The Freeway Killer: William Bonin
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From May 1979 to June 1980, William Bonin raped, tortured, and murdered a minimum of 21 boys and young men. He would dispose of their bodies alongside highways around Southern California, hence the name The Freeway Killer. As a child, Bonin was neglected by his parents and sexually abused by his grandfather. During his teen years he discovered that he was gay and would occasionally molest children, After graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served in the Vietnam War. During his time in Vietnam, he raped two fellow soldiers at gun point. He was never charged. After his discharge from the military, Bonin moved to California and began to molest and rape young boys before being caught and sentenced to a mental institution. After 16 months, he was released with the assumption that he would not harm a child again. After being caught for the murders, he was convicted and sentenced to death. He was executed via lethal injection on February 23, 1996. He was the first to receive injection in the state of California.
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