Sean Paige King (14): Disappeared on May 19, 1980, and found on May 20, 1980, in San Bernardino County; raped and killed by strangulation. He expressed no remorse for his actions, but he did demonstrate extreme embarrassment and regret over having been caught. [196] They then parked the vehicle at a secluded spot where he was bound, repeatedly raped by Bonin and Butts, extensively bludgeoned about the chest, neck,[197] and skull with a tire iron,[198][199] then strangled with a ligature before his nude body was thrown out of the van[198] and over an embankment into a bed of ivy alongside Highway 101. 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The Most Notorious Serial Killers in History. St. John assigned a surveillance team to monitor Bonin's movements. [52][34] He was also self-conscious of his facial features, and refused to smile in public due to his misaligned teeth. He served in Vietnam and later found work as a truck driver. In the abduction and murder of Lundgren, Bonin was assisted by Butts, who is suspected of accompanying or assisting Bonin on at least eight further murders attributed to the "Freeway Killer". William Bonin: The Freeway Killer: Directed by Beth Parkes. The Freeway Killer: The Socking True Story of Serial Killer William Bonin America: home of the free, land of the brave. He later recollected that as he drove Bonin home, Bonin made a statement which Fraser had interpreted at the time as an expression of remorse: "No one's going to testify again. 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His body was found on May 18, and his autopsy revealed that in addition to being bound and sodomized, Sharp had been extensively beaten about the face and body, then strangled with a ligature. William George Bonin was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. [95] While in prison, Bonin was subject to further psychiatric examination which dealt with hostility toward his father and older brother, further noting his sexual behaviors were compulsive in response to stress. When Bonin parked his mother's car in a secluded area, he raped the young man before threatening to kill him if he reported Bonin, claiming he had friends who would aid in avenging him if he told "The Man" of the assault. Pathology of Gary Leon Ridgway. [24] Receiving constant complaints from various authorities and locals regarding Bonin and his older brother's delinquency, the parents frequently neglecting to discipline their children began to feel stress regarding their two sons. William "Bill" Bonin or the Freeway Killer was an American serial killer, Vietnam veteran, sadist, and odd character who committed the torture, r*pe, and murder of at least 21 boys in southern. I stabbed him in the left arm, it surprised me that I did it. With William Bonin, Dave Lopez, Elizabeth Yardley, Geoffrey Wansell. [396] Initially, he was evaluated at the prison medical facility before returning to his cell; he was later airlifted to hospital after falling into unconsciousness two hours after the attack. Wood's older brother had introduced him to Bonin, so he willingly entered Bonin's van. [105] This second victim rejected Bonin's offer of $35 for sex before exiting Bonin's van and telling him to leave. [118] To further support this contention, the prosecution also presented forensic experts who testified that the fibers discovered upon the bodies of all six victims in question were a precise match with the carpeting in Bonin's van. Promising to leave him unconscious somewhere, Bonin informed the boy he was to be killed while strangling him with a bandana and tire iron. Bonin was ordered to return to court on January 7 for pretrial motions and the formal setting of a trial date. "[355], He opined that he was not the same person he was during his spree of crimes, and would not be able to live a normal life outside of prison as a result. [84] He also expressed a belief that his Vietnam service contributed to his criminal behavior, emphasizing his difficulties in seducing female partners since his return. [42] Bonin was arrested months later for the two assaults on October 11, 1975. The Life Story of William George Bonin [13] During Bonin's engagement, he repeatedly informed his fiance he suffered from recurring nightmares in which he would sexually assault a faceless young woman in a deserted place before discarding her corpse in a shallow grave. [61] This engagement had largely been at the behest of his mother,[52] with whom Bonin held a recurrent source of conflict pertaining to his evident homosexuality and who insisting he lead a heterosexual lifestyle[49] believed the prospect of marriage would quell her son's sexual preferences. Bonin and three of his four known accomplices were convicted of fourteen murders committed between August 5, 1979, and June 2, 1980; Bonin was also charged with two additional murders for which he was acquitted at his first trial in Los Angeles County. Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager. William Bonin, who grew up in a dysfunctional home, was allegedly a victim of child abuse. Rugh intended on hitching a ride to his job at a fast food restaurant before encountering Bonin. Officials say Miley, 54, an accomplice of serial "Freeway Killer" William Bonin, who terrorized Southern California 36 years ago, has been killed in prison. "[77] This victim was also sodomized. Miley was arrested after having confessed to his culpability in the Miranda and Macabe murders in a recorded phone conversation with a friend (thus substantiating Bonin's earlier confession). In more extreme cases, orphans faced alleged assaults such as having their heads dunked in toilets and being threatened with knives by older children,[27][28][29] as well as being left with hematomas on their head and buttocks from beatings received by nuns. [12], Working as a gas station attendant, Bonin feeling betrayed and frustrated[69] returned to Downey to live with his parents, whom he resented for frequently requesting his help. Don't Nod, formerly known as Dontnod Entertainment (stylized as DONTOD) and commonly refered to as Dontnod, is an independent French video game developer and publisher based in Paris and Montral that specializes in narrative video games, and the creator of the Life is Strange franchise. Bonin then threw Wells' T-shirt across the hallway before ordering Munro who had retreated to the driveway to breathe to retrieve a cardboard box from his older brother's room; the two placed Wells' body inside this cardboard box, which they then carried to Bonin's van. [168] Lundgren was last seen leaving his parents' house in Reseda at 10:50a.m. on May 28, 1979. [16][17] Often moody and bedridden,[18] Bonin's mother seldom cooked meals for the family. For this offense, Bonin was briefly placed in juvenile hall. These included his attorney, chaplain, and a prospective biographer. His friends also mistakenly reported seeing him at the mall. Michael Francis McDonald (16): Disappeared and found on January 1, 1980, in San Bernardino County; mutilated and strangled to death with ligature after being assaulted. But saving a fellow airman at great personal risk and being awarded a Good Conduct Medal doesn't necessarily make you a good man. One week later, on March 21, Bonin offered a ride to 14-year-old hitchhiker Glenn Norman Barker. [13] Bonin joined the United States Air Force with his mother's persuasion, who hoped it would cure his inclination toward chaos. [321], Bonin's first trial lasted until January 6, 1982. Bonin's jailhouse writings offer new perspective on his brutality, methods, thoughts and personality. Next time, I figured I wouldn't use as much. He clocked up almost 1,000 hours of active patrol time in the conflict, even winning a medal for bravery. Infamous for kidnapping, raping, and strangling young men and boys, Bonin earned the moniker of "Freeway Killer" since the bodies of most of his victims were found lying beside southern California [] [278], After nine days of uneventful surveillance in which Bonin worked at Dependable Drive-Away, visited friends, and returned to his residence,[278] on June 11, 1980, police observed Bonin driving in a seemingly random manner throughout Hollywood, unsuccessfully attempting to lure five separate teenage boys into his van[279] before succeeding in luring a youth into his vehicle. [31][43] After six months, Bonin's younger brother informed their mother of the fondling, prompting his parents to force Bonin to sleep in his own bedroom. [92], Despite this, Bonin willingly participated in experimental programs and was generally considered a non-violent, helpful and conscientious patient by staff,[78] reciting what he perceived psychiatrists desired to hear from him, believing he could manipulate psychiatrists into granting him an early release. [269][270], Hours prior to the implementation of police surveillance of Bonin on the evening of June 2, he, accompanied by Munro,[118] encountered 18-year-old print shop worker Steven Jay Wells standing at a bus stop on El Segundo Boulevard. Mass Murderers, Spree and Serial Killers. [350] Further merit was given to Bonin's contention that his defense should have been allowed to stipulate to the testimony of the parents of his victims, rather than their being allowed to identify photographs of their sons in both life and death at his trials. Mark Duane Shelton (17): Disappeared on August 4, 1979, and found on August 11, 1979, in San Bernardino County; sodomised with various objects and unintentionally killed after he went into shock. Munro