Arthur Gary Bishop | |
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Born | Arthur Gary Bishop September 29, 1952 Hinckley, Utah, U.S. |
Died | June 10, 1988 Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, U.S. | (aged 35)
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Other names | Lynn Jones, Roger W. Downs |
Conviction(s) | First degree murder (5 counts) Aggravated kidnapping (5 counts) Sexual abuse of a minor Embezzlement |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | 5 |
Span of crimes | October 14, 1979 – July 14, 1983 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Utah |
Date apprehended | July 24, 1983 |
Arthur Gary Bishop (September 29, 1952 – June 10, 1988) was an American convicted sex offender and serial killer. In 1983, as a result of a routine police investigation, he confessed to the murders of five young boys between 1979 and 1983.