Manoel da Costa Franca

Manoel da Costa Franca was a brazilian who killed 12 members of his family in Jaguari, Brazil, on June 14, 1999. He was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on October 2, 2002, and was executed on February 28, 2017.

Murders
On the night of June 14, one of Francas' neighbors was awoken by two gunshots. Unsure about the sound she tried to go back to sleep, but about ten minutes later she heard a burst of about 20-30 more shots from the home, and shortly afterwards Francas' house burst into flames. When firefighters arrived at the scene they rescued Francas' sister, mother, and two of his children, including an infant. The four had all escaped the house after being struck multiple times on the head with a blunt instrument. Inside the house they found the charred bodies of Francas' father, wife, three children, two brothers, and 100 year old grand aunt. Police were unable to find the cause of the victims deaths, as the bodies were too badly burned.

The following morning, two of Francas' children, including an infant, succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.

On July 26, Francas' sister died from brain trauma in the hospital.

The last survivor, Francas' mother, remained in a vegetative state for 11 months, but was eventually taken off of life support and died on May 23, 2000.

Aftermath
A large manhunt was launched to capture Franca, and the 28 year old was eventually found in a favela inside Rio de Janeiro on October 2, 2002.

On August 6, 2005, a judge sentenced Franca to death, and he was executed on February 28, 2017 by lethal injection.