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Sep 2025
31m 14s

The REAL Serial Killer Behind Dexter Mor...

Breanna Heim
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This week on Hot on the Case we investigate the story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, better known as Pedrinho Matador. He is considered the most prolific vigilante serial killer of all time and one of the most prolific serial killers in history. His crimes would go on to inspire one of the most loved fictional serial killers on television, Dexter Morgan. 

But was he truly serving justice, or did he ultimately become the very monster he set out to destroy?


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