Worth the Risk: Internet falls head over heels for alleged Brazilian Serial Killer

The internet has done it again. Police in São Paulo say 36-year-old Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes just might be a cold-blooded serial killer. She is accused of stabbing her landlord and poisoning three others with rat poison for revenge and money.

Authorities even claim she tested her poison on dogs (dealbreaker). Police describe her as manipulative, remorseless, and very likely to kill again.

Sounds horrific. Also: the internet does not care.

The internet, on the other hand, doesn’t care about the serial killer label. They say she’s “just misunderstood” and “worth the risk.”

Instead of outrage, social media has turned Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes into a viral fever dream. Comment threads are full of people insisting she must be innocent, claiming they can “save her,” or joking that they’d “take the risk.”

Worth The Risk? Alleged Serial Killer Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes

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The comments, as expected, are pure chaos.

“I can fix her.”
“She can kill me any day.”
“So you’re saying she’s single?”
“Worth the risk.”
“Red Flags don’t scare me.”
“I love her.”
“Respect a woman with hobbies.”

Serial Killers, am I right?

Look, I’m not saying I would let her move in and start packing me lunches before I went to work but I definitely don’t see an issue with a little crazy.

Granted, she might be a lot crazy but it’s worth a shot, right? I’ve long been on the side of talking things out and really getting to the bottom of how people “tick” and this just looks like the next perfect case study.

I’m dying to talk to people like this. Give me the leader of ANTIFA, whoever is on the opposite side of ANTIFA, and any serial killer who’s willing to sit down and have a good conversation about why their brain is broken to the point that they do the things they do.

I’m not even taking the attraction approach to our psychopath Brazilian Serial Killer, but there’s no denying that the story is intriguing.

Netflix dropped a docuseries tomorrow called “Hot, Blonde, and Probably Guilty,” it would hit #1 in 24 hours. People would be tweeting things like “Justice for Ana Paula” while ignoring three actual documentaries about the justice system in their queue.

I’m ashamed to admit that back in the day, I fell on that sword for women like Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias when I was younger, but physical attraction is physical attraction, so help me God.

Regardless, no matter the era of crazy hot serial killers, we will always live in a time where looks beat logic, true crime is comfort TV, and “worth the risk” is basically a lifestyle. Not to mention, people love a redemption arc, even if the main character allegedly has a murderous body count.

Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes might be an alleged murderer, but on the internet, she’s already a fantasy and someone’s dream girlfriend so I’d like to formally welcome everyone to 2025, where the line between fear and sexual desires no longer exist as we all inch closer to that one viral mugshot that makes us start a fan club.

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