Lisbon Ripper Survivor Breaks Silence After 30 Years of Unanswered Questions
A woman known only as 'Ana' has come forward with new details about the unsolved Lisbon Ripper case. She claims to have identified the suspect years after surviving an attack in 1992. The murders, which targeted five women over eight months, remain one of Portugal's most notorious cold cases. The killings began in July 1992 when the body of 22-year-old Valentina from Póvoa de Santo Adrião was found in a shack. Over the following months, four more women—all sex workers and drug addicts—were murdered in Lisbon. Investigators linked three of the deaths to the same perpetrator, though doubts remain about the other two.
On 1 November 1992, Ana was in the Restelo area when a man in a white car approached her. He offered 30 contos (150 euros) before driving her to a secluded, wooded spot with a ruined building. There, he beat and stabbed her. She fought back, and the attacker eventually fled, leaving her behind.
Years later, Ana recognised the man in a composite sketch shown on a TV report about the case. She contacted the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) on 19 April 2021, providing a detailed account of the suspect. Despite her efforts, she never received a reply. The man she identified has denied any involvement, dismissing the accusations as 'ridiculous'. Ana remains certain that the man in the photo is the same one who attacked her. Her testimony adds another layer to a case that has baffled investigators for decades. With no forensic breakthroughs from the 1990s to aid the investigation, the Lisbon Ripper murders stay unresolved.
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