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MO: Syndicate torture-slayer

DATE(S): 1971–85 VENUE: Ala./Ga. VICTIMS:

DISPOSITION: Convicted of conspiracy, 1969; died in Three alleged by FBI

prison, 1975

MO: Ex-con/mental patient publicly named as probable murderer

Dalton, Lawrence N. (1945– )

DISPOSITION: Served time in Fla. and Ga. for attacks SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

on women

DATE(S): 1977–78 VENUE: Wisc./Ill. VICTIMS:

More than three

Davey, Margaret
(d. 1542)

MO: Rape-slayer of at least two women and a 12-yearSEX: F RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

old girl

cific

DISPOSITION: Life term on one count in Wisc., 1984

DATE(S): 1530s–1542 VENUE: England VICTIMS:

“Several”

Damren, Floyd William
(1951– )

MO: Domestic cook who poisoned various employers SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

and their families

DATE(S): 1994 VENUE: Fla. VICTIMS: Two

DISPOSITION: Boiled alive, 1542

MO: Killed burglary victim and a criminal accomplice, in Clay and Putnam counties

Davis, Arlie Ray
(1955–2002)

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count + life for SEX: M RACE: Unk. TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

burglary, 1995; life term on second count, 1996

DATE(S): 1994–96 VENUE: Central Illinois VIC-

TIMS: More than four suspected

Daniels, Robert Wayne, Jr.
(?– )

MO: Rape-slayer of female prostitutes; victims beaten SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE-felony

and strangled

DATE(S): 1977–78 VENUE: Ore./Ariz./Calif. VIC-

DISPOSITION: Condemned for killing a woman in

TIMS: Six

Kewanee, 1999; sentence commuted to life on

MO: Victims shot/robbed, often while camping

appeal; prime suspect in several Peoria disappear-DISPOSITION: Life prison term in Ore.

ances

Danks, Joseph
(1961– ) AKA: Koreatown Slasher
Davis, Bruce A.
(1948– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-non-

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE/PC

specific

DATE(S): 1969–82 VENUE: USA, nationwide VIC-

DATE(S): 1987/90 VENUE: Los Angeles/Tehachapi, TIMS: 33 confessed

Calif. VICTIMS: Six

MO: Killed 32 gay men and one prison guard

MO: Stabbed homeless transients (1987); killed cell-DISPOSITION: Five to 15 years in D.C.; life + 45 years mate (1990)

in Ill.

DISPOSITION: Life term, 1988; condemned, 1991

Davis, Cecil Emile
(1960– )

Danos, Abel
(d. 1952)

SEX: M RACE: ? TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE:

DATE(S): 1997 VENUE: Tacoma, Wash. VICTIMS:

Sad./CE/PC-extremist

Three suspected

DATE(S): 1940–48 VENUE: France/Italy VICTIMS:

MO: Rape-slayer of elderly women in their homes 110+

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count, 1998

MO: Career criminal; Gestapo executioner in World War II; shot police during postwar robberies

Davis, Charles
(?– )

DISPOSITION: Executed in France, Mar. 1952

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

DATE(S): 1970s VENUE: Md. VICTIMS: Five

Daugherty, Jeffrey Joseph
(1955–88)

MO: Ambulance driver and rape-slayer of women; SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE-felony

dumped victims on his own route and phoned in

DATE(S): 1976 VENUE: Eastern U.S. VICTIMS:

reports; then retrieved bodies

Four

DISPOSITION: Life imprisonment

MO: Robbed/shot four women on trip from Mich. to Fla.

Davis, Frank
(1953– )

DISPOSITION: Executed in Fla., Nov. 7, 1988

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

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DATE(S): 1971/83 VENUE: La Porte County, Ind.

DISPOSITION: 375 years cumulative time from six VICTIMS: Three

separate trials

MO: Pedophile slayer of teenage boys

DISPOSITION: 1984 death sentence commuted to life,
Deeming, Frederick Bailey
(1853–92)

July 1997

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

DATE(S): 1891–92 VENUE: England/Australia

Davis, Gregory
(1966– )

VICTIMS: Six

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

MO: “Bluebeard” slayer of wives and children for DATE(S): 1986–87 VENUE: Ga./Miss. VICTIMS:

profit

Four

DISPOSITION: Hanged in Australia, May 23, 1892

MO: Home invader who preyed on elderly women

DISPOSITION: Condemned in Miss.

DeJesus, Carmello
(1934–73)

SEX: M RACE: H TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

Davis, Richard Allen
(1954– )

DATE(S): 1971–73 VENUE: N.Y./N.J./Fla. VIC-

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: Sex.

