William Bonin

William George Bonin aka "The Freeway Killer" (born January 8, 1947 , † February 23, 1996 in San Quentin State Prison , California ) was an American serial killer .

Suspected victims of the freeway killer

The names of the victims for whose murder Wiliam Bonin was convicted are written in italics.

1. Thomas Lundgren (13) - May 28, 1979

2. Mark Shelton (17) - August 4, 1979

3. Markus Grabs (17) - August 5th, 1979

4. Donald Hyden (15) - August 27, 1979

5. David Murillo (17) - September 9, 1979

6. Robert Wirostek (18) - September 17, 1979

7. John Doe (19-25) - November 29, 1979

8. Frank Dennis Fox (17) - November 30, 1979

9. John Kilpatrick (15) - December 10, 1979

10. Michael McDonald (16) - January 1, 1980

11. Charles Miranda (15) - February 3, 1980

12. James Macabe (12) - February 3, 1980

13. Ronald Gatlin (18) - March 14, 1980

14. Glenn Barker (14) - March 21, 1980

15. Russell Rugh (15) - March 21, 1980

16. Harry Todd Turner (15) - March 24, 1980

17. Steven Wood (16) - April 10, 1980

18. Lawrence Sharp, 18 - April 10, 1980

19. Therein Lee Kendrick (19) - April 29, 1980

20. Sean King (14) - May 19, 1980

21. Steven Wells (18) - June 2, 1980

Bonin was a truck driver and found his male victims on the freeway . Most of them were strangled or stabbed . All of the victims had previously been raped by him. He had help from accomplices in his deeds.

Bonin was sentenced to death on January 5, 1982 for the rape and murder of ten young men and received the death penalty again after admitting four other murders . He showed no remorse . Overall, Bonin is suspected of having committed at least 21 and up to 36 murders. Bonin was executed on February 23, 1996 in San Quentin Prison, California. He was the first in California to be sentenced to death by lethal injection .

Web links

• Capital Punishment, Name: Bonin, William George