born november january american serial killer assaulted murdered numerous young women girls 1970s possibly earlier shortly execution decade confessed committed seven states true victim count remains unknown higher regarded handsome charismatic young female victims traits exploited win trust typically approached public places injury disability authority figure assaulting locations revisited secondary crime scenes hours time performing sexual acts corpses destruction wild animals interaction impossible victims kept severed heads apartment period time occasions simply broke dwellings night victims slept initially incarcerated utah aggravated kidnapping attempted criminal assault suspect progressively longer list multiple states facing murder charges colorado engineered dramatic escapes committed assaults including murders ultimate recapture florida received death sentences separate trials florida died electric chair florida january biographer ann rule described took pleasure human pain control victims point death called cold hearted son bitch meet attorney member defense team agreed wrote definition evil early life childhood born november known life father identity determined certainty birth certificate assigns salesman air_force veteran named later claimed sailor years later investigators find record navy archives family members expressed suspicions fathered violent abusive father material evidence cited support years life lived philadelphia home maternal grandparents samuel raised son avoid social stigma accompanied birth outside time family friends young told grandparents parents mother older sister eventually discovered truth told girlfriend cousin showed copy birth certificate calling told biographers found certificate biographer true crime writer knew personally believes located original birth record vermont expressed lifelong resentment mother lying true leaving discover spoke warmly grandparents interviews told rule identified respected grandfather family members told attorneys bully hated blacks italians catholics jews beat wife family dog swung neighborhood cats tails threw younger sister julia flight stairs spoke aloud unseen flew violent rage question raised described grandmother woman periodically underwent therapy depression feared leaving house end life occasionally exhibited disturbing behavior early age julia recalled awakening day find surrounded knives kitchen year old nephew standing bed smiling abruptly changed surname nelson urging multiple family members left philadelphia son live cousins washington met hospital cook adult singles night married later year formally adopted johnny conceived children johnny tried include adoptive son camping trips family activities remained distant later complained girlfriend johnny wasn real father wasn bright didn money varied biographer biographer described neighborhood picking trash barrels search pictures naked women nelson spoke detective magazines crime novels true crime documentaries stories involving sexual violence particularly illustrated pictures dead bodies letter rule asserted read fact detective magazines thought described consuming large quantities alcohol ing community late night search windows observe women seen accounts social life varied told chose adolescent unable understand relationships claimed natural sense develop friendships didn know people want friends said didn know social interactions classmates told rule known liked medium sized fish large pond significant athletic snow skiing pursued enthusiastically stolen equipment forged lift tickets high school arrested twice suspicion auto theft reached age details incidents record customary washington states university years graduating high school spent year ups transferring study chinese romantically involved classmate identified biographies commonly early dropped college worked series minimum wage jobs volunteered seattle office presidential campaign august attended republican national convention miami delegate shortly brooks ended relationship returned family home california frustrated described lack ambition psychiatrist later crisis probably pivotal time development devastated brooks rejection traveled colorado farther east visiting relatives arkansas philadelphia semester time early rule believes visited office birth records confirmed true washington fall met identified literature utah worked secretary stormy relationship continue past initial utah focused goal oriented enrolled time psychology major honor student regarded professors took job seattle suicide crisis center met worked alongside rule seattle police officer aspiring crime writer later write definitive biographies stranger rule saw disturbing personality time describing kind graduating joined governor reelection campaign posing college student evans opponent governor recording speeches analysis evans team evans reelection hired assistant chairman washington state republican party davis thought describing smart aggressive believer system early despite mediocre law school admission test scores accepted law schools ups strength letters recommendation evans davis psychology professors trip california republican_party business summer relationship brooks transformation dedicated professional seemingly distinguished legal political career continued date woman aware existence fall continued brooks flew seattle times stay discussed marriage point introduced davis fiancée january abruptly broke contact phone calls letters went finally reaching phone month later brooks demanded know ended relationship explanation flat calm voice replied idea mean hung heard later explained wanted prove married time began classes law school april stopped attending entirely young women began disappear pacific_northwest