William Bonin: Difference between revisions
imported>Rangerkid51 No edit summary |
imported>Murderphilia No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{Mature}} | {{Mature}} | ||
{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
|Image = | |Image = Bill Bonin's Feb. 4, 1980 mugshot.jpg | ||
|fullname = William George Bonin | |fullname = William George Bonin | ||
|alias = The Freeway Killer<br>The Freeway Butcher | |alias = The Freeway Killer<br>The Freeway Butcher | ||
|origin = Willimantic, Connecticut, United States | |origin = Willimantic, Connecticut, United States | ||
|occupation = | |occupation = | ||
|type of villain = | |type of villain = Homosexual serial killer and torturer | ||
|goals = Get away with his crimes (truncated)<br>Try to avoid execution multiple times (all denied) | |goals = Get away with his crimes (truncated)<br>Try to avoid execution multiple times (all denied) | ||
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Sodomy<br>Robbery<br>Theft<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Mutilation | |crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Sodomy<br>Robbery<br>Theft<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Mutilation | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
In order to minimize the chances of a potential victim escaping from his vehicle, Bonin removed all inner handles from the passenger-side and rear doors of his van, and stowed ligatures, knives, household tools and other instruments in his vehicle to facilitate the restraining and torture of his victims. The victims were usually killed inside his van before their bodies were discarded alongside or close to various freeways in southern California. In a minimum of 12 of the murders, Bonin was assisted by one or more of his four known accomplices. According to one attorney present throughout Bonin's subsequent confession, the escalating levels of brutality he had exhibited towards his victims had been similar to that of a drug addict requiring an ever-greater increase of dosage to attain a satisfactory level of euphoria, and Bonin later emphasized to neurologists he had felt an intense sense of excitement as he searched for his victims. | In order to minimize the chances of a potential victim escaping from his vehicle, Bonin removed all inner handles from the passenger-side and rear doors of his van, and stowed ligatures, knives, household tools and other instruments in his vehicle to facilitate the restraining and torture of his victims. The victims were usually killed inside his van before their bodies were discarded alongside or close to various freeways in southern California. In a minimum of 12 of the murders, Bonin was assisted by one or more of his four known accomplices. According to one attorney present throughout Bonin's subsequent confession, the escalating levels of brutality he had exhibited towards his victims had been similar to that of a drug addict requiring an ever-greater increase of dosage to attain a satisfactory level of euphoria, and Bonin later emphasized to neurologists he had felt an intense sense of excitement as he searched for his victims. | ||
[[File:Ford Econoline (1161176788).jpg|thumb|266x266px|Type of van where Bonin operated the assassinations]] | |||
He is sometimes referred to as "'''The Freeway Killer'''", a nickname he shares with two other separate serial killers, [[Patrick Kearney]] and [[Randy Kraft]]. Bonin is also suspected of committing a further fifteen murders. He | He is sometimes referred to as "'''The Freeway Killer'''", a nickname he shares with two other separate serial killers, [[Patrick Kearney]] and [[Randy Kraft]]. Bonin is also suspected of committing a further fifteen murders. He attempted to have all of his death sentences reversed to life in prison without parole but they were denied and even a request for clemency was denied prior to his execution. | ||
In a local radio interview on the eve of his execution, Bonin said he had "made peace" with the fact that he was about to die. He added that his only real regret was that he had not pursued his youthful passion for bowling long enough to have become a professional. When asked if there was anything he had to say to the families of his victims, Bonin said: "They feel that my death will bring a closure, but that is not the case. They will find out." | In a local radio interview on the eve of his execution, Bonin said he had "made peace" with the fact that he was about to die. He added that his only real regret was that he had not pursued his youthful passion for bowling long enough to have become a professional. When asked if there was anything he had to say to the families of his victims, Bonin said: "They feel that my death will bring a closure, but that is not the case. They will find out." | ||
| Line 81: | Line 81: | ||
|21. ''Steven Jay Wells'' (18): ''June 2, 1980'' | |21. ''Steven Jay Wells'' (18): ''June 2, 1980'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Trivia == | |||
Bonin is one of 21 individuals chosen to be executed by the state of California, as no one is currently being executed in that state. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||