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Hélio José Muniz Filho better known as, Helinho, was a Brazilian criminal. He was accused of killing more than 65 people. In 1997, he was sentenced to 201 years in prison in Recife, Pernambuco.
He was born in Camaragibe, Pernambuco in the Metropolitan region of Recife.
At the age of 24, Hélio was stabbed in the neck and arm by three inmates at the Maxima Anibal Bruno Security Prison. He was taken to Freitas Octavian Hospital in Recife, where he succumbed to his injuries and died. Helinho, who was in Keychain J pavilion, security for housing 63 dangerous inmates, would close the cell 7 when the three left to him, said the deputy director of the prison, Lieutenant Antonio Soares. The withdrawal of the injured caused uproar among the visitors who went on the run. Officials from the Department of Justice, who performed the registration of prisoners relatives had to quit their jobs.