A gruesome aspect of the case was the disposal of Samudio's body, which was cut into pieces and fed to Rottweilers. Her body was never recovered.
Disappearance and murder
On June 4, 2010, Eliza was lured to a hotel in Rio de Janeiro under the false pretense that Bruno was finally ready to negotiate a child support agreement and give her an apartment. Instead, she and her four-month-old son were abducted by Bruno's inner circle.
The remains one of the most horrifying and highly publicized cases of gender-based violence in modern history. In 2010, the 25-year-old Brazilian model and actress disappeared after demanding child support from her former lover, Bruno Fernandes de Souza (known widely as Bruno), a star soccer goalkeeper and captain for Brazil’s most popular football club, Flamengo.
The Tragedy of Eliza Samudio: Power, Femicide, and the Fight for Justice
For weeks, her whereabouts were unknown. The investigation eventually revealed a horrific sequence of events: