However, as reported by Thought Co., authorities believed that Bonin's body count may be higher. He was suspected for as many as 36 murders dating back to 1972. At about 8 p.m., they drove to the residence of co-defendant Butts who told them to take the body and drop it off somewhere. Co-defendant Munro and the defendant then drove to Huntington Beach where they left Stevens nude body at the rear of a closed gas station, where it was found June 3. In the only interview Kraft has ever givena 30-minute meeting with Los Angeles Times reporter Jerry Hicks in November 1983, in which Kraft later said he was misquotedKraft claimed he was being unjustly accused because he is gay, Freeway Killer William Bonin, was executed in 1996. Defendant William George Bonin, the Freeway Killer, kidnapped, robbed, raped and murdered a total of 14 teenaged boys between 1979 and 1980. The defendant was sentenced to death in 1982 for 10 murders throughout Los Angeles County. WebThe U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal by William Bonin, convicted in 1982 of sexually abusing, torturing and killing 14 young men and boys in 1979 and 1980. Relatives of some of the victims were in court to hear the verdicts, including several mothers and sisters who attended the 10-week trial daily. Lopez testified that Bonin described several of the killings in graphic detail, saying that many of the victims voluntarily had sex with Bonin and a series of young men who participated in some of the slayings, including Vernon Butts, who killed himself in his jail cell. The following is a chronological, case-by-case summary of the crimes in each of the two counties from which Bonin received a death sentence. Aussie tourist 'very sorry' for drunken, nude rampage in Indonesia. A little while later, they began talking to James McCabe, 12, who said he was on his way to Disneyland. Warden Arthur Calderon gave the order to begin the execution at 12:09 a.m. and Bonin was pronounced dead at 12:13 a.m. Bonin spent his last day visiting with friends. In addition to being sodomized and strangled by ligature, Darin apparently was forced to ingest chloral hydrate which left him with caustic chemical burns on his mouth, chin, chest and stomach. The defendant was assisted in most or all the crimes by two other men, co-defendants Miley and Munro. Margaret Hone said Bonin also told her he knew he was 'sick' and needed help. And like many monsters of old balance, his That I feel it sends the wrong message to the youth of the country. Inmate Bonin was executed February 23, 1996 in the execution chamber at San Quentin State Prison. There are 10 first degree murder convictions and that's a victory.'. Other victims were strangled, killed with ice picks and sexually mutilated. Alligator removed from South Carolina resident's garage. The defendant wrapped Charles shirt around his neck. He had been sodomized and strangled with a ligature. 'The jury did justice in this case and it was one well-earned by Mr. April 28 (UPI) -- The PGA Tour's Mexico Open was briefly interrupted when a swarm of bees sent a group of golfers ducking in the grass. They drove several blocks away, parked, and the defendant sodomized Charles. In a dark green for two con line fan, bonding approached unsuspecting male hitchhikers and pedestrians. S.C. woman wins $300,000 lottery prize -- her second jackpot in 3 years. WebBonin is one of the only SKs that I really felt uncomfortable when reading his story. April 28 (UPI) -- A lost dog in Northern Ireland was found 26 days later after walking more than 40 miles to the home of his former owners. He said he never mentioned the fourth Orange County victim, 18-year-old Frank Fox of Long Beach, by name, but did describe details of his killing. April 27 (UPI) -- A Sydney, Australia, woman is trying to solve a mystery after hundreds of dollars' worth of drinks, including Gatorade, Powerade, Coke and Fanta started showing up at her home. WARNING: The following crime summaries contain graphic descriptions of one or more murders and may not be suitable for all audiences. Davids nude body was found three days later on a Ventura Highway off-ramp. Norris told jurors that Bonin recruited young men of 'little mentality' as his accomplices and drove around in a 'death van,' picking up his victims, then sexually assaulting and killing them. And I would suggest that when a person has a thought of doing anything serious against the law, that before they did, that they should go to a quiet place and think about it seriously., Copyright 2023 California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Back to Inmates Executed 1978 to Present, Timeline of Lethal Injection Protocol Regulations, History of Capital Punishment in California, Condemned Inmates Who Have Died Since 1978, P207-KIDNAP, P286(B1)-SODOMY W/CHILD, P286(B2)-SODOMY W/C, P288-L&L, P288A-L&L. Nov 8, 2020 75 Dislike Share Odd Characters 2.32K subscribers William "Bill" Bonin or the Freeway Killer was an American serial killer, Vietnam veteran, sadist, and WebIntroducing Over the Fence - William Bonin C.J. Earlier Monday, a reporter testifying over the objection of defense attorney William Charvet said Bonin had admitted killing four teenage boys in suburban Orange County. For his last meal, Bonin requested two large pepperoni and sausage pizzas, three pints of coffee ice cream and three six-packs of regular Coca Cola. The defendant was not prosecuted for those crimes. Investigators found pieces of evidence in Bonin's van, including knives, a nylon cord, and a scrapbook that documented his crimes. Affiliate Program. The four victims were all hitchhikers whom the defendant had picked up in his van, and then killed by strangulation. The defendant and co-defendant tied Steven up, took his money, beat him, then strangled him with his T-shirt. He said Bonin told them that he and Larry Sharp, a 15-year-old Long Beach youth who was killed in March 1980, had once 'been very close he used the word lover. And like many monsters of old balance, his singular hunger was the innocent, more specifically, adolescent boys. 