Name Siswanto Siswanto Cause of death Cardiac arrest Victims 12 Country Indonesia Convictions Murder Criminal penalty Capital punishment | Other names Robot Gedek Span of killings December 1994–1996 Role Serial killer Date apprehended August 6, 1996 | |
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Born 1963 (age 52–53) Indonesia Died March 26, 2007, Nusa Kambangan, Indonesia | ||
Siswanto (1963 – March 26, 2007) was an Indonesian serial killer who killed and mutilated twelve boys.
Biography
Siswanto was born in 1963 in Indonesia. He was homeless during his crimes.
Siswanto sexually molested and killed 12 boys, aged 9 to 15, from December 1994 to when the last body was found on July 5, 1996. Police reported that he had slashed open the stomachs of all his victims, with most being found naked. He also told police that he enjoyed drinking his victims' blood and kept pieces of their skin.
On August 6, 1996, Siswanto confessed to 8 murders in Jakarta, Indonesia, and 2 in Pekalongan in central Java.
On May 21, 1997, Siswanto received a death sentence for committing 12 murders. Baekuni, another serial killer, was considered a crucial witness during Siswanto's trial. He died in prison of cardiac arrest on March 26, 2007 at the Nusakambangan prison on Kambangan Island in Indonesia. Judge Sartono of the Central Jakarta State Court said Siswanto's "crimes sent shock waves through the community because he sadistically killed underage boys. What he did can never be forgiven."