was a runaway from St. Clair, Michigan, who had been evicted from his family's home in early 1980. [33][34] Bonin was to remain at the convent until May 31, 1955, when he returned to live with his parents in a home owned by Bonin's maternal grandfather located at 465 Stafford Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. In addition, a neurologist's magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalogram tests conducted on Bonin would reveal that he had minimal, if any, brain anomalies indicative of damage. Lpez had agreed to these conditions, and Bonin had confessed to him on January 9[309] that he was indeed the Freeway Killer and that he had killed 21 victims. "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. Thomas Glen Lundgren (13): Disappeared and found on May 28, 1979, in Los Angeles County; emasculated, bludgeoned, stabbed, slashed his throat, and fatally strangled. [268], A police investigation into Bonin's background revealed his extensive history of convictions for sexually assaulting teenage boys. [174][175] As Bonin drove into the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, Butts entertained the boy with magic tricks before orally copulating him. [356] Insisting that he had no control over his actions, Bonin claimed his urge to kill was too strong to resist before expressing his hope the Lord "will understand me, and know that I [could not] help what I did. [315] In his testimony, delivered on December 14 and 15, Lpez stated Bonin had first informed him he would refuse to talk with any other reporter if Lpez would agree not to broadcast the precise details of the interview. He then phoned his mother, who promptly informed Garden Grove police of the incident. [80][n 4], He was indicted on five counts of kidnapping, four counts of sodomy, one count of oral copulation, and one count of child molestation against the five individuals he had abducted and assaulted or in the case of the final youth he had abducted, attempted to assault since the previous November. After going back to jail then paroled, the police watched him 24/7 and on June 11, 1980 he was arrested for raping a young man in his van. [104] Upon Macabe's waking, Miley joined Bonin in beating the child into unconsciousness simply because he "felt like" doing so before Bonin crushed Macabe's neck with a tire iron. [40], Attending the middle school adjacent to Coventry High School in 1959 and 1960, Bonin had failing grades and isolated himself from others, at one point attempting incest with an older female cousin. - Bonin, describing the murder of Darin Lee Kendrick. [393] He was later sentenced to a concurrent term of 25 years to life by an Orange County court judge for the abduction and murder of James Macabe. In spite of this fact, the Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that Charvet had effectively cross-examined Munro at trial, and that Keene's actions, though ruled as "inexplicable", had not effectively harmed Bonin's legal defense. [165] Following his release,[230] he obtained more secure employment as a truck driver at his former Montebello workplace at Dependable Drive-Away, earning $5 an hour. In early 1966, Bonin dropped out of high school and obtained employment with the help of his father. Each successive appeal proved unsuccessful,[349] with the U.S. Supreme Court refusing to overturn Bonin's death penalty convictions in August 1988 and January 1989. Downey truck driver William Bonin, dubbed the Freeway Strangler or the Freeway Killer, murdered at least 21 boys and men between 1979 and 1980. Of these murders for which Bonin was convicted, ten were committed in Los Angeles County and four in nearby Orange County. [157][78], In order to minimize the chances of a potential victim escaping from his vehicle, Bonin removed all inner handles from the passenger-side and rear doors of his van. After receiving repeated complaints by angry neighbors, Bonin's father merely yelled at his son for stealing. [138] Butts was amenable to this suggestion, and later freely admitted to taking great delight in watching Bonin abuse and torture his victims in the rear of his van as he (Butts) drove the vehicle. [342] On this date, Bonin received four further death sentences, with Lae describing Bonin as sadistic and guilty of "monstrous criminal conduct". [152], According to one attorney present throughout Bonin's subsequent confessions, the escalating levels of brutality he had exhibited toward his victims had been similar to that of a drug addict requiring an ever-greater increase of dosage to attain a satisfactory level of euphoria. They're not for the faint of heart . Contending the prosecution's case was "full of holes", he then alleged the prosecution had resorted to what amounted to little more than "revulsion tactics" in the hope Bonin would be convicted upon that basis. This book holds the entire details of the evidence, trial, and execution of William Bonin, a serial killer of the 1970's and 80's in California. [236], According to Pugh, Bonin entered an irritable state before confiding in him that he enjoyed abducting young male hitchhikers on Friday and Saturday nights so he had time to take his girlfriend roller-skating on Sundays, adding that he restrained and abused youths before strangling them to death with their own T-shirts. [276][277], Returning to Bonin's parents' home, Bonin and Munro watched television in search of news coverage of Wells' discovery. [91] His "extremely disturbed" methods of social interaction were also viewed as hindering his own treatment. Bonin smiled as he stole $10 from Wells' wallet,[273] stating his intention to leave his body "on a park bench somewhere". [325] Despite an impassioned appeal by Charvet, on March 12, Keene formally sentenced Bonin to death for the ten murders for which he had been convicted. Bonin was physically linked to many of the murders by blood and semen stains,[252] and numerous, distinctive green triskelion-shaped carpet fibers found upon seven of the victims' bodies which were forensically proven to be a precise match with the carpeting in the rear of Bonin's van. Dietz further testified as to Bonin's actions being reflective of planning as opposed to impulsive behavior. interviews, reportage, and information never released to the public, The Grim Sleeper captures the long, bumpy road to justice in one of the most [232] Barker was also beaten and raped with objects,[233] then strangled with a ligature; his neck had numerous burns made by a cigarette[232] and his rectum was extensively distended. [152] Both nude bodies were found on March 23,[235] and both bore evidence of extensive beating and ligature marks on their wrists, ankles, and neck. [148] His nude body was discovered on September 12, 1979. [299] On August 22, Miley by this stage 19 years old was arrested in Texas and subsequently charged by California authorities with the murders of Miranda and Macabe. [135], On July 31, Munro was arrested in his hometown of Port Huron, Michigan; he was extradited to California and charged with the murder of Wells. [73] His body was found two days later alongside the Ortega Highway, five miles east of San Juan Capistrano. [5], Described by the prosecutor at his first trial as "the most arch-evil person who ever existed",[6] Bonin was convicted of fourteen of the murders linked to the "Freeway Killer" in two separate trials in 1982 and 1983. The victims were usually killed inside his van before their bodies were discarded alongside or close to various freeways in southern California. [31][68][14], Bonin served nearly two years in the Air Force before receiving an honorable discharge on October 25, 1968, at age 21. Type Image Format 1 photograph :b&w Photographic prints Identifier 00043353 Herald Examiner Collection [25] Later claiming in life that no abuse had taken place by staff,[21] Bonin confessed to being forced to punch a fence by nuns when he misbehaved. Specifically, Charvet attacked the credibility of Munro, and further contended Bonin was simply a scapegoat for four unsolved murders. William Bonin was born in Willimantic, Connecticut, on January 8, 1947, the second of three brothers born to Robert and Alice Bonin. [260] On May 28, he overheard the details of the ongoing murders on a local radio broadcast and confided to a counselor his recognition of the perpetrator's modus operandi as being that described to him by Bonin two months previous. David McVicker had also contacted authorities by this time to report his suspicions Bonin may be the Freeway Killer. [73][78], By this point, extensive efforts were being made by local police to locate a potential serial rapist that fit Bonin's description. [240] After binding and sodomizing the youth,[141] Bonin bit into Turner's penis until it tore and bled. His family moved to California when he was 14. [266] Munro later described his initial impression of Bonin as being "a good guy; really normal". In frustration, Miley assaulted the youth with various sharp objects before assisting Bonin in beating him. [49][13], On November 17, 1968, Bonin confronted 14-year-old Billy Jones in Arcadia, California, at 9:00 p.m. while driving his mother's white Chevrolet station wagon. Contemporary records reveal Bonin fainted "dead away for ten minutes" from stress related to acknowledging his sexual orientation during his first interview at the Atascadero hospital. Escchanos en Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iVoox o tu app de podcasts favorita. The police followed Bonin until his van parked in a