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William Bonin, the “Freeway Killer,” prowled the streets in a beat-up van, killing at least 21 boys and young men. Scene near 2006 N. Alvarado Street in Silver Lake where Kimberly Diane Martin's body was found. In the background on the boom shows the photographer from the Coroner's Office photographing the body.
San Quentin State Prison. 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.
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.
- 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
Mar 1, 2019 · 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
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...
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?
