John Dwight Canaday | |
|---|---|
 Canaday in 1969 | |
| Born | 1945 Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2012 (aged 66–67) |
| Conviction(s) | First-degree murder (x3) |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
Span of crimes | 1968–1969 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Washington |
Date apprehended | March 1969 |
John Dwight Canaday (1945 – December 26, 2012) was an American serial killer who raped and killed three young women in Seattle from 1968 to 1969. He was initially sentenced to death for two murders, but that was later commuted to two life sentences, and he was given a third life sentence in 2004 after he confessed to the third killing. He died while incarcerated at Clallam Bay Prison in 2012.[1]
- ^ "Clallam inmate who died was state's 'first known serial killer'". Peninsula Daily News. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2022.