El Topo was born on August 16, 1972, in Santo Domingo, Ecuador as Jamilton Andrés Ulloa Suárez.
[1] He first entered Venezuela in 2002 through San Antonio del Táchira and registered as a foreign citizen with resident status in 2004.
[1] Prior to moving to Venezuela, El Topo lived in Colombia and received paramilitary training at a young age.
[2] El Topo was known for his brutal tactics of dismembering opponents and feeding the body parts to animals.
El Topo became the prime suspect for the disappearance, and the bodies of the miners were discovered in a mass grave with many having been shot in the head.