Wayne Adam Ford | |
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| Born | December 3, 1961 Petaluma, California, U.S. |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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| Victims | 4+ |
Span of crimes | October, 1997–November 3, 1998 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | California |
Date apprehended | November 3, 1998 |
Wayne Adam Ford (born December 3, 1961) is an American serial killer.
Background
Ford was born in Petaluma, California, the second son of an American father and a German immigrant mother. His parents divorced when he was 10. He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for 6 years before being honorably discharged in 1985. Beginning in 1983, he had escalating problems at work and psychological declines, necessitating several hospitalizations.[1]
He had two brief marriages, both of which ended in divorce. He had a series of scrapes with the law, including allegations of beating and robbing a prostitute, and animal cruelty for which he served a brief jail sentence. He was working as a long-haul truck driver at the time of his arrest.[1]
Arrest and trial
Ford turned himself in. He walked into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California in November 1998 with a woman's severed breast in his pocket.[1] He confessed to having killed four women in 1997 and 1998, and is thought to have killed others.[1]
He was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder on June 27, 2006,[2] and was sentenced to death in August 2006.[3] Currently, he resides on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California.
See also
- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of serial killers in the United States
References
- ^ a b c d Bell, Rachael. "Wayne Adam Ford: The Remorseful Serial Killer". TruTV Crime Library. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Cruz, Mike (28 June 2006). "Ford guilty on all counts". The Sun.
- ^ Cruz, Mike (10 August 2006). "Jury: Death for Ford". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
External links
- "Serial killer Hit List - Part 4". Crime Archives. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
Further reading
- Rother, Caitlin (2009). Body Parts. Pinnacle True Crime. ISBN 978-0-7860-1954-0.
- Smith, Carlton (2001). Shadows of Evil. New York: St, Marten's Paperbacks. ISBN 0-312-97887-1.