The mother left her child playing outside the church, and when she returned, her daughter had already disappeared. The search lasted almost 24 hours. Photographs of Alanes Maria in cars, on the streets and avenues of the Ceará neighborhood, in the hope of finding the girl alive. But around 4 p.m.
yesterday, Lanes was found dead. The child’s sandal and clothes were still at the crime scene . Next to them were items that supposedly belonged to the killer. And the other children who were with her were n’t keeping up. Was she left alone? Was it the only one for you? She went alone. She came running alone.
Did you call offering the door? It didn’t reach her . She’s coming. I offered that she came. Then I offered. What did you say to her? Popcorn. I want. Go. Let’s go. Romaliana went up. On a January night in 2010, little Alanes, just 5 years old, disappeared while playing outside a church in Fortaleza, Ceará.
Her parents were attending mass, but in the end, what should have been a moment of faith and reconnection with Christ turned into a nightmare that mobilized the entire city. What followed was a desperate search that ended in the most tragic way possible. The girl’s body was found in the undergrowth with many signs of violence.
The shocked and outraged community clamored for justice. The investigation pointed to a suspect with a dark past, better known as the canal maniac. The mystery that unfolded not only exposed the criminal’s coldness, but also raised questions about flaws in the judicial system, which repeatedly allowed this person to remain free to attack again.
Today you will learn about the case of Alanes Maria Laurindo. Alanes Maria Laurindo de Oliveira was born in 2004 and was only 5 years old when this incident occurred. She was the daughter of Ana Patrícia Pontes Laurindo and Dairton Silvânio de Oliveira. And the family lived in Fortaleza, Ceará. Alanis was a happy, lively child who loved playing with dolls, was very attached to her mother, and was always with her everywhere.
The family frequented the local church, the Church of Our Lady of the Conception, and the area where the church is located, despite it being quite busy with a school. Bank branches, convenience stores, and a police station—which, incidentally, played a key role in this case—did not deter a criminal who, during a mass, was able to stealthily kidnap little Alanis from inside the building.
On the evening of January 7, 2010, Patricia, Adairton, and Alanes went to mass as usual. The church is surrounded by walls and fences. And when the parents brought the children there, they stayed outside playing amongst themselves so as not to make noise inside and disturb the mass. Out of concern, Patrícia always asked Alanes to play in front of the church and not on the sides, because with the girl there, she could always keep an eye on her daughter from inside.
However, despite everyone believing the children were safe, they were not, because the gate separating the church’s exterior from the street, although closed, was never locked. And it was at a certain moment when Patricia turned to look at her daughter that she quickly noticed her absence. She got up and went to look for the girl around the church, but couldn’t find her anywhere .
Asking the other children who were there if they had seen the girl, one of them said that she had left with a man who was wearing a red team shirt and jeans. That information alone was enough to send Patricia into complete despair. While Dairton and the others searched for the girl, Patricia went to the neighborhood police station to file a police report, and they promptly began their own investigation.
Unfortunately, Alanis could not be found throughout that entire night and early morning . During the following day, January 8th, the family spread posters throughout the city and continued the search along with the police, which ended up leading to the case being discussed by practically all the residents of the region.
Meanwhile, the police spoke to several people who were in the church, as well as to the children who were playing outside, who said they saw the man standing there at the gate and that at a certain point he started talking to Alanes and then the two left together. Thus, they were able to obtain a physical description of the suspect and create a composite sketch.
They also spoke with people from the region, and it was one of them who provided crucial information for the investigations. A shopkeeper who had a snack stand not too close to the church said that on the night Alanis disappeared, she had seen a man with the same characteristics as the composite sketch and clothing description, along with a girl, entering a thicket near her workplace.
She thought that was strange, but soon after 5 or 10 minutes, he left alone [music] and went towards her to buy a cake. She took the opportunity to casually ask where the girl was that she had seen entering the thicket with him. According to her, the man showed no nervousness or anxiety when he replied that the girl was just a niece, that he had taken her there to deliver her to her father, and that he had only passed through there to take a shortcut.
After that, he took the cake, paid, and left . The police immediately began searching through the thicket, and it wasn’t long before they found the girl’s body. The search lasted almost 24 hours. Photographs of Alanes Maria in cars, on the streets and avenues of the Ceará neighborhood, in the hope of finding the girl alive. But around 4 p.m.
yesterday, Alanes was found dead. Alanes’ body was found in this thicket here in the Antônio Bezerra neighborhood by a team from Desseca and police officers from the 12th DP of Conjunto Ceará. The girl was lying face down and naked. The child’s sandal and clothes were still at the crime scene .
Next to them were items that supposedly belonged to the killer. Alanes was only 5 years old. She disappeared on Thursday night during a mass at the main church in the Ceará neighborhood. The mother left the child playing outside the church [music] and when she returned, her daughter had already disappeared. Although the autopsy revealed that Alanis had suffered abuse and had a head injury, the cause of death was listed as asphyxiation.
