Rubén Millatureo

Rubén Darío Millatureo Vargas (born May 3, 1962), known as The Jackal of Queilén (Spanish: El Chacal de Queilén), is a Chilean serial killer who murdered three people in the town of Queilén from 1997 to 1998.

Initially sentenced to death, his sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment with a chance of parole after 20 years. After serving said 20 years, he was released in 2018.

Murders On 24 September 1997, Millatureo got into an argument about food with his father, 73-year-old Isidro Segundo Millatureo Ruiz, Following the dispute, he killed his father with an axe after he turned his back on him, dismembered the remains and then buried them under the woodshed, covered with lime and garlic. He told neighbors that Isidro had moved to Punta Arenas for a job and that he kept in touch with him, but even so, rumors persisted that he had been murdered. At one point, Millatureo's cousin and niece to Isidro, Eliana, contacted the Carabineros, who conducted a search together with her, but were unable to locate anything suspicious.

After removing the victim's body from the premises, Millatureo returned, but immediately started running after noticing what was going on. He was chased by local townsfolk for half an hour, until he was finally tackled to the ground by a firefighter in the nearby forest. From there, a man later identified as Formantel's brother proceeded to beat up Millatureo several times without interruption. During his stay in the Osorno Prison, Millatureo had no visitors and reportedly never requested for any prison benefits.

After spending the minimal time required, Millatureo was paroled on May 2, 2018.

In media and culture The case was featured on an episode of Mea culpa, titled "El Rubencito".