Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos, also known as La Bestia ("The Beast") is a Colombian rapist and serial killer. In 1999, he admitted to the rape, torture, and murder of 138 children and teenagers. His victims, based on the locations of skeletons listed on maps that Garavito drew in prison, could eventually exceed 300; Garavito continues to confess to more murders. He has been described by local media as "the world's worst serial killer." According to the Attorney General's Office and various judicial bodies, Luis Alfredo Garavito is the "second serial killer of the world." Likewise, the judicial body ruled that all Garavito's sentences total 1,853 years and nine days in jail.
