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Murder conviction upheld for 'Truck Stop Serial Killer'

Bruce Mendenhall of Edwards County, Illinois, was found guilty, in January 2025, by an Indianapolis jury and sentenced to 65 ...
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Illinois Sheriff Identifies Another Victim of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy

After running away from his Minnesota home in 1976, 16-year-old Jimmy Haakenson called his mother, told her he was in Chicago, then disappeared forever. More than 40 years later, a detective from ...
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‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ who murdered multiple women fails to persuade court that he was wrongfully convicted

INDIANAPOLIS – An Illinois man implicated in the deaths of women in multiple states will remain on the hook for killing a ...