'Fog of bees' briefly interrupts PGA Tour's Mexico Open. The jury also found Bonin guilty of 10 counts of robbery, but acquitted him on an 11th count of robbery and single counts of sodomy and mayhem. Nebraska students toss water balloons for Guinness World Record. Although he has not yet been tried for those four killings, Superior Court Judge William Keene last week overruled an objection by Charvet and allowed Norris to present the evidence of the slayings, including grisly photographs, to the jury. Police investigators testified that all four victims were strangled and said carpet fibers found on the bodies were consistent with those from a green carpet in Bonin's so-called 'death van.'. Bonin, a 34-year-old truck driver from suburban Downey, was found innocent of murdering two 14-year-old boys. (Information for this summary was compiled from the probation officers report and/or other court documents from the defendants file.). WebSummary: Defendant William George Bonin, the Freeway Killer, kidnapped, robbed, raped and murdered a total of 14 teenaged boys between 1979 and 1980. Dog missing for 26 days walked 40 miles to his former home. Stranded bear rescued from Nevada tree using tranquilizer, tarp. April 28 (UPI) -- A British piercing enthusiast broke his own Guinness World Record when the number of flesh tunnels in his face increased to 17. April 28 (UPI) -- The PGA Tour's Mexico Open was briefly interrupted when a swarm of bees sent a group of golfers ducking in the grass. During the 10-week trial, prosecutor Sterling Norris described Bonin as a man with such an 'insatiable appetite' for torturing and murdering young men and boys that it became a habit he enjoyed. Many of them left the courtroom in tears and did not talk to reporters. Per ATI, Bonin claimed that it was during his time there when he was molested by boys who were older than him. 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LOS ANGELES -- A television newsman changed his mind and provided previously undisclosed details in the trial of accused Freeway Killer William Bonin, including a reported statement by Bonin that he would have kept killing if he had not been arrested. In just one year between 1979 and 1980, "Freeway Strangler" William George Bonin murdered at least 21 victims, though some suspect he killed over a dozen more. Los Angeles Public Library Archives Pedophile and serial killer William George Bonin raped and murdered up to 36 victims while prowling the freeways of southern California. Bonin was arrested in June 1980 while having sex with a 17-year-old youth in his van in a Hollywood parking lot. On June 2, 1980, at about 5:40 p.m., the defendant and co-defendant James Munro were driving a van in Downey when they picked up a hitchhiker, Steven Jay Wells, 18. WebWilliam George Bonin (January 8, 1947 February 23, 1996), also known as the Freeway Killer, Podcaster Interviews. LOS ANGELES -- Freeway Killer William Bonin, a registered sex offender with an 'insatiable appetite' for homosexual killing, was convicted Wednesday of murdering 10 young men and boys in his 'death van' and dumping their bodies near Southern California highways. Bonin was found innocent of Sean King's slaying. His nude body was found at 11 a.m. near Liberty Canyon and the off ramp of the Ventura Freeway. Later, the two men held the victim down, beat him, strangled him with his shirt, and crushed his neck with a jack handle. April 28 (UPI) -- The PGA Tour's Mexico Open was briefly interrupted when a swarm of bees sent a group of golfers ducking in the grass. 1 killed in shooting at Massachusetts house party, Biden shows support for free press at White House Correspondents' dinner, Google Doodle pays tribute to late actor Alan Rickman, Heavy shelling in Kherson, Kharkiv destroys residences, Cuba postpones International Workers' Day parade over fuel shortages. The "Freeway Killer" William Bonin was convicted in two separate trials of murdering 14 young men and boys and given a death sentence for each one of his victims. April 28 (UPI) -- A South Carolina woman won a $300,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just three years after winning a $250,000 lottery jackpot. April 28 (UPI) -- A bear stuck in a Nevada tree was rescued by wildlife officials and firefighters who tranquilized the bruin and then caught the large animal in a tarp. He told detectives that he had accepted a ride home from a party with the defendant, who had talked about killing young boys. This Is How The Freeway Killer Was Finally Caught. Alligator removed from South Carolina resident's garage. LOS ANGELES -- The mother and two brothers of convicted Freeway Killer William Bonin, trying to persuade a jury to spare his life, testified Monday that he was beaten and sexually molested as a youth. Lopez, a reporter for television station KNXT, testified during the regular trial that Bonin confessed a total of 21 slayings during a jailhouse conversation in January 1981. 