Michael Terry (serial killer)

Michael Terry
Born
Michael Devern Terry

1960 (age 63–64)
Other namesMichael James Potts
Conviction(s)Murder x6
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment x6
Details
Victims6
Span of crimes
December 6, 1985 – October 21, 1986
CountryUnited States
State(s)Georgia
Date apprehended
November 28, 1986

Michael Devern Terry (born 1960) is an American serial killer active between 1985 and 1986, who killed six gay men in Atlanta, Georgia following sexual encounters. Whilst he claimed they were done in self-defense, Terry was nevertheless convicted and given three life imprisonment terms, which he is still serving.[1]

  1. ^ Duane Riner (June 11, 1988). "Serial killer pleads guilty to last 3 of 6 murders". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.