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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.
- 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 · 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
Aug 11, 2023 · Learn about the life, crimes, and execution of William Bonin, the Freeway Killer who tortured and murdered 14 boys and young men in Southern California in 1979-1980. Find out how he recruited accomplices, how he was caught, and what his motives were.
- Born in 1947, Bonin grew up in Connecticut, the middle son of a troubled parents. According to testimony from his mother, Bonin’s violent and alcoh...
- Bonin and a young woman began dating before he joined the military. His mother reportedly pushed for an engagement, hoping it would curb his homose...
- Bonin trolled neighborhoods and highways in a dingy 1972 Ford van looking for young victims, whom he usually bound, sexually assaulted, tortured an...
- Bonin was sentenced to death in 1982 for 10 murders in Los Angeles and, a year later, earned a second death penalty for another four murders in Ora...
Bonin, also known as the "Freeway Killer", was convicted and sentenced to death for kidnapping, raping and murdering 14 teenaged boys in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in 1979-1980. He was executed in 1996 after exhausting his appeals.
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...
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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...
