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evidence left at the crime scene. At the time of the commission of the crime, DNA testing was not available, but as DNA analysis advanced, testing became possible. Krajcir was sentenced on
December 10, 2007, to 40 years in prison for the 1982 killing of Southern Illinois University Carbondale student
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after police found him in his car, holding a pistol, which was a violation of his parole terms. On May 3, 1983, he attempted a failed escape from prison in
Allentown, breaking his leg in the process. Later that year, he was tried and convicted for indecent assaults, robbery, criminal trespassing and
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Some victims were found tied up in their beds. Others were kidnapped and transported across state lines before they were killed. Most of them were raped and forced to perform sexual acts. Some were killed by a gunshot to the head. Others were stabbed or asphyxiated. There was little
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Charles McBride and Fern Yost on November 28, 1944. In 1945, when Timothy was around a year old, his father abandoned the family, leaving Yost to raise him on her own. In 1949 or 1950 when Timothy was either 5 or 6, Yost met and married Bernie Krajcir.
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at age 17, in 1962, and participated in basic training in
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Missouri
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855:"Timothy Krajcir a suspect in two more '70s murders"
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282:in the administration of justice with a minor in
213:who has confessed to killing nine women: five in
884:"Blunt seeks expedited extradition for Krajcir"
1034:Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni
326:In Spring 1983, at age 38, he was arrested in
205:; November 28, 1944) is a convicted American
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659:"How serial killer stumped cops for decades"
624:"Killer tied to another cold case in Marion"
999:People from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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596:Hunted in the Heartland: A Memoir of Murder
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508:List of serial killers in the United States
792:"Serial killer learned methods in college"
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233:Krajcir was born Timothy Wayne McBride in
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994:People convicted of murder by Missouri
989:People convicted of murder by Illinois
984:Criminals from Allentown, Pennsylvania
908:Krajelis, Bethany (January 18, 2008).
758:Byers, Christine (December 15, 2007).
250:at age six in 1951; became engaged in
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798:. December 18, 2007. Archived from
622:Hawkins, Matt (December 15, 2007).
355:Big Muddy River Correctional Center
242:Early criminal and deviant behavior
235:West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
211:West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
65:West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
1049:Violence against women in Missouri
1044:Violence against women in Illinois
534:"Serial killer gets 13 life terms"
76:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
37:Illinois Department of Corrections
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969:American people convicted of rape
490:Krajcir is currently held at the
1029:Serial killers from Pennsylvania
594:Patterson, Bonney Hogue (2010).
949:20th-century American criminals
540:. April 5, 2008. Archived from
351:Skippack Township, Pennsylvania
382:. There, in 1981, he earned a
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823:Cassidy, CJ (December 2007).
1024:Serial killers from Missouri
1019:Serial killers from Kentucky
1014:Serial killers from Illinois
492:Pontiac Correctional Center
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888:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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701:"Timothy Wayne Krajcir"
347:Graterford State Prison
328:Allentown, Pennsylvania
311:Arrests and convictions
35:Krajcir photo from the
439:Virginia Lee Witte, 51
388:Administrative Justice
374:his victims, and then
266:Adoption and education
16:American serial killer
724:Ramsland, Katherine.
300:Great Lakes, Illinois
203:Timothy Wayne McBride
195:Timothy Wayne Krajcir
48:Timothy Wayne McBride
859:Southeast Missourian
427:Deborah Sheppard, 23
278:, where he earned a
262:at age 15, in 1960.
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732:. Sussex Publishers
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294:He enlisted in the
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199:/ˈkraɪtʃər/
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392:psychology
321:sex crimes
284:psychology
248:Harrisburg
229:Early life
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54:1944-11-28
296:U.S. Navy
290:U.S. Navy
252:voyeurism
140:1977–1982
736:23 April
502:See also
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219:Illinois
215:Missouri
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