series murders washington oregon consensus began killing women told different stories different people refused earliest crimes confessed graphic detail dozens later murders days preceding execution told nelson attempted kidnapping new_jersey kill seattle told psychologist killed women visiting family philadelphia homicide detective hinted murder seattle involving near washington refused elaborate rule believe started killing teenager evidence suggests abducted killed year old allegation denied repeatedly earliest documented committed years old admission mastered skills needed era dna leave minimal evidence crime scene shortly midnight january time terminated relationship entered basement apartment year old identified sources dancer student sleeping woman metal rod bed frame sexually assaulted causing extensive internal injuries remained unconscious days survived permanent brain damage month later early morning hours february broke basement room undergraduate broadcast morning radio weather reports beat unconscious dressed blue jeans white boots carried away female college students continued disappearing rate month march year old student miles southwest seattle left dormitory jazz concert campus arrived april disappeared way movie evening advisors meeting miles southeast seattle female central washington students later came forward report encounters night disappearance nights earlier man wearing arm asking help carrying load books brown tan beetle left dormitory miles south seattle coffee friends arrived detectives grew increasingly concerned significant physical evidence missing women little common apart young attractive white college students long hair parted middle june disappeared leaving flame tavern washington near seattle international airport seen talking parking lot brown haired man arm early hours june student vanished walking brightly lit alley boyfriend dormitory residence house morning seattle homicide detectives entire hands knees finding disappearance publicized witnesses came forward report seeing man night alley nearby dormitory leg cast struggling carry woman recalled man asked help carry case car light brown beetle period working des government agency involved search missing women met dated twice divorced mother years later play important role final phase life reports missing women sparks brutal beating appeared prominently newspapers television washington oregon fear spread population young women dropped sharply pressure mounted law enforcement agencies physical evidence severely hampered police provide reporters little information available fear investigation similarities victims noted took place night usually near ongoing construction work week final exams victims wearing blue jeans crime scenes sightings man wearing cast driving brown tan beetle pacific_northwest murders culminated sunday july broad daylight women crowded beach miles east seattle female witnesses described attractive young man wearing white tennis outfit left arm speaking light accent canadian british introducing asked help unloading bronze colored beetle refused accompanied far car saw fled additional witnesses saw approach probation case worker story watched leave beach company hours later year old woman studying computer programmer left picnic returned later told alive returned forced watch murdered retracted detail eve execution police finally armed detailed description suspect car posted seattle area composite sketch printed regional newspapers broadcast local television stations des employee psychology professor recognized profile sketch car reported possible suspect detectives receiving tips day thought unlikely clean cut law student adult criminal record september hunters skeletal remains near service road miles east extra found site later identified months later forestry students discovered parks ball taylor mountain frequently east remains recovered idaho utah colorado august received second acceptance moved salt_lake_city leaving seattle called dated dozen women studied year law curriculum second time devastated find students intellectual capacity found classes completely great disappointment said new string began following month went confessed shortly execution september raped unidentified idaho disposed corpse immediately nearby river returned day photograph victim october seized year old suburb salt_lake_city dragged wooded area intending urges said releasing accident claimed process trying silence buried said near miles south remains found october year old daughter police chief salt_lake_city suburb disappeared leaving pizza nude body found nearby mountainous area days later examination indicated remained alive seven days following disappearance october miles south disappeared leaving café midnight naked body found miles northeast thanksgiving day women beaten raped years later described rituals smith remains including hair application makeup late afternoon november approached year old telephone operator fashion place mall murray utah mile restaurant seen identified officer told attempted break car asked accompany station file complaint pointed driving road lead police station immediately pulled shoulder attempted struggle inadvertently wrist able open car door escape later evening year old student miles north murray disappeared leaving theater production school pick brother school drama teacher student told police stranger asked come parking lot identify car student later saw man pacing rear auditorium drama teacher spotted shortly end play outside auditorium investigators found key unlocked removed wrist november having read young women disappearing towns surrounding salt_lake_city called police second time detective division interviewed detail risen considerably hierarchy suspicion