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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.
William George Bonin
William George Bonin
William George Bonin
"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.
"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.
"Freeway
Killer" William George Bonin, charged in 14 murders on January 2,
1981.
"Freeway
Killer" William George Bonin, following attorney William Charvet,
walks into court
where he was sentenced to death on March 13, 1982.
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.
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
Vernon
Robert Butts
July 25, 1980: Vernon Butts (22) is arrested as
accomplice in six of the “freeway murders”.
October 29, 1980: Vernon Butts is charged with the
murders of Mark Shelton, Robert Wirostek
and Darin Lee Kendrick plus 17 felony counts including conspiracy,
kidnapping,
robbery, sodomy, oral sex and sex perversion.
January 11, 1981: Vernon Butts succeeds in his 5th
suicide attempt, hanging himself
in his cell
at LA Co. Jail.
James Michael Munro
July 31, 1980: James Michael Munro (19) is
arrested in Michigan for the murder of Stephen Wells.
James Michael Munro is believed to have aided
Bonin in the murders of Dennis Franklin Fox
on November 30, 1979, and Steven Wells about half a year later on
June 6, 1980.
Munro receives a 15-to-life sentence for his
second-degree murder plea. He was eligible for parole in 2000,
but the parents of Steven Wells have made it a point to make sure he
serves the maximum.
Gregory Matthew Miley
August 22, 1980: Gregory M. Miley is arrested in
Texas for murdering Charles Miranda
and James McCabe,
plus two counts of robbery and one count of sodomy.
October 29, 1980: Gregory M. Miley is charged with an Orange County
murder
and seven related felony counts.
Gregory M. Miley is sentenced to a 25-to-life term
for 1st Degree murder.
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