 They described how Lopes was transported by car to the Grota in the Complexo do Alemão to meet Elias Maluco and others of the gang and how Lopes was recognized from television and made to suffer humiliation and torture and his body burned to destroy evidence.This led the detective, with substantial reinforcements, to diligently search the Grota and the Pedra do Sapo for Lopes's remains.Following an anonymous tip, on June 11, 2002, detectives discovered a secret grave site in a field near a rudimentary football field at the top of Pedra do Sapo hill.