Cayetano Santos Godino

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Cayetano Santos Godino (31 October 1896 – 15 November 1944), also known as El Petiso Orejudo ('the little big-eared one', or 'the big-eared short guy'), was an Argentine serial killer and arsonist who murdered four children, attempted to kill seven others, and set fire to seven buildings, psychologically enjoying fires. Deemed insane by doctors, he was initially hospitalized in a psychiatric facility, but was quickly sent to prison after he attacked vulnerable and non-violent patients. In November 1944, Godino died at the Ushuaia Penitentiary in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, presumably killed by other inmates who were angry at him for killing a pet cat.

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