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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 · 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.
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.
Oct 30, 2021 · After learning about the grisly crimes of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer of California, learn how Aileen Wuornos became history’s most terrifying female serial killer.
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...
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.
Feb 18, 1996 · Friday morning just after midnight, Bonin, the notorious Freeway Killer, is set to walk the 13 steps from his holding cell at San Quentin State Prison to California’s execution chamber, where he...
Feb 19, 1996 · William G. Bonin, cruising in his olive-green van, chose young male victims who made the fatal mistake of accepting a ride from a stranger.
Feb 4, 2024 · William Bonin was finally identified as the Freeway Killer on June 11, 1980, after police spent over a week observing him, tipped off by Bonin's co-defendant, then 17-year-old William...
Feb 24, 1996 · William George Bonin, whom the media had labeled the Freeway Killer, was executed today, becoming the first California convict to be executed by injection. Relatives of some of Mr. Bonin's...
