Brazilian Gang Leader Who Disguised Himself As Teenage Daughter In Failed Prison Escape Found Dead In His Cell
The prison service of Rio de Janeiro said that 42-year-old Clauvinho da Silva, who was known as “Baixinho” (Portuguese for “shorty,”) was found dead by officers at the high security prison in Rio de Janeiro. It appeared that he had taken his own life, by hanging himself with a sheet, Brazilian news source Globo.com reported. Silva, who was a member of the Red Command drug faction had been serving a 73 year sentence....