Category: killer

‘Boy Next Door Killer’ Gets Death Sentence for Murders of 2 Women

LOS ANGELES—For crimes he called “vicious and frightening,” a judge on Friday gave a death sentence to a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer” for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. Victims’ family members wept as Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler handed down…


Oklahoma Jury Recommends Death for Alleged Serial Killer

OKLAHOMA CITY—A jury in Oklahoma has recommended a death sentence for an alleged serial killer who was convicted of kidnapping a woman from a car wash and killing her more than 20 years ago. The jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for William Lewis Reece, who was convicted last week of first-degree murder for…


‘Torso Killer’ Pleads Guilty in 1974 Cold-Case Murders

NEWARK—For years, a savage murderer called the “Torso Killer” dribbled out confessions to a New Jersey detective, closing cold cases into the brutal deaths of four young women that dated back to the late 1960s. But there was one unsolved case the notorious serial killer would never admit to: The slayings of 17-year-old Mary Ann…


Samuel Little, Regarded as the Most Prolific Serial Killer in US History, Dies at 80

LOS ANGELES—The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a California hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was serving a life…