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William Bonin execution... serial killer...
William Bonin execution... serial killer...
Item # 720118
February 24, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 24, 1996
* William Bonin execution
* American serial killer - rapist
* Freeway Killer - So. California
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "'Freeway Killer's' Final Moments Strangely Calm" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in this Southern California publication.
Complete with all section (100+ pages), nice condition.
AI notes: William George Bonin, known as the "Freeway Killer," was executed by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison in California on February 23, 1996, after spending 14 years on death row following his convictions for multiple murders. Between 1979 and 1980, Bonin abducted, sexually assaulted, tortured, and murdered at least 21 boys and young men in Southern California, often dumping their bodies along freeways, which earned him his infamous nickname. Arrested in 1980, he was sentenced to death in two separate trials in 1982 and 1983. In his final statements, Bonin expressed that he had made peace with his impending execution, although he denied full responsibility for his crimes and criticized the death penalty. His execution was carried out without incident at 12:13 a.m., with no family members present, though several relatives of his victims witnessed it. Bonin’s case remains one of California’s most notorious examples of serial murder and highlights the state’s complicated history with capital punishment.
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