William Bonin

William Bonin
February 1980 mug shot of Bonin
Background information
Birth name	William George Bonin
Also known as	The Freeway Killer Mr. Ugly
Born	January 8, 1947 Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1996(1996-02-23) (aged 49) San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Execution by lethal injection
Conviction	First-degree murder (January 6, 1982 & August 22, 1983) Robbery (3 counts; August 22, 1983) Sodomy (January 6, 1982)
Sentence	Death Penalty (March 12, 1982 & August 26, 1983)
Nationality	American
Killings
Number of victims	21–36+
Span of killings	May 28, 1979–June 2, 1980
Country	United States
State(s)	California
Date apprehended	June 11, 1980

William George Bonin (8 January 1947-23 February, 1996) also known as The Freeway Killer and Mr. Ugly was an American serial killer. He raped, tortured, and killed of at least 21 children and young people in 1979 and 1980 in Southern California. Bonin is also suspected of 15 more murders. Described by the prosecutor in his first trial as "the most diabolical person that ever existed," Bonin was convicted of 14 murders in two separate trials in 1982 and 1983. He was executed by lethal injection in San Quentin State Prison on February 23, 1996.