Eugene Butler (serial killer)

Eugene Butler
Bornc. 1849
Royalton, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 1913(1913-10-22) (aged 63–64)
North Dakota State Hospital, Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
Other names"The Great Plains Butcher"
"The Midnight Rider"
"Eccentric"
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Died before his crimes were discovered
Details
Victims6
Span of crimes
1900–1906
CountryUnited States
State(s)North Dakota

Eugene Butler (c. 1849 – October 22, 1913) was an American serial killer who murdered six teenage boys at his residence in Niagara, North Dakota, from 1900 to 1906.[1] The bodies of his victims were found in 1915, two years after Butler had died in an insane asylum.[2]

  1. ^ "Skeletons Reveal Mysterious Murder". The Oakes Times. 1 July 1915.
  2. ^ "Six Skeletons in His Cellar: Man Died in Insane Asylum and Never Mentioned How They Got There". The Daily Gale City. 27 June 1915.