National News

A Brazilian man has confessed to killing 39 women in the Rio region, police said Thursday shocking claims that, if confirmed, would make him one of the most prolific serial killers in the country's history. He said that he carried out the first slaying when he was 17 and continued to kill over the next decade. "I started robbing purses and small things like that," he told CNN reporters. "And as I got older, I started having a different thoughts. My thoughts started changing. From stealing, I started thinking about killing." He said he had no regrets for killing all those women.