16 Facts About Juana Barraza

Juana Barraza Samperio was born in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, a rural area north of Mexico City.

Juana Barraza had four children in total, although her eldest son died from injuries sustained in a mugging.

Juana Barraza had a strong interest in lucha libre, a form of Mexican masked professional wrestling.

All of Juana Barraza's victims were women aged 60 or over, many of whom lived alone.

An odd coincidence distracted the investigation: at least three of Juana Barraza's victims owned a print of an eighteenth-century painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Boy in a Red Waistcoat.

The authorities believed that Juana Barraza was a psychopath who felt no remorse.

Furthermore, Juana Barraza associated her elderly victims with her mother and believed that she was helping society by killing them.

Juana Barraza closely resembled a model of the killer's features, which showed La Mataviejitas with close-cropped hair dyed blonde and a facial mole, and was carrying a stethoscope, pension forms, and a card identifying her as a social worker when she was detained.

Juana Barraza told reporters that she strangled Alfaro after a dispute over pay for Barraza's maid services.

Juana Barraza was tried in the spring of 2008, the prosecution alleging she had been responsible for as many as 40 deaths.

Juana Barraza admitted to one murder, that of Alfaro, and told the police her motive was lingering resentment regarding her own mother's treatment of her.

Juana Barraza was first portrayed in a TV series called Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real in the early 2000s.

Juana Barraza was highlighted in the documentary Instinto Asesino which aired on Discovery en Espanol in 2010.

Juana Barraza was highlighted on the show La Historia Detras Del Mito, the episode was entitled "La Mataviejitas".

In September 2015, Juana Barraza was highlighted in the Investigation Discovery series Deadly Women, in an episode titled "Payback".

Juana Barraza was featured on the 478th episode of The Last Podcast on the Left.