Robledo Puch

Carlos Eduardo Robledo Puch (born 19 January 1952 ), also known as The Angel of Death and The Black Angel, is an Argentine serial killer.

He was convicted of at least eleven murders (including the killing of at least one accomplice), one attempted murder, seventeen robberies, involvement in one rape and one attempted rape, one count of sexual abuse, two kidnappings, and two thefts.

Most of the offenses occurred in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires.

Robledo Puch was born on 19 January 1952 to Víctor Robledo Puch, a former technician for General Motors, and Josefa Aída Habendak, a housewife who had emigrated from Germany shortly after World War II.

His family descends from Dionisio Puch, a soldier who was governor of the Salta Province, and Martín Miguel de Güemes, a military leader who defended the nation during the War of Independence.

Robledo Puch is of maternal German descent.

In 1956, when Robledo Puch was four years old, his parents moved the family to Borges Street, Olivos, Buenos Aires Province, where they rented a first-floor apartment above a hardware store.

Coming from a hard-working, middle-class family, Puch was known to be shy and quiet like his mother, who took great care of him.

Robledo Puch is a football supporter of River Plate.

Puch studied piano and learned German during his childhood.

He had troubled school years, where he usually stole items from his classmates.

In 1967, Puch was caught stealing money from the secretary's office and was expelled from school.

Puch, who was victim of bullying at school, had a difficult relationship with his father.

After his arrest for the serial killings, Puch's grandmother died suddenly and his mother attempted suicide.

His father allegedly blamed Puch for these incidents, which Puch never forgave.

Shortly after his capture, Puch threatened his father via letter, telling him that he would kill him the day he was freed.

His father eventually divorced Puch's mother and was expelled from his job due to ostracization for his son's actions.

In December 1968, Puch had his first legal encounter when he entered the workshop of a man who worked with bicycles and stole a motorcycle.

After being arrested for this robbery, Puch confessed to more than 14 thefts.

He was sent to a reformatory, where he spent twenty days under the order of a juvenile court judge.

Towards the end of 1969 or early 1970, Puch met Jorge Antonio Ibáñez, who became his accomplice in many robberies and murders.

In early 1971, Puch and Ibáñez committed at least four robberies, stealing millions of pesos and spending them on luxurious items for themselves.

They were arrested in January 1971 for one of these crimes and were charged with felonies.

Puch was released shortly afterwards but was ordered to present himself for a court appearance.

Puch and Ibáñez, who had also been released on bail, escaped to Mar del Plata on train.

Puch's first documented murder occurred on 3 May 1971, when Puch and Ibáñez entered an auto repair shop in Vicente López around midnight, in northern Greater Buenos Aires.

Puch shot and killed the shop's owner.

He then seriously injured and sexually assaulted his wife, who survived along with her 10-month-old baby daughter.

Before fleeing with AR$400,000 in cash, Puch shot towards the baby's cradle, failing in his attempt to shoot her.

Puch and Ibáñez killed again only days later on 14 May 1971, when they broke into a nightclub in Olivos.

There, Puch and Ibáñez stole more than two million pesos in cash from the storage room.

Before fleeing, Puch saw an opened door to a small room.

When he peered inside, he saw two men sleeping (the watchmen).

Puch immediately opened fire, killing them both.

Ten days later, on 24 May 1971, Puch and Ibáñez entered a supermarket in Vicente López.

Once inside, Puch shot and killed the 61-year-old watchman.

He then stole more than five million pesos and drank a whole bottle of whiskey with Ibáñez at the crime scene as a celebration for their success.

On 13 June 1971, Puch and Ibáñez kidnapped a 16-year-old girl from a Buenos Aires highway.

The girl, who had been involved in street prostitution, was forced into Puch's car at gunpoint.

After driving away to a secluded area, Ibáñez sexually assaulted the girl and then ordered her out of the car.