Heloísa Gonçalves Duque Soares Ribeiro
Heloísa Gonçalves Duque Soares Ribeiro | |
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| Born | Heloísa Borba Gonçalves March 13, 1950 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Other names | "The Black Widow" "The Queen of Telephones" Heloísa Saad Matilde Irene Gomes da Silva Heloísa Duque Soares Lopes Heloísa Lopes Heloísa Saad Lopez |
| Convictions | Murder Bigamy Fraud |
| Criminal penalty | 18 years (murder) 6 years (others) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1–4+ |
Span of crimes | 1992 (confirmed) 1971 – 1992 (suspected) |
| Country | Brazil |
| States | Rio de Janeiro (confirmed) Rio Grande do Sul, Bahia (accused) |
Date apprehended | N/A |
Heloísa Gonçalves Duque Soares Ribeiro (née Heloísa Borba Gonçalves; born March 13, 1950), known as The Black Widow (Portuguese: Viúva Negra), is a Brazilian–American criminal, murderer and accused serial killer. Convicted for the murder of one husband and bigamy/fraud charges in absentia, Gonçalves has been accused in at least three other murders and multiple other violent crimes dating back to 1971, but has so far evaded capture. As of January 2024, she is one of Brazil's most wanted criminals and has a red notice issued for her arrest from Interpol.