witness considered reliable detectives failed pick photo lineup december called repeated suspicions added list suspects time credible evidence linked utah crimes january returned seattle final exams spent week tell reported separate times police plans visit salt_lake_city august shifted criminal activity eastward colorado base utah january year old registered nurse named disappeared walking lit hallway elevator room miles southeast salt_lake_city nude body found month later dirt road outside resort killed blows head blunt instrument left distinctive linear depressions skull body deep cuts sharp weapon miles northeast march ski instructor disappeared walking apartment dinner date friend later told colorado investigators approached asked help carry ski boots car assaulted remote secondary site near rifle colorado miles west weeks later hour drive salt_lake_city remains disappeared near utah colorado border april riding bicycle parents house bike found near railroad bridge lured year old idaho miles north salt_lake_city drowned sexually assaulted hotel room disposed body river north possibly snake mid des including ann visited salt_lake_city stayed week apartment spent week seattle early june discussed getting married following christmas mention discussions disclosed ongoing relationship concurrent romance utah law student known accounts june vanished campus miles south salt_lake_city curtis murder confession tape recorded moments entered execution chamber bodies curtis recovered august september baptized active participant services ignored church restrictions later following kidnapping conviction asked religious preference arrest answered methodist religion childhood washington state investigators struggling analyze pacific northwest murder ended abruptly begun effort sense overwhelming mass data resorted innovative strategy compiling database payroll computer huge primitive machine contemporary standards available use lists compiled classmates acquaintances victim owners named known sex offenders computer thousands names turned separate lists detectives manually compiled list best suspects list literally pile suspects word came utah arrest arrest trial arrested august officer salt_lake_city suburb failed pull routine traffic stop officer noting passenger seat missing searched car found ski mask second mask fashioned trash bags rope ice pick items initially assumed tools explained ski mask skiing found rest common household items detective remembered similar suspect car description november kidnapping december phone search apartment police found guide colorado ski resorts advertising play disappeared sufficiently hold released later said missed collection photographs victims hidden utility room destroyed released salt_lake_city police placed hour surveillance thompson flew seattle detectives interview told year prior utah discovered objects couldn understand house apartment set bag plaster paris admitted stealing medical supply house meat cooking packed moved utah surgical gloves oriental knife wooden case kept glove compartment sack women clothing debt suspected stolen significant value owned confronted new stereo warned tell break fucking neck said upset considered cutting hair long parted middle middle night find bed covers examining body kept taped halfway handle trunk car owned beetle borrowed protection detectives confirmed nights pacific northwest victims vanished day abducted shortly interviewed seattle homicide detective learned existence brief engagement christmas september sold beetle teenager utah police fbi technicians dismantled searched found hairs matching samples obtained body later identified hair strands indistinguishable fbi lab specialist concluded presence hair strands car matching different victims met coincidence mind rarity october detectives lineup immediately identified officer witnesses picked lineup stranger high school auditorium insufficient evidence linking body found charge aggravated kidnapping attempted criminal assault case freed bail paid parents spent time indictment trial seattle living house seattle police insufficient evidence charge pacific_northwest murders kept close surveillance stepped porch wrote unmarked police cars started sounded like beginning november principal investigators utah washington colorado met exchanged information detectives prosecutors states colorado officials left meeting later known convinced murderer sought agreed hard evidence needed charged murders february stood trial kidnapping right jury advice attorney publicity surrounding case march day trial weekend judge found guilty kidnapping assault sentenced years june october found hiding bushes prison yard carrying escape kit road maps airline schedules social security card spent weeks solitary confinement later month colorado authorities charged murder period resistance waived proceedings transferred january escapes june transported miles jail preliminary hearing elected serve attorney judge wearing leg asked visit courthouse law library research case concealed opened window jumped second story right ankle landed outer layer clothing walked set outskirts southward near summit broke hunting cabin stole food clothing rifle following day left cabin continued south town lost forest days mountain missing trails led downward intended destination june broke camping trailer miles south taking food ski instead continuing southward walked north search parties days later stole car edge cold sleep deprived constant pain ankle drove police officers noticed car weaving lane pulled fugitive days car maps mountain area prosecutors demonstrate location body attorney rights discovery indicating escape planned jail ignored advice friends legal advisors stay case weak best deteriorating