Patricia was devastated when she learned that her daughter’s body had been found. She needed medical attention and medication to calm down. She claims to this day that she has no memory whatsoever of what happened after the news broke. The next thing she remembers is being at her daughter’s wake.
Everything that happened in the meantime is a blank in his mind. During the investigation, the police identified a man who had previously been convicted of abuse and who resembled the composite sketch that had been created. This suspect was Francisco Charles dos Santos Xavier. When approached, he obviously said he was innocent, but he was still taken to the police station to give a statement.
Throughout the entire time he denied being involved, but after a few hours he revealed that he thought he knew who the real criminal was. This person would be his brother, Antônio Carlos dos Santos Xavier, who had also been arrested for abuse. because the two are similar. He thought that was the reason why the police suspected him through the composite sketch, and at the same time he couldn’t say where Antônio was.
While the police searched for the new suspect, they kept him in pre-trial detention until the DNA test results came back. On January 12th, just days after the crime, a woman was on a bus when she noticed a man inside who looked very much like the composite sketch and caught her attention. She called her husband and told him what she thought, that she was on the same bus as Alanis’s killer heading towards the Siqueira bus terminal.
The husband then asked his wife to discreetly keep an eye on him and let him know if the suspect got off at any point, because he would call the police immediately. This husband had a friend who was a police officer. This police officer, in turn, contacted the terminal’s civil guard, and when the bus arrived, the police were already at the station waiting for him to get off.
The suspect tried to flee into the crowd, but was quickly captured and taken to the police station. The man was, in fact, Antônio Xavier, 30 years old, better known simply as Casim. A few days after the body of the girl Alanes was found, the police arrested the main suspect in the crime on January 12, 2010.
The arrest of Antônio Carlos dos Santos Xavier, known as Casim, took place at the Siqueira bus terminal. [music] We have images of the exact moment. The commotion in the city was so great that even before Antônio Carlos arrived at the Civil Police headquarters in the city center, the population was already demonstrating in front of the building.
Police officers from the Shock Battalion formed a cordon to try to prevent the invasion. As soon as he arrived at the police station, he confessed to kidnapping Lanes, taking her from the church, and putting her on a motorcycle before leaving, but denied abusing or killing her. He said he had done it at the behest of another person who wanted to collect a debt of around R$15,000 from the family, and that this person was probably the one who abused and took the girl’s life.
He added that he would receive R$ 5,000 and that he couldn’t say who hired him, because otherwise his girlfriend could suffer the consequences. How was it when you arrived at Lan? What did you say to her? I was just eating popcorn. And when I returned and turned to speak with her, I stayed right outside the church, which is surrounded by it.
The church is surrounded. I sat there, well, not exactly sat, I just sat there waiting. The moment she came to me, I was the popcorn. Did she offer it to you? Did you offer? She’s the popcorn. Did you offer her the popcorn? That was it. Then I went to the car wash on the side I was on, the side facing the avenue.
And the other children who were with her were n’t keeping up. Was she left alone? Was it the only one for you? She went alone. She came running alone. You called offering it, but it did n’t reach her. She’s coming. I offered it that time. Then I offered. What did you say to her? Popcorn. I want. Then let’s go, she went up.
But what did you say to her to convince the child to leave that place? No, I just said that I wanted popcorn, that’s all . He called the child to speak, but how far? It’s at the pole. So you said she was going to do what at the polo field? I was going for a walk. Did you offer her anything else besides the popcorn? No no.
Did many people witness that moment? It must be the people at the polo field, right? I climbed up there, you know, by the bench over there. Did you used to go to church? I always used to go there sometimes. But was he going there with the intention of grabbing a child? Oh, no.
Then I saw the mass there and that was it . Did you attend mass there? I was watching. I’ve already watched it. Not often to watch when passing by. You didn’t go to Mass that day ? No. He went to pick up the child. He was. And when you left there with the child, what was your route like to the place where you took the lance? Like I said, right? There were some who had a person giving them support, right? I passed the signal there, went towards Porto, towards Pag Menos, took M’s hand who was with me there, went up and down to the last part of the church on the avenue and
picked up a little girl here. And who did you go on the motorcycle ride with? Were you riding the motorcycle? He was. And the child in the front? Did you put her in front of you? He was. Whose motorcycle is this? I can also say no. Want to see? You were waiting for an order from someone who said that if you brought the child, they would charge you that money.
And that? It’s like blackmail. How much was that debt you mentioned? A day of 15,000. Who would owe the child’s parents? Something related to that, which was related to family, right? Now, if you say no, whether it’s an uncle, a relative, or people who were collecting this debt and spoke to you. Dude, one is just a trick, right? How much did they promise you to do this? 5,000.
