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title: "Pedro Lopez: Monster of the Andes"
description: "The horrifying true story of Pedro Lopez, the Monster of the Andes, who confessed to murdering over 300 young girls across Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador — and was released after just 14 years in prison."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/pedro-lopez-monster-of-the-andes.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/pedro-lopez-monster-of-the-andes
datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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The horrifying true story of Pedro Lopez, the Monster of the Andes, who confessed to murdering over 300 young girls across Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador — and was released after just 14 years in prison.
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