steadily motions consistently resolved favor significant bits evidence ruled rational defendant realized stood good chance beating murder charge colorado probably prosecutors little year half serve conviction free man instead devised new escape plan acquired detailed floor plan jail blade inmates accumulated cash smuggled month period later said visitors particular evenings prisoners hole foot square steel reinforcing bars cell ceiling losing pounds able crawl space weeks followed series practice runs exploring space multiple reports informant movement ceiling night investigated late impending trial cause small town filed motion change venue denver december trial judge granted request historically hostile murder suspects night december jail staff christmas break prisoners families books files bed covered blanket simulate sleeping body climbed broke ceiling apartment chief evening wife changed street clothes closet walked door freedom stealing car drove eastward car soon broke mountains interstate passing gave ride miles east caught bus denver boarded flight chicago jail skeleton crew discover escape noon december hours later chicago florida chicago traveled train michigan january local tavern watched alma mater defeat michigan rose bowl days later stole car drove atlanta boarded bus arrived florida january rented room alias boarding house near campus later said initially resolved find legitimate employment refrain criminal activity knowing probably remain free florida indefinitely long attract attention police lone job application construction site abandoned asked produce identification reverted old habits stealing credit cards women left shopping evening january early hours january week arrival entered house rear door faulty lock beginning piece oak slept entered bedroom year old beat unconscious tore bit deeply left sexually assaulted hair mist bottle adjoining bedroom attacked breaking jaw deeply shoulder suffered concussion broken jaw loss teeth crushed finger detectives later determined attacks took place total minutes witnesses heard leaving house broke basement apartment blocks away attacked student shoulder jaw skull places left permanent damage ended dance career thomas bed police found stain mask containing hairs similar class characteristic february drove miles east jacksonville stolen van parking lot approached year old daughter chief detectives identifying retreated older brother arrived afternoon miles westward lake city junior high school following morning year old summoned teacher retrieve forgotten purse returned class seven weeks later intensive search partially remains found pig shed near miles northwest february insufficient cash pay rent growing suspicion police closing stole car fled driving westward florida panhandle days later stopped pensacola police officer near alabama state line wants check showed beetle stolen told arrest kicked lee legs took running lee fired warning shot second round gave chase tackled struggled lee gun officer finally subdued arrested stolen vehicle sets belonging female students stolen credit cards stolen television set found pair dark non glasses pair later identified disguise worn jacksonville lee transported suspect jail unaware arrested fbi wanted heard wish killed florida trials marriage following change venue miami stood trial assaults june trial covered reporters continents televised nationally united_states despite presence court appointed attorneys handled defense beginning entire defense effort spite distrust nelson later wrote facing murder charges possible death sentence apparently charge according public defender member defense team pre trial plea bargain negotiated guilty killing levy exchange firm year prison sentence prosecutors deal account prospects losing trial good hand saw plea deal means avoiding death penalty tactical enter plea wait years evidence lost witnesses die testimony case deteriorated repair file post conviction motion set aside plea secure minute refused deal realize going stand world guilty said couldn trial crucial testimony came members placed vicinity evening saw leaving house oak murder weapon physical evidence included bite impressions left levy left forensic matched teeth jury seven hours july murders counts attempted degree murder counts trial judge imposed death sentences murder convictions months later second trial took place orlando abduction murder found guilty hours principally testimony eyewitness saw leading stolen van important material evidence included clothing fibers unusual manufacturing error found van body matched fibers jacket wearing arrested penalty phase trial took advantage obscure florida law providing marriage declaration court presence judge constituted legal marriage questioning des moved florida near testified behalf trials behalf character witness asked marry accepted declared court legally married february sentenced death time sentence announced reportedly stood shouted tell jury wrong death sentence ultimately carried nearly years later october gave birth daughter named father visits allowed inmates known pool money bribe guards allow intimate time female visitors death row confessions execution shortly conclusion trial beginning long appeals process followed initiated series interviews speaking person avoid stigma confession began time details crimes thought processes recounted career thief confirming long time suspicion virtually substance owned big said actually possessing stolen enjoyed having wanted gone taken possession proved important motive rape murder sexual assault said fulfilled need totally possess victims killed women matter eliminate possibility caught later murder adventure ultimate possession fact taking life said physical possession remains