A debt they were owed of 15,000. According to you, the order was: if you didn’t pay, then you [clearing his throat] would kill the child. Is that what you’re saying? Was it because you took the child into the woods and sexually abused the child? Stop, it wasn’t me. And who was it? You can also say no. They’re out there.
My girlfriend is still in danger out there . Was there another thicket inside you? Everything is coordinated. It was you and someone else you’re talking about. AND . And you say it wasn’t you who took the girl, it was that other person. The police managed to find this girlfriend. But the woman said that she had actually ended the relationship with him some time ago because Casin was an abusive and violent man towards her.
He lied, even about his name. One day when I met him, he told me his name was Anderson. I found out his name was Antônio Carlos because a friend of mine, who is also no longer with a man, told me his name was Antônio Carlos, because she had been in a relationship with him in the past. And you two had had several conflicts because of his lies.
Exactly. Especially the day I found out his name wasn’t Andas in five cars. Then I realized I wanted to break up with him, but he didn’t agree. He said that if I wasn’t his, I wasn’t anyone’s. He pulled my hair, you understand? He already pulled my hair once, he already kicked me once because I said I didn’t want him because I went to church and didn’t invite him, because he hadn’t come here that day.
So I thought, how was I going to tell him I was going to church? I hadn’t seen him, you know? Then I went to church the next day, when I arrived, when I came, he was already going to pick me up, but he saw the crowd leaving, I was with a normal guy, he said: “No, let’s go this way, I want to talk to you privately.” I went there, and when I arrived at the future master’s place, he assaulted me, pulled my hair, kicked me, and called me by another name.
The man suspected of killing 5-year-old Lanis committed similar crimes nine years ago. He was arrested and convicted, but according to the justice system, he escaped from prison. We’re going live to the Civil Police headquarters in downtown Fortaleza. Sabrina Guiar, good evening.
The man who was arrested is still there. Good evening, Cintia. The police are keeping the case confidential and are not releasing this information. The man accused of killing Alanes Maria is Antônio Carlos Santos Xavier. He is 30 years old and, according to the police, he has a criminal record. The arrest took place this morning at the Siqueira bus terminal, one of the busiest places in Fortaleza.
By order of the Secretary of Public Security, Roberto Monteiro, the prisoner was not presented to the press today. Let’s now look at images taken of the accused in January 2001. He was arrested that year because, according to the police, there were three children, all in the same age range as Alanhaas. At the time, he confessed to the crimes.
Ten years earlier, on December 31, 2000, at the age of 20, at 10 pm, just two hours before the New Year, Cimquestrou kidnapped and/or abandoned a 5- year-old girl in a canal where she was later found alive by locals. This eventually led to him being called the canal maniac. In January, he did the same to two other girls, all of whom were left abandoned at the abuse sites, but alive.
For these crimes, in January 2001, he was arrested and soon after sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, he only stayed in prison for 7 years, because in 2008 he simply escaped when he began serving his sentence under a semi-open regime. He left and never came back . Because the crimes committed in December 2000 and January 2001, and the crime against Alanis in January 2010, were very similar, he became a prime suspect, and because Cim was a fugitive from the police, it was easy to keep him in custody during the course of the investigations. DNA samples
were also collected, and everyone awaited the results. Meanwhile , an aunt and a grandmother of Alanis brought some very intriguing information about him. Cazin had been present at the girl’s wake to say a final goodbye. The wake was quite turbulent because the case had attracted public attention. Hundreds of people were present at the cemetery [music] and at one particular moment, a man approached the coffin at least three times, with his hands on his head and looking very desperate, as if he were grieving the loss of the girl.
He really acted as if he were someone close to her, but nobody knew him. The first time he came in, he came in with his hand on his head, and it caught our attention because he was very desperate, and we knew he wasn’t family. He came, looked at the child, left, came back again, walking by as if he were suffering greatly, with both hands on his head.
Then the third time he didn’t go back to the body, he stayed to the side in the chair where the three of us, the family, were sitting. Then he squeezed my arm really hard like this , the pain is intense, and we said, “Yes, the pain is very intense.” Whose arm did he rest on? My niece’s arm, who was sitting next to me.
He squeezed and said, “The pain is too much, the pain is great.” We are, the pain is immense. Then he just stood there talking a bunch of stuff, we didn’t pay much attention, but he kept talking and squeezing her arm too hard. She walked by and squeezed my leg like this, right? Then I called my other nephew who was there, and he said, “Who here is family? Who here is family?” Then we said, “Is that the guy over there who’s sorting everything out?” Then he said, “My nephew already came, he already got him, he left with him.” And then outside he remembered, he
said to himself: “Look, I’m going to do a big show next week back here at Cobal and I want the whole family on stage because it’s going to be a very big show.” Then we didn’t give a damn. He thought it was a drunk person who was there, because he smelled of alcohol. But when I saw a photo in the news report today of some reporter who took a picture on a cell phone, the first thing I recognized was him.
