Andrew Urdiales
American serial killer (1964–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Born | |
Died | November 2, 2018 54) | (aged
Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Conviction(s) | Illinois: First degree murder (3 counts) California: First degree murder with special circumstances (5 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Illinois: Death; commuted to life imprisonment California: Death |
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Victims | 8 |
Span of crimes | 1986–1996 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Illinois, Indiana, California |
Date apprehended | April 23, 1997 |
Urdiales also attacked another woman in 1992, but she escaped. According to Urdiales, she is the only woman ever to escape him.