Andrew Urdiales

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Andrew Urdiales (June 4, 1964 November 2, 2018) was an American serial killer who was convicted in Illinois in 2002 of killing three women and convicted in California in 2018 of killing five women. He was sentenced to death in California and died by suicide a few months later in California's San Quentin Prison.

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Andrew Urdiales
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Urdiales in 2018
Born(1964-06-04)June 4, 1964
DiedNovember 2, 2018(2018-11-02) (aged 54)
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Illinois:
First degree murder (3 counts)
California:
First degree murder with special circumstances (5 counts)
Criminal penaltyIllinois:
Death; commuted to life imprisonment
California:
Death
Details
Victims8
Span of crimes
1986–1996
CountryUnited States
State(s)Illinois, Indiana, California
Date apprehended
April 23, 1997
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Urdiales also attacked another woman in 1992, but she escaped. According to Urdiales, she is the only woman ever to escape him.