Portugal
Country Intelligence Summary
15
Aug. 13, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Portugal
Top Motives
- Eliminate romantic partner — 8 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 7 case(s)
- Revenge — 7 case(s)
- Control/domination — 4 case(s)
- Jealousy — 4 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 15 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 10 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 9 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 8 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 4 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Portugal
Cases in Portugal: Outcome — Homicide during marriage
Gabriela Barbosa and Daughter Allegedly Murdered by Son and Father of children, Algés, Portugal
In August 2026, Gabriela Barbosa, a 33-year-old Brazilian immigrant living in Algés, Portugal, was allegedly killed by her 15-year-old son. The family had a history of domestic violence, with the father in preventive detention for …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Algés | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 13, 2026
View DetailsFrancisco Sousa Allegedly Murdered by Brazilian couple and Hired man, Porto, Portugal
Francisco Sousa, a 60-year-old contractor from Porto, Portugal, was found murdered in his home after being tied up, beaten, and suffocated. The main suspects are a Brazilian couple, the parents of his former young girlfriend, …
State/Province: Porto, Portugal | City/Region: Porto | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 8, 2026
View DetailsDaniela Calderón Padrino and Carla Martins Allegedly Murdered by João Pedro Oliveira, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
Daniela Calderón Padrino, a 36-year-old Venezuelan university researcher living in Portugal, was deliberately run over and killed by her ex-boyfriend João Pedro Oliveira on June 6, 2024, in Matosinhos, Porto. João Pedro, a 42-year-old man …
State/Province: Porto, Portugal | City/Region: Matosinhos | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 6, 2024
View DetailsDiego Gonzalos Murdered by Maria Maloy and Mariana Finsko, Albufeira, Portugal
Diego Gonzalos, a young man from Albufeira, Portugal, was murdered and dismembered by two women, Maria Maloy and Mariana Finsko. Diego had fallen in love with Maria, who was secretly in a relationship with Mariana. …
State/Province: Faro, Portugal | City/Region: Albufeira | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 20, 2020
View DetailsSilvia Lima, Domingos Lima, and others Allegedly Murdered by Paulo Silva, Estela, Portugal
On April 28, 2015, Paulo Silva, aged 44, entered the São Tomé café and adjoining residence in Estela, Póvoa de Varzim, armed with two firearms. He fatally shot his ex-wife Silvia Lima, her parents Domingos …
State/Province: Porto, Portugal | City/Region: Estela | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: April 28, 2015
View DetailsJoana Fulgêncio and Paula Fulgêncio Allegedly Kidnapped by David Saldanha, Mangualde, Portugal
Joana Fulgêncio, a 20-year-old university student, was murdered by her boyfriend David Saldanha after a heated argument fueled by jealousy and possessiveness. David initially fabricated a story of robbery and kidnapping to cover the crime. …
State/Province: Viseu, Portugal | City/Region: Mangualde | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Nov. 17, 2009
View DetailsManuel Ferreira, Maria da Nazaré, and others Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Camilo Moreira, Vila do Conde, Portugal
Between May 2004 and early 2005, Camilo Moreira committed a series of violent attacks targeting elderly residents in rural parishes around Vila do Conde, Portugal. He assaulted and robbed vulnerable elderly individuals, resulting in four …
State/Province: Porto, Portugal | City/Region: Vila do Conde | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
View DetailsMandinho and Armando Nogueira Murdered by João Soares, José Martins Castro, and others, FAF, Portugal
In August 1994, Mandinho, a 44-year-old man from FAF, Portugal, was brutally murdered in his home. His wife, Júlia Cunha, allegedly orchestrated the killing due to a bitter divorce dispute over inheritance and assets. She …
State/Province: None | City/Region: FAF | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
View DetailsLuís Grilo Disappearance Involving Rosa Grilo and António Joaquim, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Rosa Grilo, aged 43 at the time, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of her husband, triathlete Luís Grilo, aged 50, who was shot dead in July 2018 at their home …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Vila Franca de Xira | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
View DetailsDiogo Gonçalves Murdered by Maria Malveiro and Mariana Fonseca, Silves, Portugal
Diogo Gonçalves, a 21-year-old computer technician, was killed and dismembered in Silves, Algarve, in March 2020. Maria Malveiro, 19, a security guard and girlfriend of Mariana Fonseca, 23, a nurse, initiated a friends-with-benefits relationship with …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Silves | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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