special agent fbi analysis unit struck deep mystical satisfaction took murder said murder crime lust violence related possession victim forever grounds kill leave sacred drawn told considered amateur killer early years moving called prime predator phase time murder implied began killing explicitly admitted july guards found blades hidden cell steel bar windows completely place soap based months later cell changed guards found mirror period attacked group fellow death row inmates denied having assaulted number inmates confessed crime characterized source gang rape shortly charged disciplinary unauthorized correspondence high profile criminal october considered expert serial killers contacted offered share self proclaimed expertise ongoing hunt successor washington green river task force detective interviewed remained large years published detailed documentation interviews later collaborated examination interview material early execution date march set convictions supreme_court issued brief stay execution quickly rescheduled april shortly new date july announced confessed nelson believed range including details victims deaths told revisited secondary crime scenes times lie victims perform sexual acts bodies forced stop cases drove hours way remained entire night utah applied makeup face repeatedly washed hair got time told want approximately victims kept group severed heads probably later found parks ball apartment period time hours scheduled july execution stayed indefinitely case review multiple including mental stand trial erroneous instruction trial judge penalty phase requiring jury break tie life imprisonment death penalty ultimately resolved new date november set carry sentence issued stay november ruled december supreme_court denied motion review ruling hours final denial firm execution date january announced journey appeals courts unusually rapid capital murder case contrary popular belief courts moved fast prosecutors acknowledged lawyers employed delaying tactics people apparent delay executing actually fast track appeal avenues exhausted motivation deny crimes agreed speak frankly investigators confessed washington oregon prime suspect described additional previously unknown victims washington oregon declined identify knew identities said left fifth corpse taylor mountain head fireplace things told probably likely forgive poor liz described detail abduction brightly lit alley lured car drove spent entire night body revisited corpse later occasions admitted time returned following morning alley midst major crime scene investigation located gathered shoes left adjoining parking lot departed feat wrote police today described crime scene bones found like said like seeing idea spent time totally consumed murder time nelson impressions similar absolute crimes stunned wrote manifest rage women compassion totally details murders life accomplishments detectives colorado confessed numerous additional including police unaware explained utah bring victims apartment scenarios depicted covers detective magazines new strategy quickly apparent withheld details hoping incomplete information stay execution buried remains colorado admitted refused elaborate new strategy immediately dubbed bones time scheme served resolve authorities executed schedule yielded little new detailed information cases details found colorado detective interpreted conflict desire postpone execution information need remain total possession person knew victims true resting places clear stays forthcoming courts supporters began lobbying remaining option executive young florida attorney purported love interest asked families colorado utah victims petition florida governor time reveal information refused families believed victims dead killed wrote nelson didn need confession clear agree delays case going system manipulated told reporters negotiating life bodies victims ann championed innocence trials felt deeply betrayed admission fact guilty moved washington daughter refused accept final pre execution phone hurt relationship diana nelson wrote devastated sudden wholesale confessions days present final interviews investigators eve execution talked suicide want state satisfaction watching die said died electric chair est january years old hundreds including duty police officers account sang danced set fireworks pasture street prison execution carried loudly white containing corpse departed prison remains cremated ashes scattered undisclosed location accordance victim profiles unusually organized calculating criminal extensive knowledge law enforcement identification capture years crime scenes distributed large geographic areas victim count risen clear numerous investigators widely disparate jurisdictions hunting man assault methods choice blunt trauma relatively silent techniques accomplished common household items deliberately avoided firearms noise evidence left meticulous researcher explored surroundings minute detail looking safe sites seize dispose victims unusually skilled physical evidence found crime scene evidence guilt fact repeated years attempted maintain innocence significant obstacles law enforcement generic essentially anonymous physical features curious like ability change appearance early police complained showing photograph witnesses looked different virtually photo taken person expression change appearance moments weren sure looking person said judge trial aware unusual quality exploited subtle modifications facial hair significantly alter appearance necessary concealed distinctive identifying mark dark mole neck shirts beetle proved difficult pin color variously described witnesses metallic non metallic tan bronze light brown dark brown evolved organization time typical serial murderers according fbi