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March 24, 1987. Gary Michael Heidnik (November 22, 1943 – July 6, 1999) was an American murderer and serial rapist who kidnapped, tortured, and raped six women, murdering two of them, while holding them captive in a self-dug pit in his basement floor, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nov 3, 2023 · Eleven years after being sentenced to death for the two murders, Heidnik was executed on July 6, 1999. Here's the truth behind the "House of Horrors Killer," Gary Heidnik, and his descent into a life of crime.
Jan 16, 2021 · Preacher Gary Heidnik kidnapped six women and held them captive in his basement, where he raped and tortured them for months in one of Philadelphia’s most horrifying crimes. By Becca van Sambeck Jan 16, 2021, 7:00 PM ET
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Jul 23, 2007 · Gary Heidnik - The Oral History of a Killer. Inside the House of Heidnik. Two decades ago, Philadelphia was introduced to its most notorious criminal — an eccentric who gruesomely tortured six...
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Jan 14, 2021 · That’s where attorney Charles Peruto, Jr. came in. Ultimately, Peruto’s defense effort failed: Heidnik was convicted of two counts of murder, six counts of kidnapping, five counts of rape, and various other charges in 1988. Heidnik was killed by lethal injection in 1999.
Gary Michael Heidnik (November 22, 1943 – July 6, 1999) was an American murderer and serial rapist who kidnapped, tortured, and raped six women, murdering two of them, while holding them captive in a self-dug pit in his basement floor, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mar 20, 2023 · CNN — Tracey Lomax watched from the viewing room of a state prison in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, as her sister’s killer received a lethal injection. Convicted murderer Gary Heidnik had received...
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