Mail Malpartida Achón

Mail Malpartida Achón (born 1974), known as The Cutthroat of Oxapampa (Spanish: El Degollador de Oxapampa), is a Peruvian serial killer, kidnapper and ex-MRTA terrorist who murdered at least ten people in the Oxapampa area from 2006 to 2007, sometimes with accomplices. Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his confirmed crimes, Malpartida later confessed responsibility for a total of twenty-one murders, which as of 2024 have not been proven.

Early life Little is known about Malpartida's early life. Born in 1974, he joined the MRTA sometimes in the 1990s, receiving military and firearms training in order to carry out actions against the government. After the organization was disbanded, Malpartida escaped into the jungles surrounding Oxapampa to avoid arrest.

Murders In June 2006, Malpartida murdered 23-year-old mining businessman Lenin Francisco Balerio Alcántara by shooting him in the back and then robbing him of 280 grams of gold he had obtained from a gold mine in Huánuco. He was quickly caught by the police and imprisoned in the local prison in Oxapampa. On December 16, Malpartida, together with Isaías Ángeles Tambino and Marcelino Tolentino Guerra, killed the non-commissioned PNP officer Humberto Vásquez Pérez and inmate Guzmán Canerioqui Porras, after which they fled prison.

After escaping from prison, Malpartida kidnapped businessman Roberto Shuller Shaus and his daughter, demanding 50,000 dollars in exchange for their release, which he did after he was paid 10,000 soles. Before fleeing, he cut out her tongue so "her soul would not give him away".

On December 27, Malpartida, aided by his brother Enías, kidnapped 45-year-old timber businesswoman Griselda Curi Huayta and demanded a payment of $20,000. The first part of the payment was made, and Curi was released.