Information about the murders:
- First Murder:
- -Occurred in 1978 when he was 18 years old.
- -He picked up a hitchhiker named Stephen Hick
- -Took him back to his empty house
- -Wanted to have sex with him.
- -He killed with 10 lb. dumbbell when he tried to leave by striking him in the back of head.
- -He buried the body in his backyard.
- Next Murder:
- -9 years passed before next murder
- -He picked up Steven Tuomi at a bar
- -Killed him on impulse
- -Later said he didn’t remember killing him.
- May 1990:
- -Moved out of grandmothers
- -Got his own "infamous" apartment:
- -213, 924 North 25th Street, Milwaukee
- Types of Murder
- -All male
- -Would typically pick up men at gay bars
- -Take them back to his apartment for sex
- -Would kill them after sex
- -Killed by stabbing, crushing, or other random methods
- Arrest:
- -Tracy Edwards: taken back to his apartment, tried to kill him but he got away
- -Got officers, they came to his house and arrested him
- -Found severed heads, penises, and hands in fridge
- -Found skulls and picture of mangled bodies in room
- Chart of all the Known Victims:
Name Stephen Hicks Steven Tuomi James "Jamie" Doxtator Richard Guerrero Anthony Sears Eddie Smith Ricky Beeks Ernest Miller David Thomas Curtis Straughter Errol Lindsey Tony Hughes Konerak Sinthasomphone Matt Turner Jeremiah Weinberger Oliver Lacy Joseph Bradehoft |
Age 19 26 14 25 26 36 27 22 23 19 19 31 14 20 23 23 25 |
Date of death Jun 6, 1978 Sep 15, 1987 Jan 1988 Mar 24, 1988 Mar 25, 1989 Jun 1990 Jul 1990 Sep 1990 Sep 1990 Feb 1991 Apr 1991 May 24, 1991 May 27, 1991 Jun 30, 1991 Jul 5, 1991 Jul 12, 1991 Jul 19, 1991 |