country conviction alias birth_place sentence birth_date victims beginyear birthname article_title endyear name apprehended
spain murder the playing card killer the deck of cards killer puertollano , spain , province of ciudad real , castile-la mancha 142 years and 3 months in prison 5 april 1978 6 january 4 , 2003 alfredo galán sotillo alfredo galán
 march 18 , 2003 alfredo galán sotillo july 3 , 2003
alfredo galán

alfredo galán sotillo -lrb- born april 5 , 1978 -rrb- , also known as `` the playing card killer '' , is a spanish serial killer who killed six people and wounded three from january 4-march 18 , 2003 .
he is notable for leaving playing cards by his victims ' bodies .
