SOTERIOU, VICKY & ARI DIMITRAKIS: Inside Crime TV -
He had it all: the wife, the life and the good times. But what Chris Soteriou didn’t have was a faithful partner. His adoring wife Vicky was leading a double life, having a passionate affair with the hitman who would attempt to take Chris’s life in a lay-by on his birthday. Inside Crimes2e8: Soteriou & Dimitrakis
Ari Dimitrakis and Vicky Soteriou were old lovers but had rekindled their relationship after Chris and Vicky were married. ibid.
SOUTHERN, CHARLES ROY & CONNOR PRIDGEN: Signs of a Psychopath TV -
Jacksonville, Florida, February 10th 2010 6:19 p.m.: Makia Coney’s body is found with two gunshot wounds. At the crime scene investigators find fresh tire tracks from a truck. Signs of a Psychopath s6e7: Kids Will Be Kids
[Charles] Southern claims that the day Makia was found, he was with 16-year-old Connor Pridgen. ibid.
Everyone knows kids will be kids. ibid. Southern
SOUZA, RAPHAEL & WALLACE et al: Killer Ratings 2019
Manaus: We are on a drug trafficking route. Today, our city is a murder capital. Killer Ratings I: The Accusation, opening commentary, dude, Netflix 2019
And it was here that the Wallace case took place. ibid. woman
The Wallace case was exceptional. Many do not believe that what happened was even possible. Such outrageous events. So momentous. ibid. dude
I started a crime show [Canal Livre]. ibid. Souza
He started to become defender of the people … Wallace fought against drug trafficking and criminals. ibid. director
The police themselves tipped us off. And we sent a crew to report. ibid.
A big fight started between the puppet and Gil … Wallace thought it was hilarious. ibid.
In his first election he won the most votes in Manaus. ibid.
Wallace presented himself as a saviour. He was going to solve all the issues. ibid. dude
They always got there first because the representative ordered the killings: Representative Wallace. ibid. journalist
Due to the volume of facts to be investigated, we had the idea of creating a group which was called Task Force. Killer Ratings II: The Investigation
According to his testimony, he had been killing for Wallace Souza. More than a dozen killings. But Representative Wallace Souza stated he did not know Moa. ibid. Task Force dude
Among those who worked for him there were former cops who had been expelled from the force for criminal activities. ibid. dude
They started to kill rival drug dealers and to film the scene, creating a buzz. ibid.
When the story hit the news, many people, mainly those living in poor neighbourhoods where Wallace was popular, thought that he was being persecuted. Killer Ratings III: Conspiracy, woman
Moa had revealed in his statement that Raphael Souza, Wallace’s son, was a key person in the criminal organisation. ibid. Task Force dude
The evidence we gathered confirmed all of the statements we had collected. ibid. rozzer
I’m sure my son and I are innocent. Killer Ratings IV: The Son, Wallace to press
The Task Force was ready to take the next step in the investigation. We would arrest the security guards that worked on Wallace’s TV show. ibid. Task Force dude
The Task Force dragged my father’s name through the mud. Killer Ratings V: In God’s Hands, son
Wallace faces several accusations including witness intimidation, as well as forming a criminal organization and drug trafficking. ibid. television news
I declare the impeachment of Wallace Souza. ibid. speaker of house
The press is simply destroying our family. ibid. wife into press microphone
Police have received several anonymous tip-offs on the whereabouts of Wallace Souza. Killer Ratings VI: Judgement, television news
Judge Mirza Telma today heard five witnesses for the prosecution. Among them, two people who witnessed the death of Cacula. ibid.
It was a long and complex case. I had to decide if there was enough evidence to prove Wallace Souza was the author of this crime. ibid. judge
I came to the conclusion that there was enough evidence for all the defendants including Wallace to be sent for trial by a jury. Killer Ratings VII: The Terror, judge
I talked. I gave hours of testimony. ibid. Wallace’s co-worker Gisele Vaz
As I carried on working, as the years went by, I started noticing something was wrong. They would arrive at someone’s house without a warrant and simply force their way in. ‘There are drugs here.’ Often they didn’t find anything and they’d say, ‘Bring it from the car.’ ibid.
I saw many innocent people go to jail. ibid.
I sentence Raphael to nine years in prison for the murder of Cleomir Bernardino. ibid. judge
SOWELL, ANTHONY: Unseen: The Cleveland Strangler TV - A Killer’s Mistake TV -
In 1989 Melvette was raped at knifepoint in the home of a man she did not know. Anthony Sowell was convicted of the rape of Melvette Sockwell. He served 15 years in prison. Released in 2005 he moved to 12205 Imperial Avenue in Cleveland. On October 29 2009 four decomposing bodies were found on his third floor. Another two bodies were found in his basement. And five more were found buried in his backyard. For three years women in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood had been disappearing. But until the bodies were found the eleven victims’ disappearances had not been investigated by police. Unseen: The Cleveland Strangler, captions, Sky Atlantic 2018
‘He cleaned up the garbage.’ ibid. unsympathetic neighborhood shop owner
‘They don’t listen to women that [are] on drugs. They don’t listen to them. They are nothing.’ ibid. Gladys Wade, victim
At his arraignment Sowell would plead not guilty by reason of insanity. He provided no useful information about the identities of the victims. The eleven victims were eventually identified by their families’ DNA. ibid. captions
He was charged with 85 counts of murder, kidnapping and rape. ibid.
October 20th 2009: Broad daylight in east Cleveland. An ordinary day until one moment something one thing out of the ordinary. A Killer’s Mistake s1e10: Anthony Sowell
‘This caller is frantic. He’s just watched this woman come flying out of a second-storey window.’ ibid. reporter
There’s a man inside the house. His name: Anthony Sowell. ibid.
The drunken Sowell would target vulnerable women and then entice them back to his place, and then things would get ugly. ibid.
‘I was the punisher. I can’t explain.’ ibid. Sowell