Serial Killer Case Files.
Classification: Serial killer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 13
Date of murders: 1987 - 1998
Date of birth: November 5, 1966
Victims profile: Paula Vance, 24; Brenda Bries, 39; Diane Johnson, 21; Annette Ernest, 26; Anita Fishman, 31; Regina Washington, 27; Andrea Tripplett, 29; Desarae Jones, 29; Natalie Price, 31; Mildred Beasley, 45; Tammie Christmas; Debra Williams, 32; Mary Edwards, 42
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Status: Sentenced to death on July 10, 2007
Chester Dewayne Turner (born November 5, 1966 in Warren, Arkansas) is a convicted serial killer. He was charged with the murders of 10 women in Los Angeles; on April 30, 2007, he was convicted for all 10 murders, and was also found guilty in the death of one of his victim's unborn child, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in the city’s history. On July 10, 2007, Turner was sentenced to death.
Early life
Turner moved to Los Angeles with his mother when he was five years old, after his parents separated. He attended public schools in Los Angeles but dropped out of high school. Working for Domino's Pizza as a cook and delivery person as a young man, he lived with his mother until she moved to Utah. After that, he moved around to different homeless shelters and missions. Turner was jailed seven times from 1995 to 2002, six for nonviolent offenses and one assault charge on an officer on April 9, 1997.
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 13
Date of murders: 1987 - 1998
Date of birth: November 5, 1966
Victims profile: Paula Vance, 24; Brenda Bries, 39; Diane Johnson, 21; Annette Ernest, 26; Anita Fishman, 31; Regina Washington, 27; Andrea Tripplett, 29; Desarae Jones, 29; Natalie Price, 31; Mildred Beasley, 45; Tammie Christmas; Debra Williams, 32; Mary Edwards, 42
Method of murder: Strangulation
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Status: Sentenced to death on July 10, 2007
Chester Dewayne Turner (born November 5, 1966 in Warren, Arkansas) is a convicted serial killer. He was charged with the murders of 10 women in Los Angeles; on April 30, 2007, he was convicted for all 10 murders, and was also found guilty in the death of one of his victim's unborn child, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in the city’s history. On July 10, 2007, Turner was sentenced to death.
Early life
Turner moved to Los Angeles with his mother when he was five years old, after his parents separated. He attended public schools in Los Angeles but dropped out of high school. Working for Domino's Pizza as a cook and delivery person as a young man, he lived with his mother until she moved to Utah. After that, he moved around to different homeless shelters and missions. Turner was jailed seven times from 1995 to 2002, six for nonviolent offenses and one assault charge on an officer on April 9, 1997.