Women are killers. The Gonzalez Sisters The Gonzalez Sisters movie

Some of the most ferocious banderas in the world, sisters Delfina and Maria de Jesus Gonzalez, sadists and murderers, kidnapped girls and forced them into prostitution. Recognized as the most brutal serial killers in Mexico. 110 people were killed.

All the murders were committed in the state of Guanajuato, in the city of San Francisco del Rincon, located 200 km from Mexico City, between 1950 and 1964. Local sisters kept a ranch, which was popularly nicknamed “Hell's Brothel.”

The sisters were looking for workers for their brothel using advertisements for waitresses. They promised high salaries, and girls came to look at the establishment. They never came back.

The abducted girls were forced by the Banders to engage in prostitution and serve clients around the clock. The girls were kept in terrible conditions for long periods of time and were given little food, causing the prostitutes to often fall ill. Some were force-fed cocaine or heroin and beaten. When prostitutes fell ill or for some other reason could no longer serve clients, the sisters got rid of them. In addition, the Gonzalez also killed clients with good money. Two other girls, Carmen and Maria Luisa, helped kill the sisters. They were inconspicuous and no one suspected them.

Delfina's lover, army captain Hermengildo Zuniga and the sisters' driver were involved in disposing of the corpses. The bodies were either burned to ashes or buried in mass graves.

The police began to receive reports of numerous disappearances of girls.

Prostitute Josephine Gutierrez somehow managed to escape. The police detained her at the station with clear signs physical and psychological violence. When she began to be suspected of the disappearances of the girls, she, in order to prove her innocence, spoke about the Gonzalez sisters - the real killers. Police arrived at the sisters' ranch to find a dozen prostitutes with serious illnesses, the bodies of 80 girls and 11 clients, and many dead premature babies. Now the police had enough evidence for the trial, which took place in 1964.

Both sisters were found guilty of murdering at least 91 people and sentenced to Mexico's capital punishment - 40 years each. The guilt of Carmen and Maria Luisa was also proven, but they were convicted under the article “Minor Offence”. This case caused a great stir in Mexico.

Delfina died due to an accident in the Irapuato prison in Guanajuato. She once again went on a rampage in the cell, screaming that they wanted to send her to the next world. At this time, one of the workers who was repairing something above Delphine's cell looked down to see the local celebrity and inadvertently dropped a bucket of cement, which fell directly on the woman's head, killing her on the spot.

Carmen died of cancer, and Maria Luisa went crazy, afraid of being killed by the rioters.
Only Maria de Jesus Gonzalez survived; after serving 25 years, she was released and then disappeared.

The selection presents the most brutal female killers about whom films were made.

What pushed women to commit such terrible crimes?

Aileen Wuornos ("Monster")

Aileen Wuornos is a US serial killer who shot and killed seven men. The film “Monster” was made about her with Charlize Theron in the title role. For embodying the image of a killer, the actress was awarded an Oscar.

Eileen was born in 1956 into a dysfunctional family. She never saw her father; even before the birth of her daughter, he was imprisoned for pedophilia, where he subsequently committed suicide. Eileen's mother, not wanting to raise the children alone, left them in the care of their grandparents and disappeared in an unknown direction.

Already at the age of 11, Eileen began to engage in prostitution, and at 14 she gave birth to a child who was given up for adoption. It is believed that the girl was sexually abused by her grandfather. Subsequently, this is why she chose middle-aged men over 40 as victims - they became the object of revenge for her, embodying her rapist.

After the death of her grandmother, her grandfather kicked her 15-year-old granddaughter out of the house, and for some time she was forced to live in the forest. She continued to earn a living in the “most ancient” profession, and also engaged in robbery.

