ESPINOSA Felipe Nerio

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Felipe Espinosa
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Deceased
Personal Information
Full Name	Felipe Nerio Espinosa
Born	c. 1826  Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Territory, U.S. or Veracruz, Mexico
Died	1863 (aged 36–37) Colorado, United States
Cause of Death	Gunshot
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	Hispanic
Nationality	Mexican
Parents	Pedro Ignasio Espinosa (Father) Maria Gertrudes Cháves (Mother)
Spouse	Maria Secundida Hurtado (m. 1854)
Relatives	José Vivian Espinosa (brother) Julian Espinosa (cousin)
Criminal Information
AKA	"The Axeman of Colorado"
Offender Type	Serial Killer
Motive	A vision of the Virgin Mary to "kill and kill again until the blood of 600 Anglos had been spilt all over New Mexico."
Victim Type	White Settlers or Anglos
Victims	32
Span of crimes	Spring 1863 - Fall 1863
Country	United States
State	Colorado

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Name	Age	Disappeared	Body Found	Cause of Death

Bibliography

Articles

• RJ Parker. Felipe Espinoza: One Of America's First Serial Killers. Serialkillercalendar.com.
• Adam James Jones (March 18, 2016). Felipe Espinosa: The Full Story. Adam James Jones.
• Cody Copeland (January 20, 2022). THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF OUTLAW FELIPE ESPINOSA. Grunge.

Links

• Felipe Espinosa at Wikipedia