Man arrested for killing Overwatch voice actress Christiane Louise



In July 2021, Brazilian voice actress Christiane Louise (who happens to be the Brazilian voice actress for Mercy from Overwatch, Cortana from Halo, and Sivir from League of Legends) was murdered. Economist Pedro Paulo Goncalves Vasconcellos da Costa was arrested for her murder. Evidence states that Pedro murdered Christiane in her home by slashing her leg and her neck with a broken cup. Both people were friends and met around 2017 in a psychiatric clinic. Costa allegedly intended to keep Louise's belongings and inheritance. The former of which he had already started moving into his mother's home, who had aided him. Costa claims that he acted in self-defense in order to keep the actress' belongings and inheritance after her demise. The police said that the murderer and his mother spent two days with the corpse before hiding the body yet the police found the body 2-3 days after the murder took place. A large majority of fans sent words of support to Louise's friends and family as they try to come to terms with her loss. Several Overwatch fans were quick to point out that heroes never die as a reference to Mercy.