In 1986, she met maid Tyra Moore, with whom she began an affair. The women began to live together with Wuornos's money. And in 1989, Eileen began to kill. Her victims were male car enthusiasts who tried to “pick her up” or agreed to give her a ride. Eileen picked out the pockets of the murdered victims. She gave the loot to her lover, who loved shopping. Before she was caught in 1990, Wuornos managed to shoot seven men. The killer was sentenced to death, but the sentence was carried out only in 2002, 12 years after his arrest. Wuornos's last words were:

For the role of Wuornos, Charlize Theron had to gain 15 kilograms, as well as ruin her hair and shave her eyebrows.

Karla Homolka ("Karla")

The film "Carla" is based on real story Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo, serial killers from Canada. In 1995, the court found them guilty of rape and murder.

Carla and Paul met in 1987 and began dating, and got married in 1991. No one knew that the happy newlyweds were actually perverts and murderers. They lured young girls into their home, who were raped and killed. Their first victim was Carla’s sister, who died before their wedding. The criminals mixed sleeping pills into her cocktail, after which Paul raped the girl, and a few hours later she died. Doctors believed that Carla's sister choked on vomit after drinking alcohol. Seeing that they got away with it so easily, the perverts continued their heinous deeds. They tortured and killed at least three girls.

In 1993, the criminals were exposed. Paul was sentenced to life imprisonment and Carla to 12 years in prison. In the film, Carla is presented as an unhappy girl in love, enslaved by her maniac husband and ready to do anything for him. However, in reality, the woman was a full accomplice to the crimes, as evidenced by video recordings found in the killers’ house.

Now Karla Homolka is at large. She changed her name, got married and had three children. Since 2017, she has been volunteering at the school.

Sisters Gonzalez de Jesus (“Las poquianchis”)

Sisters Delfina and Maria Gonzalez de Jesus are recognized as the most brutal serial killers in Mexico, beating all men in this bloody ranking. Where did these devilish creatures come from?

Delphine and Maria were born into the family of a religious fanatic and a policeman known for his cruelty. The father often beat members of his family, and they say he forced his young daughters to be present at the executions of criminals. And once he put one of the sisters Maria and Delphine in prison for a long time, as punishment for the fact that she tried to run away from home with her boyfriend.

After the death of their parents, the sisters opened a brothel, which very soon began to bring good profits. For the sake of enrichment, the Gonzalez did not disdain anything. Together with their accomplices, they found the most beautiful girls, who were then kidnapped and forced into prostitution. The prisoners were kept in terrible conditions, and those who fell ill or could not continue to “work” were brutally killed. For the purpose of profit, the bloody sisters also dealt with some rich clients. The bloody business flourished for 14 years, from 1950 to 1964, and then one of the imprisoned girls managed to escape from the terrible den and contact the police. Police found the bodies of 80 women and 11 men at the sisters' ranch, as well as several bodies of premature babies.

Each of the sisters was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Delphine died in prison as a result of an accident, and Maria was released. Nothing is known about her further fate.

Pauline Parker and Juliet Hume (Heavenly Creatures)

This monstrous story took place in 1954 in New Zealand. Two bosom friends, 15-year-old Juliet Hume and 16-year-old Pauline Parker, brutally dealt with Parker's mother, beating her to death with a brick.

Pauline and Juliet met at school and became very attached to each other. Subsequently, numerous rumors arose that the girls were lesbians, but Hume and Parker categorically denied this.

In early 1954, Juliet's mother decided to send her to relatives in South Africa. Pauline expressed a desire to go with her friend, but her mother Honor did not let her go. Then the girls decided to kill the woman. They invited Honor to the park and beat her to death with a brick, inflicting 45 blows. Each of the girls was sentenced to five years in prison. Upon release, Pauline found work as a teacher, and Juliet became a writer. She writes detective novels under the pseudonym Anne Perry.

The story of two killers was filmed in 1994, starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey.

Martha Beck (The O.C.)

In the film The O.C., Jared Leto and Salma Hayek brilliantly embodied one of the most famous criminal duos - Ramon Fernandez and Martha Beck.

