Delivery Worker Found Murdered in Itabela, Bahia

Overview

• The victim, 22-year-old delivery worker Edy Franklin de Souza Pagotto, disappeared while making a delivery and his body was later found in a wooded area of Itabela with signs of violence.
• Authorities reported the body was bound and had a head wound, and local police isolated the scene for forensic work and evidence collection.
• Witnesses told police Edy was approached by two unidentified men during a run in the Paquetá neighborhood before he went missing.
• The motorcycle he used for deliveries has not been located, no arrests have been made, and the Civil Police have opened an inquiry to establish the crime’s dynamics.
• Investigators say Edy had no criminal ties and are exploring the possibility that his practice of living in one neighborhood and working in another exposed him to risk, a line of inquiry that could shape local safety checks and patrols.