'Mr. 1 killed in shooting at Massachusetts house party, Biden shows support for free press at White House Correspondents' dinner, Google Doodle pays tribute to late actor Alan Rickman, Heavy shelling in Kherson, Kharkiv destroys residences, Cuba postpones International Workers' Day parade over fuel shortages. Harrys nude body was found the morning of March 25 in an alley behind a Los Angeles business. WebWilliam George Bonin (January 8, 1947 February 23, 1996), also known as the Freeway Killer, [2] was an American serial killer and twice-paroled sex offender [3] [4] who committed the rape, torture, and murder of a minimum of twenty-one young men and boys in a series of killings in southern California from May 1979 to June 1980. WebIntroducing Over the Fence - William Bonin C.J. S.C. woman wins $300,000 lottery prize -- her second jackpot in 3 years. He was found guilty of 14 counts of murder and was sentenced to death. Outside the courtroom, King's mother, Lavada Gifford, was in tears but ecstatic that Lopez had taken the stand with his devastating testimony. Aussie tourist 'very sorry' for drunken, nude rampage in Indonesia. Lopez had refused to testify earlier under California's reporter's shield law when the prosecution tried to force him to take the stand. He was caught in the act while assaulting a 15-year-old boy, per Murderpedia, and he was arrested on the spot. DISCOVER About Labs Help Stats Blog Contact April 27 (UPI) -- A Sydney, Australia, woman is trying to solve a mystery after hundreds of dollars' worth of drinks, including Gatorade, Powerade, Coke and Fanta started showing up at her home. Bonin was found guilty of murdering Donald Hyden, 15, Los Angeles; David Murillo, 17, La Mirada; Darin Kendrick, 19, Cypress; Marcus Grabs, 17, a tourist from West Germany; Charles Miranda, 15, Downey; James McCabe, 12, Garden Grove; Ronald Gatlin, 18, Los Angeles; Harry Todd Turner; Steve Wood, 16, Downey; and Steven Wells, 18, Downey. Scottish Island for sale with asking price of $188,000. Lopez exchanged several apparently angry glances with Bonin, who had a bandage over his broken nose and wore dark glasses to cover the black eyes he received in an apparent beating by another prisoner on the courthouse lockup last week. Serial killer William Bonin Despite Harolds resistance, the defendant orally copulated him. April 28 (UPI) -- A Nebraska high school said it broke a Guinness World Record when more than 1,000 students participated in a water balloon toss event. On August 5, 1979, the defendant and co-defendant Butts accosted Marcus Grabs, 17, in Newport Beach sometime between 6 and 10 p.m. Marcus, a German student on a backpacking tour of the United States, was sodomized, beaten and stabbed 77 times. A key and controversial witness was television newsman Dave Lopez, who first refused to testify under California's reporter's shield law, but changed his mind and took the stand after both sides had rested. Jail); Gregory Matthew Miley (CDC# C42801; First degree murder 25 yrs to life); William Ray Pugh (CDC# C53164; Voluntary manslaughter 6 yrs); James Michael Munro (CDC# C44535; Second degree murder 15 yrs to life). But saving a fellow airman at great personal risk and being awarded a Good Conduct Medal doesnt necessarily make you a good man. William George Bonin was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. Alice Benton told the jury in Bonin's penalty trial that her husband was a heavy drinker who often beat her and her children. In addition to Butts, three other young men were arrested in the Freeway Killer case. One pleaded innocent and awaits trial, while two others pleaded guilty to murder and testified against Bonin. Bonin was the only scary encounter Id had in the months I spent hitching, so I decided that those were, in a way, good odds. WebWilliam George Bonin was apprehended in June of 1980 for the murders of at least 21 young boys in a sinister spree that lasted just over a year. WebGreg Miley and James Munro testified for the prosecution, describing how Bonin -- following his arrest -- had urged them to "start going around grabbing anyone off the street and killing them," in a bid to convince authorities that the "Freeway Killer" was still at large. Bonin has not given a news interview since the early 1980s, when he was sentenced to death for raping and strangling 14 young men in Southern California. 1 killed in shooting at Massachusetts house party, Biden shows support for free press at White House Correspondents' dinner, Google Doodle pays tribute to late actor Alan Rickman, Heavy shelling in Kherson, Kharkiv destroys residences, Cuba postpones International Workers' Day parade over fuel shortages. British man breaks world record with 17 flesh tunnels on his face. This murder spree took place over 10 months and could have continued had it not been for the surveillance and effective detective work of police. April 28 (UPI) -- A Nebraska high school said it broke a Guinness World Record when more than 1,000 students participated in a water balloon toss event. Bonin admitted in a jailhouse interview with a reporter that he killed 21 young men and boys. . is taking the week off, but join her friends from Over the Fence Podcast with the case of gay serial killer William Read