Eliza was shamed in the press before her death. Tabloids called her a gold-digger. They questioned her character. It was only after Bruno’s conviction that the narrative shifted to see her as a victim.
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The case went cold until one of Bruno’s accomplices, a former police officer named Marcos Aparecido dos Santos (known as "Bola"), was arrested for an unrelated crime. He broke. He confessed everything. Eliza was shamed in the press before her death
On June 7, 2010, prosecutors allege that Bruno snapped. He strangled Eliza with a plastic rope. But even that wasn’t the end. It was only after Bruno’s conviction that the