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William George Bonin (January 8, 1947 – February 23, 1996), also called the Freeway Killer [2] and the Freeway Strangler, [3] was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered young men and boys between November 1968 and June 1980 in southern California.
Mar 1, 2019 · Profile of Serial Killer William Bonin, The Freeway Killer. Mug Shot. By. Charles Montaldo. Updated on March 01, 2019. William Bonin was a serial killer suspected of sexually assaulting, torturing and killing at least 21 boys and young men in Los Angeles and Orange County, California.
- Charles Montaldo
- William Bonin’s Deeply Troubled Early Life
- The Vicious String of Murders Committed by The Freeway Killer
- William Bonin Gets Caught in The Act and Faces Justice
William Bonin himself was the product of a dysfunctional family and child molestation. Born William George Bonin in Connecticut on January 8, 1947, he was the middle child of three brothers. He grew up with an alcoholic father and absentee mother and was primarily raised by his grandfather, who was a convicted child molester. He ran away from home ...
William Bonin was once again released from prison in 1979 and vowed to never get caught again. This tragically resulted in an escalation of the violence, as Bonin began to murder his teenage victims. However, Bonin didn’t commit these murders alone as he had four accomplices: Vernon Butts, Gregory Miley, James Munro, and William Pugh. His first mur...
On June 11, 1980, William Bonin set out in his van, stopping to talk to five young men along the way. Finally, one young man accepted a ride. Police caught Bonin in the act of sodomizing the 15-year-old victim. They found a length of white nylon cord, several knives, and a thick scrapbook of clips about the “Freeway Killer” in his van. He went to t...
- John Kuroski
Aug 11, 2023 · William Bonin was convicted of killing 14 boys and young men in Southern California, sexually assaulting and torturing many of them in his van — and he had help. By Grace Jidoun Aug 11, 2023, 4:10 PM ET. Killer Motive: What Drives People To Kill?
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- Born in 1947, Bonin grew up in Connecticut, the middle son of a troubled parents. According to testimony from his mother, Bonin’s violent and alcoh...
- Bonin and a young woman began dating before he joined the military. His mother reportedly pushed for an engagement, hoping it would curb his homose...
- Bonin trolled neighborhoods and highways in a dingy 1972 Ford van looking for young victims, whom he usually bound, sexually assaulted, tortured an...
- Bonin was sentenced to death in 1982 for 10 murders in Los Angeles and, a year later, earned a second death penalty for another four murders in Ora...
Summary: Defendant William George Bonin, the “Freeway Killer,” kidnapped, robbed, raped and murdered a total of 14 teenaged boys between 1979 and 1980. His co-defendants were also young men between the ages of 17 and 21. The defendant was sentenced to death in 1982 for 10 murders throughout Los Angeles County.
May 26, 2016 · An accomplice of serial killer William G. Bonin — the so-called Freeway Killer who murdered as many as 21 people along Southern California’s highways — has died after being beaten by another...
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Feb 23, 1996 · William G. Bonin, the notorious "Freeway Killer" who seared his way into the nation's consciousness with a string of sadistic murders 16 years ago, was executed at San Quentin Prison early...