experts early consisted late night entry followed violent attack blunt weapon sleeping victim victims sexually assaulted objects left lay unconscious dead evolved progressively organized choice victims crime scenes employ designed lure victim vicinity vehicle pre positioned weapon usually cases wore plaster cast leg arm requested assistance carrying vehicle regarded handsome charismatic victims traits exploited win confidence lured females wrote way silk flower honey bee near inside vehicle victim restrained sexually assaulted primary crime scene commonly transport pre selected secondary site considerable distance away situations looks charm useful invoked authority identifying police officer end florida stress fugitive attacks sleeping victims secondary sites remove later burn victim clothing case deposit collection explained clothing removal practical matter chance leaving trace evidence crime scene manufacturing error fibers clothing ironically provided crucial link revisited secondary crime scenes engage acts groom dress victims found wearing articles clothing worn nail polish family members seen took photos victims work hard right told don want forget consumption large quantities alcohol essential component told later needed extremely drunk order significantly diminish dominant personality feared prevent inner entity acting known victims white females middle class backgrounds ages college students apparently approached met conversation execution told purposely stayed away felt power sickness building rule noted identified victims long straight hair parted middle like woman rejected later engaged rejected return rule speculated animosity girlfriend triggered protracted caused target victims resembled dismissed hypothesis hey fit general criteria young attractive told people bought girls similar physically different youth beauty absolutely criteria choice victims underwent multiple psychiatric examinations experts conclusions varied professor authority violent behavior initially diagnosis disorder later changed impression suggested possibility multiple personality disorder based behaviors described interviews court testimony great aunt witnessed episode turn person suddenly found afraid favorite nephew waited dusk train station turned stranger lewis recounted prison official describing similar transformation said weird body facial change felt odor said complete change personality day afraid personality disorder proposed subsequent retrospective analysis experts found precise diagnosis elusive majority evidence pointed away disorder personality disorder patients frequently identified charming charismatic beneath facade little true personality genuine insight readily distinguish right wrong ability minimal effect behavior devoid feelings guilt remorse point readily admitted guilt doesn solve said hurts guess position having deal guilt include poor judgment manipulative behavior prosecutor wrote think con anybody admitted psychiatrist end lewis agreed majority tell graduate students find real true buy dinner told nelson thought existed think true remorse afternoon executed granted interview psychologist founder christian evangelical organization opportunity new statements violence media pornographic roots crimes happened stages gradually said experience pornography deals violent level sexuality addicted looking potent explicit graphic kinds material reach point pornography goes far begin wonder maybe actually reading looking violence media said particularly violence sent boys road fbi suggested stake adult movie houses follow patrons leave going kill said protect society people addicted pornography multiple biographers researchers observers concluded sudden condemnation pornography manipulative attempt shift blame catering agenda longtime anti pornography advocate telling precisely wanted hear asserted interview detective magazines reading material corrupted fueled fantasies point serial killer letter ann rule wrote world reads publications purchased magazine occasions picked told night spoke pornography played role development serial killer problem wasn pornography wrote problem nelson expressed minority view concern dangers violent pornography genuine rule noted fault lay eventually confessed murders accepted responsibility offered opportunity prior trial death penalty blame wide variety including abusive grandfather absence biological father true alcohol media police accused planting evidence society general violence television ultimately true crime periodicals pornography blamed television programming watched sets stolen stealing credit cards occasion tried blame victims known people vulnerability wrote letter facial expressions afraid people invite abuse expecting hurt subtly encourage significant element thinking surprised noticed victims missing imagined america place invisible people testified seen places believe people noticed don know complained lewis truly sense said long term serial killer powerful barriers guilt wrote walls denial breached nelson agreed time forced actual confession wrote leap steep barrier built inside long ago victims confessed true total remains unknown published estimates run high occasionally cryptic comments encourage speculation told murder publicized fbi agents proposed total tally responded add digit years later told attorney common estimate accurate wrote knew total higher don think knew killed killed said methodist clergyman administered rites impression strong impression evening execution reviewed victim tally state state basis washington including parks abducted oregon killed washington including unidentified utah unidentified colorado florida oregon unidentified idaho unidentified california unidentified following chronological summary