Gilberto Antonio Chamba Jaramillo (born 1963) is an Ecuadorian serial killer, convicted of murdering nine people in Ecuador and Spain.
He owned a taxi in which, from 1988 to 1993, he toured the streets of Machala apparently in search of customers but secretly targeting unaccompanied young female students.
The officers who captured Chamba initially doubted the extent of his confessions, and tried to expose him by taking him to places far from the actual murder sites.
In many cases, he forced the instrument into them with such violence that it came out through their mouths.Thanks to the testimony of a sex worker, one of the two women who survived his attack, criminal proceedings could be initiated against Chamba.
[3] On November 9, 2000, after serving his sentence and having his police record cleaned – a legal right only possible in Ecuador – Chamba, who until then was married and had daughters with his wife Mariela, decided to move to Spain.
In September 2004, Chamba gained employment as a parking attendant at the entertainment complex Illa de I 'Oci, located near the Law Faculty of the University of Lleida.
Maria's friends told the investigating Mossos d'Esquadra that Chamba constantly harassed her while she was dropping off or picking up her car from the entertainment complex.
At first Chamba was detained solely for questioning, as his co-workers, who were called to testify in the trial, said that they hadn't noticed anything strange the night of the murder and that the Ecuadorian did not leave his post.
However, DNA tests on the sperm residue found on the victim's body identified it as belonging to Chamba, who argued that the police were fabricating evidence in order to charge him.