William Dale Archerd
William Dale Archerd | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Dale Archerd May 5, 1912 First degree murder (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–6 |
Span of crimes | 1947–1966 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | California, Nevada |
Date apprehended | July 27, 1967 |
William Dale Archerd (May 5, 1912 – October 29, 1977) was an American serial killer who killed at least three people with insulin injections between 1956 and 1966 in Northern California. He was the first to be convicted of use of insulin as a murder weapon in the US, and is suspected in three more cases.[1]
Life
Archerd was always interested in
In 1950 he was convicted to five years of probation for possession of
His home was in the Alhambra region of the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California.[2]
Arrest and conviction
Archerd was arrested on July 27, 1967, in Los Angeles for a threefold murder. He was convicted of killing the following: Zella Archerd, his fourth wife (July 25, 1956, two months after their wedding), Burney Archerd, his nephew (September 2, 1961, in
Others suspected to be victims of Archerd are: William Jones Jr. (October 12, 1947, in Fontana), Juanita Plum Archerd, his fifth wife (March 13, 1958, in Las Vegas), and Frank Stewart (March 17, 1960).
All exhibited symptoms of hypoglycemia.
Archerd was
In December 1970, the death sentence was upheld by the
See also
References
- ^ PMID 18299624.
- Tucson Daily Citizen. July 28, 1967. p. 33.
- ISBN 9780816069873.
- Newton, Michael: An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers - Hunting Humans. 5th edition, Stocker, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-85365-240-4(Source, unless specified directly)