I have not a single doubt, I am not afraid of sinning. I’m sure it was him, that same boy. Even so, he could probably be a drunk or some kind of drugged man who might not even know exactly what he was doing there because of the discomfort he was causing his family. Some people discreetly removed him from the scene. But now, with Casim’s arrest, Alanes’ aunt and grandmother recognized him as the man near the coffin.
When I saw him there, I said, “My God, that man is the one my sister was working with, she called me crying. Do you see who it is?” And that man who bent down next to us, the one I told that I wasn’t feeling well. There’s no doubt who it is, no. Neither I have any doubt, nor my sister has any doubt, nor my niece has any doubt. The killer was at the wake.
The killer was at the wake, he spoke to us, and it was definitely him. It’s frightening and even bizarre to know that the man who committed all this cruelty against the girl still had the nerve to show up at her funeral to demonstrate compassion. As soon as the DNA tests came back, it was proven that Francisco’s DNA was incompatible, but Cimoso’s was.
Now, with no way to deny committing the crime, he decided to confess how everything happened. According to Casim, he was passing in front of the church when he saw the children playing and Lanes completely alone. He approached her from outside the gate and asked if she wanted to go with him and buy popcorn.
The girl, with all the innocence in the world, said yes. He then opened the gate, took her hand, and the two went out together. He put her on the motorcycle and, to prevent her from screaming or attracting the attention of others, he was always talking to her, telling her what he was going to buy her, like popcorn, french fries, and soda.
When they reached the thicket, he attacked her and left, unaware that she was lifeless. The trial took place that same year, in August 2010, and many citizens attended the court to closely follow the proceedings. The audience watching the trial could not hide their outrage. Distraught, this elderly man had to be taken away. Meanwhile, military police reinforced security on the premises of the Cloves Beviláa courthouse.
Let me see. The population remains silent. You’re green enough to get cut across his throat. Let’s go. Despite Antônio Carlos being a confessed defendant, the defense used the argument of diminished responsibility, which alleges that the accused is a psychopath. If the argument is accepted, his sentence may be reduced.
What the defense believes is that them being sent for treatment is a life sentence, because they keep arriving at the asylum and only the doctors can release them. He could spend 3 years, 6 years, 10 years, or 20 years there. So if the doctors, don’t say that the doctor thinks he’s fit, release him. He gets involved and continues washing until the end .
In the end, Casim was found guilty of murder, with three aggravating circumstances: murder of a vulnerable person and concealment of a corpse, and was sentenced to 31 years and 8 months in prison. [music] Since Cazim should have been in jail at the time the crime against Lanes occurred, the family filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that they were jointly responsible for the girl’s lack of safety.
In the end, the family was successful in the lawsuit and received compensation. Furthermore, an avenue on the left side of the church, where the girl was kidnapped, was officially named after her: Avenida Alanes Maria Laurindo de Oliveira. In May 2016, prison officers from several prisons in Ceará went on strike, and as a result, visits to inmates, especially conjugal visits, were suspended indefinitely.
As a result, a series of rebellions occurred in several prisons . Eight prison units rebelled, including the prison where Cassim was held. In the end, several prisoners managed to escape before official information was released about whether Cim had managed to escape or not; the population was already in the streets prepared to take justice into their own hands.
It was during this period that a man was mistaken for him. Manoel Messias Feitosa was a 36-year-old man who was near a shopping mall when he was mistaken for someone else. Some of the attackers started beating him, but he was saved by the police who had been called. And when they arrived at the location, they made it clear that the man was not CIM.
Hours later, the police were called again after reports that another person had been identified as Casim. The crowd attacked the man, and this time he didn’t survive. Upon arriving at the scene, it was confirmed that the man was once again Manoel Messias Feitosa. A curious fact is that although Manoel had no connection whatsoever to Alanes’ case , he was a former inmate who had already been released after serving a sentence for abusing another girl.
Ultimately, what actually happened to Cim is uncertain. Some sources say he remains a fugitive, others say he died during the riots, and still others simply say he remains imprisoned. On January 7, 2020, 10 years after the crime, a mass was held in memory of the girl. In a report to the G1 portal, Patrícia, Alanes’ mother, stated the following: “I’ve had two children since her death, and I thought that becoming a mother again would fill the void and make the pain go away, but it didn’t. I realized that each
child has a special place in you. I see in my two children a new way of facing life, a reason to live. But the absence and emptiness I feel from Alanes will be forever. The loss of a child is something we never overcome. I have God in my life, and He gives me strength to move forward, but the longing I feel for her will only go away when I die.”
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