Dean Carter
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Born | Dean Phillip Carter August 30, 1955 |
Occupation | Freelance television cameraman[1][unreliable source?] |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 4 convicted + 1 suspected |
Date | April 10 – April 14, 1984[1] |
Location(s) | San Diego, Oakland, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Imprisoned at | San Quentin State Prison |
Dean Phillip Carter (born August 30, 1955) is a convicted spree killer currently housed on San Quentin, California's Death row. He has been convicted of the murder of four women: Susan Knoll, Jillette Mills, Bonnie Guthrie, and Janette Cullins. He was also implicated in the death of Tok Chum Kim.[2][3][unreliable source?] On March 25, 1984, Carter raped a woman who survived his attack.[1] All the victims were killed by strangulation.
Conviction[s][]
In January 1990 Carter was found guilty of three murders of L.A county women, and the jury recommended the execution take place at San Quentin State Prison.[4] A year after he was sentenced to die, Carter was on stand again in May 1991 for the first-degree murder of Janette Cullins that occurred on April 14, 1984, in her Pacific Beach apartment[5] and he was given another death sentence.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Newton, Michael (1990). Hunting Humans: An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers. Loompanics Unlimited. ISBN 9781559500265.
- ^ Dolan, Maura (1 November 2012). "Serial killer's lone survivor torn by conscience". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Newton, Michael (1990). Hunting Humans: An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers. Murderpedia. Breakout Productions. ISBN 978-1559500265. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Dean Phillip Carter Archives".
- ^ "Dean Phillip Carter Archives".
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