William George BONIN |
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William George Bonin, who during 1979 and 1980 raped and killed at
least 14 young men
in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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William George Bonin
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William George Bonin
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William George Bonin
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"Freeway
Killer" William George Bonin was sentenced to death for the sex
killings of 12 young men
and boys in Los Angeles County in
1979-1980. He left their bodies often beside freeway ramps.
Photo
date: September 21, 1989.
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"Freeway
Killer" William George Bonin, who had been accused of the murder of
one boy, was charged on July 30, 1988, with an additional 13 counts
of murder. A second suspect, Vernon Butts, was charged with being an
accomplice in six of those killings. Police had been searching for a
suspect responsible for the murders of 42 boys during an eight-year
period. Other suspects eventually were picked up in connection with
the murders, including James Munro.
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"Freeway
Killer" William George Bonin, charged in 14 murders on January 2,
1981.
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"Freeway
Killer" William George Bonin, following attorney William Charvet,
walks into court
where he was sentenced to death on March 13, 1982.
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Seven of the
14 victims killed by "Freeway Killer" William George Bonin during
1979 and 1980: #1--James Michael McCabe; #2--Marcus Grabs;
#3--Donald Hyden; #4--David Murillo; #10--Charles Miranda;
#11--James Michael McCabe; #12--Ronald Gatlin.
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Nine of the
14 victims killed by "Freeway Killer" William George Bonin during
1979 and 1980: #13--Glen Norman Baker; #14--Russell Duane Rugh;
#15--Steven Wood; #16--Darin Lee Kendrick; #17--Lawrence Eugene
Sharp; #19--Stephen Jay Wells. The rest
are unidentified.
Accomplices
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