Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan ▁al umn i ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁chem ists ▁Category : Hen ry ▁Ford ▁family <0x0A> </s> ▁El ▁Ps ic óp ata   () ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁Costa ▁R ican ▁serial ▁k iller ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁people ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Cart ago , ▁C urr id ab at ▁and ▁Des am par ados . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Civil ▁Police ▁of ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁who ▁were ▁investig ating ▁similar ▁cr imes ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁solved ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁years . ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁Costa ▁R ican ▁legisl ation , ▁the ▁crime ▁stat ute ▁limit ▁has ▁exp ired , ▁and ▁if ▁a ▁suspect ▁( or ▁suspect s ) ▁were ▁found , ▁they ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁charged ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁mur ders . ▁ ▁Other ▁cr imes ▁have ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁him , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁" El ▁Des cu art iz ador " ▁(" The ▁D ism ember er "), ▁who ▁was ▁never ▁captured ▁either . ▁ ▁Mur ders ▁His ▁vict ims ▁were ▁single ▁women ▁or ▁heter osex ual ▁cou ples ▁who ▁were ▁usually ▁attacked ▁in ▁places ▁with ▁little ▁traffic ▁during ▁the ▁night , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁Cart ago , ▁C urr id ab at ▁and ▁Des am par ados , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time