more 12 Self-hosted on Cloudflare. During the same time period as the Los Angeles murders, defendant Bonin and two co-defendants murdered four other young men in Orange County. WebAn interview is strongly encouraged, but not required, as part of the application process. William Bonin: The "Freeway Killer," an unemployed Downey truck driver, confessed to 21 killings, was convicted of 14 and was executed in 1996. Sharp's body was founded dumped behind a gas station. He assaulted and murdered his victims before dumping their bodies on the freeway, thus the nickname given to him. Webnew york mets minor league teams; little tikes dino cozy coupe assembly instructions; is stuart ramsay married; drummer needed for tour 2021. losing isaiah i threw him away More than 150 beverages delivered to woman's home without explanation. The defendant was placed under surveillance beginning June 2, 1980. On March 22, 1980, the bodies of Russell Rugh, 15, and Glenn Barker, 14, were found a few miles farther east along the same road. Scottish Island for sale with asking price of $188,000. With the killer's name in hand, police began to follow 33-year-old William Bonin. On February 3, 1980, William Bonin and Gregory Miley drove to Hollywood with the sole intent on committing murder. The pair encountered 15-year-old Charles Miranda hitchhiking along the Santa Monica Boulevard. According to Miley, Bonin and young man engaged in consensual sex in the rear of the van as he drove. Darin also had an ice pick through his right ear that caused a fatal wound to the upper cervical spinal cord. Nebraska students toss water balloons for Guinness World Record. His co-defendants were also young men between the ages of 17 and 21. Alligator removed from South Carolina resident's garage. , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 . Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Upon interrogation, he confessed to being the Freeway Killer and said he had 21 victims. The defendant was apprehended after co-defendant Pugh, 17, was arrested on auto theft charges on May 29, 1980. Marks on the body of at least one of the victims indicated that a bar or other similar object had been placed between the ligature and the neck and then twisted, to effect greater compression. Prosecutor Sterling Norris asked Lopez Monday if the slayings he admitted included the deaths of four youths for which Bonin faces additional murder charges in Orange County. On February 23, 1996, Bonin became the first person executed via lethal injection in the state of California. Although William Bonin had never admitted to this young man that he was the Freeway Killer, the young man said he suspected it because Bonin's glove compartment was stuffed with newspaper articles about the Freeway Killer case. Shortly thereafter, the defendant was apprehended in the act of raping and sodomizing Harold. 'He told me he wanted to April 29 (UPI) -- An Australian tourist facing possible flogging after being accused of going on a drunken nude rampage in the Indonesian province of Ache says he felt "almost possessed" at the time. He sounds like he would have been really intimidating to just be in the same room as Hunter2375 2 yr. ago Hes not a very big man & as you can hear his voice now he doesnt sound very scary. On March 14, 1980, Ronald Gatlin, 19, was picked up by the defendant in Van Nuys at about 8:30 p.m. Ronalds nude body was found the next day in Duarte, near the juncture of the 210 and 605 freeways. Mrs. Benton testified that there was a conflict between her and her son over his homosexuality, and said he sometimes brought young boys to his home. The full interview footage wasn't seen by audiences until MSNBC aired The Mind of Manson in 2007. Initially, Steven agreed to have sex with the defendant. Pugh revealed that Bonin may be the Freeway Killer and claimed that he was with him when he abducted one of the victims. After taking money out of James wallet, the defendants left his body next to a dumpster in the City of Walnut, where it was found Feb. 6. {} . , - 0096176817976 ( , - 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 106 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 7 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 : , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976- , 0096176817976| 53 . The true story of William Bonin a California serial killer. 'It was a very good verdict, a very just verdict,' Norris said outside the courtroom. His head had been bashed in with a tire iron, and he had been sodomized and strangled with a ligature. His nude body was found the next morning in an industrial park in Carson near the Artesia Freeway. During the evening, Bonin was visited by the warden and the Catholic chaplain. Bonin came from a dysfunctional family. April 28 (UPI) -- A bear stuck in a Nevada tree was rescued by wildlife officials and firefighters who tranquilized the bruin and then caught the large animal in a tarp. Victims: Dennis Frank Fox (17), Glenn Barker (14), Russell Rugh (15), Lawrence Sharp (17), Marcus Grabs (17), Donald Hyden (15), David Murillo (17), Charles Miranda (15), James McCabe (12), Ronald Gatlin (19), Harry Todd Turner (14), Steven Wood (16), Darin Lee Kendrick (19), Steven Jay Wells (18), Harold T. (15 Bonins last victim; was not killed), Co-Defendants: Gregory Matthew Miley (CDC# C42801), James Michael Munro (CDC# C44535).
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