José Tiago Correia Soroka

José Tiago Correia Soroka is a Brazilian serial killer and thief sentenced to 104 years in prison for the murder of three gay men, one in Santa Catarina and two in Paraná. He has been imprisoned since 2021.

He is also sometimes referred to as "Coringa" (Joker) or "Japa".

Biography The father of two children, Soroka was born in the municipality of Palmas, in the south of Paraná, having moved as a child to Abelardo Luz, Santa Catarina, where he committed his first murder. At the time of the crimes, he lived in Almirante Tamandaré, in the Greater Curitiba area.

Trial and sentence At 33 years of age, Soroka went on trial in July 2022, when in a sentence handed down by judge Cristine Lopes on 8 July, in which he was sentenced to 104 years and four months in prison for the crimes of robbery, aggravated robbery and extortion.