TIMS: Four confessed

DATE(S): 1973–93 VENUE: Calif. VICTIMS: Two

MO: Stabbed/shot women in three states

suspected

DISPOSITION: Suicide in N.Y., Sept. 8, 1973; left MO: Suspect in shotgun “suicide” of girlfriend; rape-written confession

slayer of 12-year-old girl

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count

Delage, Richard Tobias
(1945– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC-non-

Dawson, Timothy Carl
(1961– )

specific

SEX: M RACE: Unk. TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC/CE-

DATE(S): 1960–75 VENUE: N.Y./Pa./Conn. VIC-

felony

TIMS: Two to four+

DATE(S): 1998 VENUE: Atlanta, Ga. VICTIMS:

MO: Shot women in random, motiveless attacks

Four

DISPOSITION: Plea bargained for 20-year maximum, MO: Shot male victims at two downtown hotels, rob-Sept. 1976

bing those killed in the second incident

DISPOSITION: Convicted on four counts of murder
del Junco, Francisco
(1957– )

and sentenced to life in prison, Nov. 14, 2002

SEX: M RACE: H TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

DATE(S): 1995–96 VENUE: Miami, Fla. VICTIMS:

Day, William Scott
(1951– )

Four

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE-felony

MO: Slayer of black female drug addicts who burned DATE(S): 1986–87 VENUE: Tenn./Ariz./Fla./Tex.

his victims’ bodies

VICTIMS: Five

DISPOSITION: Sentenced to four life terms, June 4, MO: Escaped convict from Michigan who

2003

robbed/killed random victims

DISPOSITION: Received three consecutive life terms in
Delpino, Jesus Carmenate
(1960– )

Tennessee

SEX: M RACE: H TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./PC

DATE(S): 1982 VENUE: South Florida VICTIMS:

Dean, Williamina
(1847–95)

Four confessed

SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: S MOTIVE: CE-felony

MO: Killed his 14-year-old girlfriend and her mother in DATE(S): 1890–95 VENUE: Invercargill, New

May 1982, wounding a third victim at the same

Zealand VICTIMS: More than Five

time; subsequently confessed the murders of two MO: “Baby farmer” who killed infants left in her care women on Key West

DISPOSITION: Hanged on April 12, 1895

DISPOSITION: Received three life terms for murder and attempted murder, Feb. 28, 1993; received a
DeBardeleben, James Mitchell, II
(1940– ) one-year sentence for escape, Aug. 27, 1993;

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE:

received a sentence of three years and nine months CE/Sex./Sad.

for conspiracy to escape, July 5, 2000

DATE(S): 1965–83 VENUE: USA nationwide VIC-

TIMS: Eight+ suspected

De Melker, Daisy Louisa
(1886–1932)

MO: Career criminal and sexual sadist active in 44

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE-insur-

American states, with victims of both sexes

ance

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DATE(S): 1909–31 VENUE: South Africa VIC-

DISPOSITION: Convicted of intimidating witnesses, TIMS: Six

1972; murdered at home while the case was on

MO:“Black widow” poisoner of husband and children appeal, 1973

DISPOSITION: Hanged Dec. 30, 1932

Dial, Randolph Franklin
(1944– )

Demps, Bennie E.
(1950–2000)

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: CE

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/PC

DATE(S): 1979–83 VENUE: Okla./Nev. VICTIMS:

DATE(S): 1971/76 VENUE: Fla. VICTIMS: Three

“Numerous” confessed

MO: Killed two robbery victims in St. Johns County; MO: Alcoholic sculptor and confessed contract killer; murdered a fellow prison inmate

also claimed antidrug vigilante murders

DISPOSITION: Life + 20 years on two counts, 1971; DISPOSITION: Life term on one count in Okla., 1986; condemned, 1978; executed June 7, 2000

escaped from prison with deputy warden’s wife (presumed kidnap victim), 1989; still at large

Dennis, Jerome
(1967– )

SEX: M RACE: B TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex.

Diamond, John, Jr.
(1896–1931) AKA: Legs DATE(S): 1991–92 VENUE: East Orange, N.J.

