John Agrue | |
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| Born | John William Agrue September 11, 1947 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 2009 (aged 61) Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Conviction(s) | Murder x1 Kidnapping |
| Criminal penalty | 20-to-50 years imprisonment (Marino murder) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3+ |
Span of crimes | 1966–1982 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Illinois and Colorado |
Date apprehended | For the final time on July 15, 1982 |
John William Agrue (September 11, 1947 – June 29, 2009) was an American serial killer who murdered at least two women in Longmont, Colorado, from June to July 1982. Prior to these crimes, he had served 14 years in prison for the 1966 murder of his sister-in-law in Illinois. He was paroled shortly before the Colorado murders.
In July 1982, Agrue was arrested after attempting to kidnap a third victim, but he was not initially linked to the murders, and thus he was only convicted of kidnapping and served six years in prison. He lived in freedom until his death in June 2009, with the murders only being linked to him via DNA evidence in the early 2010s.