service station parking lot close to the Hollywood Freeway, then discreetly approached the vehicle. [109], The following month,[110] Bonin established a relationship with a married mother who held a criminal record for child cruelty[111] named Mary, whom he accompanied to Anaheim on Sundays to partake in her hobby of roller skating,[112] in addition to attending church services and bowling together. William George Bonin, a.k.a. [116] Unable to obtain a permanent liquor license as a result of Bonin's criminal record, the business venture was short-lived. Bonin's parents and older brother were on vacation, and therefore absent from the household at the time of Wells's murder. In addition, the youth had been slashed across the throat, extensively stabbed about the chest and stomach, and strangled to death. I think I've accepted the fact that this may come about, and I've made my peace with it and if it happens, it happens. Los Angeles, CAA major historical biography about serial killer Bill Bonin, aka The Freeway Killer, is now on sale in Kindle and Nook formats for 99 Cents thru March 31. Beating the youth into submission, McDonald orally copulated Bonin before being subject to genital squeezing and rape in the van. [112] This violation of the conditions of his parole should have resulted in Bonin being returned to prison; however, an administrative error committed prior to Bonin's scheduled court date resulted in his release. Approximately four weeks later, on November 30, Bonin operating alone abducted 17-year-old Bellflower youth Frank Dennis Fox;[206] during the process of ligature strangulation, Bonin had killed the youth while still sodomizing him. [303], Three months prior to Butts' suicide, he had rejected an offer to plead guilty to all charges filed against him in exchange for a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years before the possibility of parole. He supposedly wanted to talk to KITS. [224] Following the murder of Macabe, Bonin and Miley spent the money retrieved from his wallet for lunch. After fighting for his life for 17 years, the notorious "Freeway Killer" became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in California. [296] When asked why some victims had been subjected to more extensive blunt force trauma than others, Butts stated that, in many instances, Bonin would escalate the level of beatings to which he subjected his victim if the youth resisted his sexual advances. "[218] Miranda was then overpowered by Bonin, who asked Miranda how much money he had. [223], Norris, acting as prosecutor, sought the death penalty for each count of murder for which Bonin was tried, stating in his opening speech to the jury: "We will prove he is the Freeway Killer, as he has bragged to a number of witnesses. the creepiest facts about the freeway killer William Bonin. February 22, 1996. Several family members of Bonin's victims later recounted that Bonin had remained remorseless throughout his trial, seemingly deriving pleasure from their anguish. [98] As a result, Bonin was released from detention on October 11, 1978, albeit with eighteen months' supervised probation. [132] Although both lived externally heterosexual lifestyles,[136] the two soon became lovers,[34] with Butts also introducing Bonin to the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, in which Butts organized and advertised weekly gaming events at his residence. [126] On this subject, then-Governor Pete Wilson, who had rejected a submitted plea for clemency from Bonin's attorneys three days prior to the execution,[351] referred to Bonin as the "poster boy for capital punishment" before adding that California's method of execution ensured his death was infinitely more pleasant than that endured by his victims.[151]. [259], Having by this stage determined a definitive link between many of the murders committed within the previous year, investigators from the various jurisdictions where victims had been abducted or discovered had themselves begun sharing information in their collective hunt for the perpetrator. [242] His nude, hogtied and extensively beaten body was discarded in a Long Beach alleyway beside a dumpster, with his head resting against a nearby bench[243] close to the Pacific Coast Highway. [112] On August 13, 1979,[176] Fraser drove to collect Bonin from the Orange County Jail where he had been incarcerated. [137], Months later, Bonin suggested that they rape and murder a teenage hitchhiker during one of these discussions. [102], By May 1980, Pugh had been arrested for auto theft and was housed at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse. During the assault, Bonin threatened Monge, stating, "I'll rip your nuts off if you don't cool it. 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