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/PC

VICTIMS: Five

DATE(S): 1920–31 VENUE: New York City VIC-

MO: Rape-slayer of females age 16 to 41

TIMS: 12+

DISPOSITION: Life sentence with 60-year minimum, MO: Independent racketeer; engaged in Prohibition 1993

gang wars

DISPOSITION: Murdered by rival gangsters, Dec. 17,
Denyer, Paul
(1972– )

1931

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

DATE(S): 1993 VENUE: Frankston, Australia VIC-

Diao Ruiying
(1954–98)

TIMS: Three

SEX: F RACE: A TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC-nonspe-

MO: Hater of women who claimed he “always wanted cific

to kill” from age 14; stabbed/strangled three females DATE(S): 1997–98 VENUE: Shangqiu, China VIC-aged 17–22

TIMS: Five

DISPOSITION: Life term with no minimum sentence MO: Poisoned neighborhood children aged four to six DISPOSITION: Executed Jan. 18, 1999

Deshayes, Catherine
(d. 1680) AKA: La Voisin SEX: F RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE

DATE(S): 1660s–78 VENUE: Paris, France VIC-

Diaz, Robert Rubane
(1938– )

TIMS: 2,500 confessed

SEX: M RACE: H TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

MO: “Witch” and “seer” who sacrificed infants in DATE(S): 1981 VENUE: Southern Calif. VICTIMS:

satanic rituals for wealthy clients

12–50

DISPOSITION: Burned at the stake, Feb. 22, 1680

MO: Male nurse; killed patients age 52–89 by injection ACCOMPLICE: Abbé Guibourg (1612–82), renegade

DISPOSITION: Condemned on 12 counts, 1984

priest who assisted in black masses; died in prison
Diederich, Klaus
(1946– )

DeSimone, Thomas
(d. 1979)

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: Y MOTIVE: Sex.

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/PC

DATE(S): 1984 VENUE: Kassel, Germany VIC-

DATE(S): 1960s–70s VENUE: N.Y./N.J. VICTIMS:

TIMS: Three

Six+

MO: Rape-slayer of women age 22–77

MO: Syndicate mobster and hit man

DISPOSITION: Life sentence

DISPOSITION: Murdered in gangland reprisal, Jan.

1979

Dillbeck, Donald David
(1963– )

SEX: M

RACE: W

TYPE: N

MOTIVE: CE-

DeStefano, Sam
(1909–73) AKA: Mad Sam

felony

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: CE/Sad.

DATE(S): 1979/90 VENUE: Fla. VICTIMS: Two

DATE(S): 1927–71 VENUE: Chicago, Ill. VIC-

MO: Killed policeman (1979); kidnapped and stabbed TIMS: “Numerous”

female motorist after escape from prison

MO: Syndicate hit man, rapist, sexual psychopath; DISPOSITION: Life term, 1979 (escaped 1990); con-murder victims included his own brother

demned, 1991

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Dillon, Thomas
(1951– )

DATE(S): 1981 VENUE: Broward County, Fla.

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: N MOTIVE: PC-non-

VICTIMS: Two

specific

MO: Killed kidnap/robbery victims

DATE(S): 1989–90 VENUE: Ohio/Ind./Mich. VIC-

DISPOSITION: Condemned on one count, 1982; life TIMS: Five to 11

on second count + five years for kidnapping, 1982

MO: Shot outdoorsmen in random, motiveless attacks DISPOSITION: 165 years for five Ohio murders, 1993

Drew, Carl H.
(?– )

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE:

Dobbert, Ernest John, Jr.
(d. 1984)

CE/Sad./PC-extremist

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: S MOTIVE: PC-domestic

DATE(S): 1979–80 VENUE: Fall River, Mass. VIC-

DATE(S): 1972 VENUE: Fla. VICTIMS: Two

TIMS: Three suspected

MO: Abusive father; beat/strangled children age seven MO:Occultist and pimp who organized his “stable” as and 11

a satanic coven; “sacrificed” young women who dis-DISPOSITION: Executed Sept. 7, 1984

pleased him

DISPOSITION: Life without parole on one count,
Dodd, Westley Allan
(1961–93)

1981

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: Sex./Sad.

DATE(S): 1989 VENUE: Vancouver, Wash. VIC-

Drinkwater, Dr. Peter
(?– )

TIMS: Three

SEX: M RACE: W TYPE: T MOTIVE: PC

MO: Pedophile and Satanist; torture-slayer of young DATE(S): 1966/72 VENUE: England VICTIMS:

boys

Two

DISPOSITION: Hanged Jan. 5, 1993

MO: Ran down elderly man with his car; murdered his wife

Doss, Nannie Hazel
(1905–65) AKA: Giggling DISPOSITION: Three-year driver’s license suspension Grandma

in first case; 12 years for manslaughter, 1972