Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- João Rodrigo Silva Santos didn't come home Monday night.
When the former professional footballer's wife opened the door on her way to work the next morning, she found his severed head on their front step.
The head was inside a backpack, police said. Santos' eyes and tongue had been gouged out, according to Brazilian media reports.
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