True crime cases from Cabo Verde
This source-led archive begins with the eleven people killed at the Monte Tchota military and telecommunications detachment on Santiago island in April 2016. It follows the discovery, national search, arrest, military-court conviction, maximum aggregate sentence and the case's final status confirmed a decade later.
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One documented case, resolved by a final judgment
The Cabo Verde hub currently contains one substantive case file. It is classified as solved because a military court convicted Manuel António Silva Ribeiro of eleven aggravated homicides and imposed a final 35-year aggregate sentence.
Cases resolved by supported court outcomes
The archive distinguishes the event date, discovery, arrest and final judgment, and names all eleven victims from the official record.
Cases without a standing resolution
Future files will appear here only when their unresolved status and source base can be verified.
How this archive treats the record
Victims are named
All eleven names come from the Cabo Verde government's official condolence statement.
Dates are reconciled
The killings occurred on 25 April; the victims were found and announced on 26 April.
Judgment language is precise
The 35-year term was the aggregate statutory maximum after eleven aggravated-homicide convictions.
Unverified details stay out
No graphic reconstruction, private dialogue or unsupported psychological diagnosis is included.
Cabo Verde archive answers
How many Cabo Verde case files are published?
One fully sourced case file is published: the 2016 Monte Tchota killings on Santiago island.
Why is the Monte Tchota case classified as solved?
A military court convicted Manuel António Silva Ribeiro of eleven aggravated homicides and imposed a final aggregate sentence of 35 years.
How many people were killed at Monte Tchota?
Eleven people were killed: eight soldiers and three civilian telecommunications workers, including two Spanish nationals.
Is Cabo Verde the same country as Cape Verde?
Yes. Cabo Verde is the country's official English short name used by the United Nations; Cape Verde remains a familiar historical English form.