Kenneth Bianchi

Kenneth Alessio Bianchi
Bianchi in 1979
Born
Kenneth Alessio Bianchi

(1951-05-22) May 22, 1951 (age 73)
Other namesThe Hillside Strangler
MotiveSexual sadism
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims12+
Span of crimes
October 16, 1977 –
January 11, 1979
CountryUnited States
State(s)California, Washington
Date apprehended
January 12, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-01-12)
Imprisoned atWashington State Penitentiary

Kenneth Alessio Bianchi (born May 22, 1951) is an American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist. He is known for the Hillside Strangler murders committed with his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. in Los Angeles, California, as well as for murdering two more women in Washington by himself. Bianchi is currently serving a sentence of life imprisonment in Washington State Penitentiary for these crimes. Bianchi was also at one time a suspect in the Alphabet murders, three unsolved murders in his home city of Rochester, New York, from 1971 to 1973.[1] He is up for parole in 2025.

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