Ramon Fernandez was a marriage swindler. Through the magazine "Lonely Hearts" he met wealthy women, whom he then robbed. One day he met nurse Martha Beck through correspondence. The woman could not resist Fernandez's charms, and he decided to make her his accomplice. He set a condition for her: if she wants to be with him, she must give up her two children. Martha, in love, went for it and wrote a refusal to have children...

From now on, Beck and Fernandez began to act together. Marta followed Ramon everywhere, introducing herself as his sister. The couple did not disdain murder: they ingratiated themselves with lonely wealthy ladies, received invitations to visit, after which they killed their victims and cleaned out their houses. They killed at least 17 women.

After exposure, they were sentenced to death and, as Martha dreamed, they died on the same day. In the electric chair. It is worth noting that by inviting Salma Hayek to play the role of Martha, the creators of the film “The O.C.” were very flattered by the criminal. Martha was ugly and weighed more than 100 kilograms.

Gertrude Baniszewski ("American Crime")

In 1965, housewife Gertrude Baniszewski tortured 16-year-old Sylvia Likens to death. The murder has been called the worst crime in Indiana history.

The girl was in Baniszewski's care while her mother was in prison for shoplifting and her father was traveling around the country in search of work. Baniszewski, who raised seven children alone, turned out to be a sadist. She began to brutally beat Sylvia, and soon included her children in the bullying. The girl was locked in a basement, where she was subjected to monstrous torture, as a result of which Sylvia died.

Gertrude and her older children were sentenced to various prison terms.

In 1985, Baniszewski was released, changed her name, and died of lung cancer 5 years later.

Delphine And Maria de Jesus Gonzalez(Spanish) Delfina and Maria de Jesús Gonzalez ) - killer sisters who kidnapped girls and forced them into prostitution. Recognized as the most brutal serial killers in Mexico. More than 90 people were killed.

Murders

All the murders were committed in the state of Guanajuato, in the city of San Francisco del Rincón, located 200 km from Mexico City, between 1950 and 1964. Local sisters kept a ranch, which was popularly nicknamed “Hell's Brothel.” They looked for their victims using an advertisement demanding waitresses, guaranteeing good pay. They forced the kidnapped girls into prostitution and to serve clients around the clock. The girls were kept in terrible conditions for long periods of time and were given little food, causing the prostitutes to often fall ill. Some were force-fed cocaine or heroin and beaten. When prostitutes fell ill or for some other reason could no longer serve clients, the sisters got rid of them. In addition, the Gonzalez also killed clients with good money. Two other girls, Carmen and Maria Louise, helped kill the sisters. They were inconspicuous and no one suspected them.

Investigation

Meanwhile, the police began to receive reports of numerous disappearances of girls. The turning point in this case came when police detained prostitute Josephine Gutierrez at the station with clear signs of physical and psychological abuse. When she began to be suspected of the disappearances of the girls, in order to prove her innocence, she spoke about the Gonzalez sisters - the real killers. The police arrived at the sisters' ranch and found a dozen prostitutes with serious illnesses, the corpses of 80 girls and 11 clients, as well as many dead fetuses: a total of 91 bodies, not counting the fetuses. Now the police had enough evidence for the trial, which took place in 1964.

Sentence

Both sisters were found guilty of murdering at least 91 people and sentenced to Mexico's capital punishment - 40 years in prison each. The guilt of Carmen and Maria Luisa was also proven, but they were convicted under the article “Minor Offence”. This case caused a great stir in Mexico. Delfina died due to an accident at the Irapuato prison in Guanajuato, Carmen died of cancer, and Maria Luisa went crazy fearing being killed by rioters. Only Maria de Jesus Gonzalez survived, and after serving several years, she was released. Her further fate is unknown.

• The films The Devil's Sister (1966) and Sisters of Hell (1968) were based on events that took place in mid-20th century Mexico.
• In 1977, the Mexican writer Jorge Ibarguengotia’s book “The Dead,” which tells the story of the sisters, was published.

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