Tag: serial

DNA Match IDs Alaska Serial Killer’s Victim After 37 Years

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A woman known for 37 years only as Horseshoe Harriet, one of dozen or so victims of a notorious Alaska serial killer, has been identified through genetic genealogy and a DNA match, authorities said Friday. The victim was identified Friday as Robin Pelkey, who was 19 and living on the streets of Anchorage when…


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…