Raúl Osiel Marroquín Reyes

Raúl Osiel Marroquín Reyes (born 1 September 1980), known as The Sadist and The Rainbow Killer, is a Mexican serial killer who kidnapped and tortured six young men in 2005, killing four of them.

An organized killer, Marroquín was motivated by his sheer hatred for gay men, luring them from Mexico City Zona Rosa and taking them to his apartment where he would brutally torture the youths before killing them. His case is regarded as an infamous example of homophobia in Mexico. (Marroquín's case led to debate about this issue in Mexico, including the treatment by media, which initially nicknamed Marroquín El Matajotos, which in Spanish stands as The Fags' Killer.) His father was described as cold and extremely homophobic, inculcating the hatred for gay men in young Marroquín since an early age.

After finishing secondary school, Marroquín joined the Mexican Army in January 1999 in a military unit in Tamaulipas, where he was ultimately assigned to the 15th Infantry Battalion, achieving the rank of first sergeant by the time he retired from the Army in May 2004. While serving in the military, Marroquín pursued a career in medicine at a university in Mexico City; however, he dropped out by the time of his discharge from the Army, citing lack of economic resources to afford the studies. Frustrated over his lack of progress in life projects, Marroquín returned to his native Tamaulipas, where he was soon involved in violent armed robberies in a desperate way that he sought to get money. Upon his release in August 2005 and infuriated over the time he served in jail, Marroquín decided to move away and permanently settled in Mexico City. Craving for money and strong dislike for gay men, Marroquín's violence began to escalate by late 2005.

Kidnappings and murders Juan Carlos Alfaro Alba Marroquín's first victim was a 28-year-old gay man named Juan Carlos Alfaro Alba, whom Marroquín met on 21 October 2005 in the Zona Rosa area. In those days of captivity, Marroquín blackmailed Alfaro's family, demanding a ransom for the young man's life.

After frustrated attempts at securing a ransom, Marroquín and Madrid decided to abandon an injured Alfaro in the motel, not before threatening him with death if he dared to attempt to identify them. Alfaro was one of two victims to survive Marroquín's ultimate obsession with torture and murder.

Jonathan Razo Ayala A week after releasing Alfaro, Marroquín returned to Zona Rosa looking for another victim. This time, he was approached by 21-year-old Jonathan Razo Ayala, who was spending the night at the Neón gay bar of Zona Rosa.

After contacting Razo's family, Marroquín demanded 50,000 Mexican pesos to secure the young man's release. Marroquín quickly put the body inside a black suitcase and abandoned Razo's remains near the Chabacano metro station.

Ricardo López Hernández On 30 November 2005, Marroquín went again to Zona Rosa in search of another young man to take to his apartment. He met 23-year-old Ricardo López Hernández, who was an employee at a Mexico City café. In a similar way to his previous victims, Marroquín lured López into accompanying him to his apartment in Colonia Asturias. Using an embellished speech to seduce the young man, Marroquín made sure that they were not seen. When they arrived at Marroquín's residence, López was ambushed by Madrid and subsequently held inside a room with his hands and feet tied.

During the course of several days, Marroquín blackmailed López's family, who were able to collect 28,000 pesos.

José Ricardo Galindo Valdés Four days after López's murder, Marroquín lured another youth named José Ricardo Galindo Valdés. The reason behind Marroquín's decision not to kill Galindo has never been established.

Arrest, confession, and psychological profile A few days after killing Gutiérrez, Marroquín and Madrid abandoned Rivas's remains near the Chabacano metro station. In late December 2005 or early January 2006, Marroquín decided to discard the dismembered body of the last victim—Víctor Ángel Iván Gutiérrez Balderas—with the intention of dumping the remains in the area. The arrest of Marroquín came two days before the capture of Juana Barraza, another serial killer active in Mexico City, known as The Old Lady Killer. Marroquín justified his crimes by saying he had done society "a favor" by killing gay men, saying that they "spread HIV/AIDS" and adding that they "messed with children."

He has also stated that he is not gay, denying feelings of repressed homosexuality and a relationship with his accomplice Madrid. Evaluations pointed instead to an inflated ego, antisocial personality disorder, and malignant narcissism.

The third sentence against Marroquín was on 4 September 2008, Marroquín was subsequently sentenced to a cumulative 280 years in prison.

Victims In bold the murder victims. Name Age Date of kidnapping Date of murder 1 Juan Carlos Alfaro Alba 28 – 2 Jonathan Razo Ayala 21 3 Ricardo López Hernández 23 4 José Ricardo Galindo Valdés ? – 5 Armando Rivas Pérez 25 6 Víctor Ángel Iván Gutiérrez Balderas 25