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Back home in Jacksonville, Knowles was jailed after a bar fight, but he picked a lock and escaped on July 26, 1974. That night, he invaded the home of 65-year-old Alice Curtis, leaving her bound and gagged as he ransacked her house for money, finally taking off in her car. She choked to death on the gag, but Knowles hung around town for a few days,...
Knowles drifted on through Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota, apparently keeping his nose clean, leaving no bodies behind. By October 19, he needed a \"fix,\" and he found it in Woodford, Virginia, barging into the home of 53-year-old Doris Hovey, shooting her dead with her own husband's rifle, then wiping his prints from the gun and placing i...
Bar-hopping in Atlanta on November 8, Knowles met British journalist Sandy Fawkes, impressing her with his \"gaunt good looks.\" They spent the night together, Knowles unable to perform in bed, and he failed repeatedly at sex over the next two days, suggesting possible impotence with a willing companion. They separated on November 10, but Knowles p...
William Bates met his fate on September 3, after having shared some drinks with Knowles in Lima, Ohio. His body was not discovered until October. His car, money and credit cards were all taken by Knowles. Emmett and Lois Johnson were out camping in Ely, Nevada, where Knowles murdered both on September 18, 1974.
Ann Dawson, from Birmingham, Alabama, met Knowles on September 23. They traveled together for a while, until Knowles killed her on the September 29. Her body was never found. Doris Hovey was fifty-three years old and lived in Woodford, Virginia. She was shot dead by Knowles with her husband's rifle on the October 19, 1974.
Dec 18, 2019 · John Paul Knowles claimed to have killed 3 people in one night. After being rejected by a woman named Angela Covic, the killer says he took to the streets of San Francisco and murdered three strangers. Police have never verified his claim.
May 8, 2024 · Known for his good looks and charismatic personality, Paul John Knowles terrorized the south in the 1970s, with authorities connecting him to the killing of at least 18 people with seemingly no distinct pattern or motive to his violent acts as he drifted from one state to another.
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After a brief foot chase which involved both dogs and helicopters, Knowles was captured by an armed civilian on Nov. 17, 1974. While in custody Knowles claimed he murdered 35 people but...
Jan 29, 2014 · Paul John Knowles undergoes an examination by Dr. Joseph A. Blissit after he was captured on November 17, 1974. Knowles is being closely guarded by Henry County Investigators Paul Robbins (left) and Billy Payne (right).
Number of victims: 18 - 35. Date of murders: July-November 1974. Date of arrest: December 17, 1974. Date of birth: April 14, 1946. Victims profile: Men, women and children. Method of murder: Strangulation / Shooting. Location: Several States, USA.
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