Robert Askins | |
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 Askins in a police lineup | |
| Born | Robert Elwood Askins January 7, 1919 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2010 (aged 91) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, assault with a dangerous weapon |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1–3+ |
Span of crimes | 1938–1977 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | District of Columbia |
Date apprehended | For the final time in March 1977 |
Robert Elwood Askins (January 7, 1919 – April 30, 2010) was an American murderer, sex offender, and suspected serial killer from Washington, D.C. who was convicted of fatally poisoning Ruth McDonald in 1938 and was a prime suspect in two other murders committed decades apart. He was also a suspect in the Freeway Phantom murders in the early 1970s, in which at least five girls and one woman were abducted and killed in the area.[1][2]
- ^ McLeod, Don (November 21, 1971). "Freeway Phantom". The Anniston Star. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Thompson, Cheryl. "Six black girls were brutally murdered in the early '70s. Why was this case never solved?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via washingtonpost.com.