The Renné Senna case refers to the killing of former farmer Renné Senna (1953–2007), who won 52 million reais in the Mega-Sena in July 2005 and was murdered on January 7, 2007, with four shots in a bar in Rio Bonito (RJ). The widow, Adriana Almeida (who was given the pejorative nickname of “Blonde Mare”) was 25 years younger than Senna and was identified by the police as the mastermind of the crime, supposedly motivated by her inheritance . The case was closed in December 2016, when Adriana Almeida was sentenced to 20 years in prison for double murder.
The background to the crime
In July 2005 Renné Senna saw his life change when he won 52 million reais in the Mega-Sena contest 679. He soon bought a quadricycle for 19 thousand reais, and gave real estate to her brothers. After the award, he tried to change neighborhoods and went to Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. He did not adapt and returned to Rio Bonito, which was said to be the best place in the world to live. He built himself a house for 9 million reais, where he closely followed the creation of 846 heads of cattle and 12 horses. He walked around with security guards because he was afraid of being kidnapped, but he didn't change his habits. He continued drinking in the bars of Rio Bonito and talking with old friends.“Renné was a saint. There were people who took advantage of that” , said Olívio Ferreira, a trader in the center of Rio Bonito. According to him, it was not uncommon for someone, after a conversation with Renné, to leave with R$10,000.
His wife Adriana, on the other hand, changed completely after her marriage to Renné, in 2006: she stopped working and started driving around in a Mercedes-Benz car, always accompanied by security guards. She spent much of her time at a gym. She had breast implants, dyed her hair blonde and, when she was arrested, wore sunglasses and dressed similarly to former model Daniella Cicarelli . According to a former employee at the farm, Adriana forced Renné to fire the workers and hire other security guards. Her relatives were employed with salaries of R$5,000 for ordinary tasks on the farm. “Meanwhile, she wouldn't even let his relatives go there,” said the former employee.
For Adriana, Renné modified his will. The eleven brothers and the daughter, previously the only beneficiaries, now had to share the inheritance with her in the event of his death. Four days before the crime, Renné, in regular consultation with the manager of the bank where he had the money deposited, discovered that Adriana had withdrawn BRL 300,000 from the couple's joint account to buy a penthouse in Arraial do Cabo, in the Lagos Region, in Rio de Janeiro. Unaware of the negotiation and suspicious of his wife's infidelity, Renné allegedly started an argument, which resulted in the widow leaving the house the next day. He would have warned her that he would remove her name from the will.
The crime
On the morning of January 7, 2007, Renné was at Penco's bar without security guards, close to the farm, when two hooded men arrived on a motorcycle and the passenger shot Renné, killing him instantly. The bullets hit the back of the head, the left temple, the left eye and the millionaire's chin. The possibility of robbery was ruled out by the police, as the killers left Renné's watch and gold ring. His fanny pack, however, was stolen by the bandits. On the day of the crime, the first accusations against the widow arose, coming from the dead man's family: she had spent New Year's Eve with her lover in a penthouse in Arraial do Cabo .
Accusations to the widow
On January 9, 2007, the ex-farmer's daughter, Renata de Almeida Senna, told the police that the murder was ordered by Adriana Almeida, the widow. Soon after, Renné Senna's sister, Jocimar Conceição da Rocha, also said she believed that Adriana ordered the crime. “She was the only one interested” , said the housewife who also stated that Adriana distanced Renné from the brothers.
The Crime Investigations
The police inquiry was closed on March 26, 2007, pointing Adriana Almeida as the mastermind of the crime. Police investigations led to the arrest of seven people for the murder of the millionaire: Adriana, physical education teacher Janaína Oliveira, van driver Robson de Andrade Oliveira and former security guards Ednei Gonçalves Pereira, Marco Antonio Vicente, Ronaldo Amaral and Anderson Souza. Anderson would have been the author of the shots that killed the millionaire.