Joro the Paver

{{Short description|Bulgarian serial rapist and murderer}}

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Joro the Paver, also known as the Bulgarian Jack the Ripper, is a serial rapist and murderer from the Konyovitsa neighborhood, who operated in Sofia in 1968.

In the span of a few months, between six and seven rapes occurred, as a result of which a 69-year-old woman died in hospital. The nickname "Joro the Paver" comes from the paver found on the scene, wrapped up in handkerchief next to one of the victims.{{Cite web |last=Tserovska |first=Karolina |date=21 April 2010 |title=Зловещо! Българският Джак Изкормвача още е жив и дебне жени! |trans-title=Creepy! Bulgarian Jack the Ripper is still alive and stalking women! |url=http://www.razkritia.com/33864/зловещо-българският-джак-изкормвача/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912165928/http://www.razkritia.com/33864/%D0%B7%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%BE-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0/ |archive-date=12 September 2012 |website=razkritia.com |language=bg}}

The deaf and mute Milcho Milanov, from Rakita, was accused of being the perpetrator and arrested by police. Although he was sentenced and spent a significant amount of time in prison, he was later released due to lack of evidence.{{cite news |last=Blagov |first=Krum |date=2007-09-29 |title=Жоро Павето станал овчар |trans-title=Joro the Paver became a sheperd |url=https://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2007-09-29&article=205333 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231250/https://paper.standartnews.com/bg/article.php?d=2007-09-29&article=205333 |archive-date=2018-09-30 |work=Standard |language=bg}}

In the beginning of the 1970s, a new rapist occurred, known as "Joro the Paver, the Second", who raped 10 victims and committed a double murder. In 1975, the perpetrator Georgi Yordanov was captured, sentenced to death and subsequently executed by firing squad. {{cn|date=November 2024}}

The true identity of Joro the Paver (the first one) remains unknown, and it is also theorised that some rapes in later years have been his doing.