identified victims identified survivors washington oregon january identified literature age sexually assaulted bed slept survived february asleep abducted skull recovered taylor mountain site march abducted walking concert body left according taylor mountain site found april disappeared attending evening advisors meeting skull recovered taylor mountain site vanished skull recovered taylor mountain site june disappeared leaving flame tavern skull recovered taylor mountain site june abducted alley house skeletal remains identified recovered site july abducted broad daylight skeletal remains recovered site july abducted hours park skeletal remains recovered site utah colorado idaho october ambushed assaulted utah body buried according near miles south salt_lake_city found october vanished utah body found nearby mountainous area october disappeared utah body discovered november attempted abduction murray utah escaped car survived november vanished leaving school play utah body left according near utah miles south minimal skeletal remains found positively identified kent january disappeared hotel hallway colorado body discovered dirt road near hotel march disappeared way tavern colorado body buried according near rifle miles west found april abducted parents house colorado body thrown according miles west found abducted idaho body thrown according authorities believe found june disappeared youth conference body buried according near price utah miles southeast found florida january slept secondary crime scene january sexually assaulted slept secondary crime scene january slept survived january slept survived january slept blocks survived february abducted junior high school florida skeletal remains found near miles west possible victims remains suspect likely responsible identified murders talk committed close home close family involved victims young age vanished home august house newspaper delivery route victim father certain saw ditch construction site nearby ups campus morning daughter disappeared evidence detectives familiar case agreed likelihood involvement repeatedly denied wrote letter denial family observed fits discussion categories close home close family young forensic testing material evidence crime scene yielded insufficient intact dna sequences comparison flight piece lumber slept basement apartment seattle queen district june near store worked time women regularly died retrospect noted similarities crime scene suffered permanent memory loss result attack later contacted ann rule know wrote tell know absence evidence involvement remains speculative college friends stabbed death car found day abandoned garden state parkway outside point new_jersey near miles south philadelphia bodies nude fully clothed found nearby woods days later january apparently west memorial day weekend accounts earliest crimes varied considerably interviews told forensic psychologist murder victims women philadelphia area biographer believed committed murders injury ruse based investigator interview julia aunt said wearing leg cast automobile accident weekend traveled philadelphia official record accident considered strong suspect case remains open year old elementary school teacher time maid murdered basement apartment july raped location worked adjacent birthplace elizabeth home mothers similarities known crime scenes led retired fbi agent propose suspect evidence firmly places date municipal records note person named dog week long stretches time including summer remain murder officially remains seen july campus undergraduate months later skeletal remains found wrapped military blankets bound rope deep south washington multiple suspects including cleared according investigators authorities said remains suspect disappeared oregon june disappeared eugene oregon august confessed oregon identifying victims oregon detectives suspected unable obtain interview time confirm women remain classified missing abducted november body found month near washington seen near washington body found month later widely believed responsible murders told knowledge case dna analysis led arrest conviction murder baker homicide remains wisconsin native living utah seen salt_lake_city july nude body discovered following day near colorado sources conflict mentioned death row interviews murder remains seen near vancouver washington august remains discovered months later shallow grave south female later identified seen eugene oregon september victims long hair parted middle august drove seattle salt_lake_city passed vancouver eugene route evidence cases remain open disappeared april leaving colorado miles northwest denver corpse discovered road maintenance workers weeks later miles away gas receipts place nearby golden day disappeared included list victims literature authorities evidence inconclusive continue treat homicide cold case failed work golden colorado july nude body found august feet inside pass near winter park resort mining students gas station receipts place area time direct evidence involvement case remains open disappeared service station worked utah miles north salt_lake_city july remains classified missing person specifically denied involvement case death row interviews seen salt_lake_city early february shortly trial began body found near salt lake city international airport april listed victim sources murder remains officially minutes execution new_jersey illinois vermont case texas miami florida provided directions later proven inaccurate burial site utah denied involvement open cases artifacts beetle displayed lobby closure presently exhibit east crime museum tennessee media film deliberate stranger starring starring stranger starring legacy evil starring
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