.

Interviews, experts say, were essential in identifying Coinciding with things like the method with which they approached the victims and the atrocities they committed. Points which, along with intelligence oversight, helped to find out who was responsible.

We conducted interviews with the victims which allowed us to identify the same operating mode in all cases, i.e. how they were approached, what type of activity was carried out, among other aspects fundamentals in surveys such as follow-ups. by intelligence personnel.

In interviews, the women gave details such as license plates, vehicle interior, the interior coating and the type of tinted glass.

Victims identified that the lock button was missing inside the vehicle, which meant that they could not open the car when stolen and abused. In addition, they agreed on things that seemed insignificant, but played an important role like the upholstery of the vehicle, the tinted windows and even the letters and numbers of the plates that we were building bit by bit.

The source consulted by the Barranquillero newspaper He said one of the people involved gave them money so they could go home.

One of the three was the most passive as he was the one who interacted with the victims without violence and even gave them money to return home, but this does not exonerate him from his responsibility within the gang. because he is also accused of having raped several women. .

According to women’s stories, at first the men told them he was not going to sexually abuse themBut then they used the pretext that they had to undress them to search for valuables hidden in their intimate areas.

One of the excuses they used to abuse them was that they had to take off their blouses so that they could check if they had any valuables hidden in those areas. From that moment it was that they started to touch their private parts, they were forced to undress completely and until they performed oral sex.

The culprits respond to the nicknames of ‘El Menor’, ‘El Picha’ and ‘Anton’, who only acted in certain areas of the city, which was discovered by police cameras.

They used specific times to be able to commit these types of events such as late at night and early in the morning. They occasionally operated on 30th Street in the direction of Malambo and Soledad, La Circunvalar, Cordialidad, among others. They had already referred to the points that passengers frequent to use this type of informal service and thus be able to catch their victims, who were women with slender bodies and who attracted attention.

Authorities say the three rapists toured Barranquilla in Soledad or Malambo, where they committed the crimes.

The vehicle was generally still running at full speed and through the analytical cameras, along with the testimony of the complaints, we were able to establish that it had been around 60 minutes since these people had been committing the theft and abuse.

The authorities assure that the culprits are Ricardo Rodríguez Gutiérrez, 21, alias Minor. He is charged with crimes such as bodily injury, illegal possession of weapons, homicide, breach of trust and violent carnal access; Jean Carlos Escorcia Nova, 27 years old, which has annotations for robbery and violent carnal access. And finally there is Antony Edgardo Amarís Jiménez, 23 years old who would be the driver of the vehicle.

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