The San Juan del Sur Psychopath[1] is the name of a suspected Nicaraguan serial killer, allegedly responsible for the deaths of at least one and possibly up to nine other men, in San Juan del Sur, one of the country's most popular tourist centers.
[3] Between 2000 and 2002, a total of ten men died in the coastal town under suspicious circumstances, causing the local population to spread rumors of a serial killer operating in the area.
[2] Authorities were called in, but they could only conclusively prove that one of the victims was murdered, while the others, most of whom lacked any external injuries to their bodies, had likely passed away from other circumstances (alcohol intoxication or suffocation).
[4] Only one man was ever charged with any of the murders: a German national who allegedly had lived illegally in Managua on an expired visa from January 22, 2001, until April of that same year.
After a few months, he was dismissed by Justice Marianela Paredes on October 9, citing abandonment of the trial, as none of the prosecuting parties managed to present any substantive evidence against the accused.