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18 de may. de 2017 · Just the head of Diogo Alves, whose claims to fame include being both Portugal’s first serial killer and the last man to be hanged. At least one half of each claim is true.
5 de sept. de 2022 · After his execution for the deaths of 70 people in 1841, serial killer Diogo Alves' head was removed and preserved for scientific research. At the time of his execution, researchers wanted to examine his head to determine how its shape might have influenced his desire to kill.
9 de jun. de 2017 · Discover Preserved Head of Diogo Alves in Lisbon, Portugal: An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
7 de oct. de 2023 · In order to study Diogo’s head, scientists cut it off and preserved it. To this day, his head remains in a jar, floating in formaldehyde. Visitors who have seen it at the Faculty of Medicine at Lisbon University say that it looks like a potato with a face and hair.
26 de may. de 2024 · La cabeza de Diogo (o Diego) Alves se conserva en un tarro de formol en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Lisboa.
6 de sept. de 2018 · Over 177 years after his execution, serial killer Diogo Alves still frightens unsuspecting passersby who meet his cold gaze. His perfectly preserved head sits in a glass jar a the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.
11 de oct. de 2021 · Diogo Alves, born in 1810, was one of the most brutal and frightening human beings of his time. And more than 170 years after he was executed, he still sends a spooky sensation down the spine...
