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Earle Leonard Nelson (né Ferral; May 12, 1897 – January 13, 1928), also known in the media as the Gorilla Man, the Gorilla Killer, and the Dark Strangler, [2] was an American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile, who is considered the first known serial sex murderer of the twentieth century. [3] Born and raised in San Francisco, California ...
- Earle Nelson’s Early Life
- The Crimes Begin
- Earle Nelson Goes on The Move
- The “Gorilla Man” Faces Justice
The tragedy of Earle Nelson began a mere 15 months after his birth in San Francisco on May 12, 1897. It was then that his parents both died of syphilis, causing him to go live with his maternal grandparents, Lars and Jennie Nelson. The Nelsons lived a puritan lifestyle and sought to repress emotions, feelings, and especially sexual desires. These c...
At the age of 21, Earle Nelson’s criminal habits became more apparent as he sought a way to break free of his repressive upbringing. On May 19, 1921, he pretended to be a plumber so that he could enter a San Francisco home and molest a 12-year-old girl. However, she screamed and he fled only to be identified and arrested hours later. At his hearing...
Later in 1926 and into 1927, authorities began noticing more strangulation and sexual assault cases similar to the ones in San Francisco in places across the country, including Portland, Oregon; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Chicago; Kansas City, Missouri; Buffalo, New York; and Winnipeg, Canada. In Winnipeg, Nelson murdered two victims. One of them was Lo...
The murderer rented a room from another unsuspecting woman on the night of June 12, 1927. But the next morning, he saw his description in the newspaper. It was time to ditch the remaining stolen clothes and head out of town. Accounts of the ensuing brief manhunt for Nelson vary somewhat, but we do know that a civilian in Killarney, Manitoba reporte...
- William Delong
May 12, 2017 · The Gorilla Man struck in Portland, Seattle, Iowa, Kansas City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Buffalo before he crossed the border into Canada in June 1927. Nelson hitchhiked to Winnipeg and noticed a “Room For Rent” sign hanging in a window of a house.
Jun 15, 2022 · It was the morning of June 8, 1927, when the Chandler family picked up the well-dressed man in Minnesota and dropped him at the Canadian border. They had unwittingly transported notorious serial killer, "The Gorilla Man," who had strangled more than twenty women from one end of the United States to the other.
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- Alvin A J Esau
Feb 2, 2024 · Earle Nelson, infamously known as the “Gorilla Killer” or the “Dark Strangler,” was a serial killer who terrorized the United States and Canada in the 1920s. His heinous crimes and the subsequent investigation revealed a pattern of violence and a trail of victims that left communities in fear.
Jun 15, 2021 · Nelson, also known as the "Gorilla Man," moved fast to avoid falling into the grasp of authorities. Like murderer Charles Sobraj after him, Nelson used fake names to prolong his life on the run, but like his descendant in crime, he ultimately fell victim to his own blunder.
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Constable Wilton Gray immediately formed a posse to find the man he was now convinced was the Gorilla Killer. Every able-bodied man was armed and searching for Earle Nelson who was trying to make for the border sans belt, socks and shoes. Nelson managed to find an old barn and hid there for the night.
