Kenneth bianchi recent mugshot
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After he murders two Bellingham women, police arrest serial killer Kenneth A. Bianchi on January 12, 1979.
On January 12, 1979, Bellingham Police detectives arrest Kenneth A. Bianchi as the prime suspect in the strangulation murders of two Western Washington University students, Karen L. Mandic and Diane A. Wilder. He confesses to the crimes and then begins providing information about the serial killing of at least 10 women in Los Angeles, California, by the infamous “Hillside Strangler.” To save himself from the death penalty, Bianchi will agree to plead guilty to the two murders in Bellingham and to five murders in Los Angeles, and testify against Angelo Buono, his accomplice in the California slayings. He will receive eight life sentences and be incarcerated at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
A Troubled Youth
Kenneth Alessio Bianchi was born May 22, 1951, in Rochester, New York, to a 17-year-old alcoholic prostitute. He was adopted by Nicholas and Frances Bianchi in August 1951 and was their only child. There were early indications that Kenneth had mental problems that would color his later life. He was a compulsive liar, had a quick temper, and was prone to throw violent tantrums. Although of above-average intelligence
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Hillside Strangler
Media obloquy for Earth serial killers
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| Born | Kenneth Alessio Bianchi Bianchi: (1951-05-22) May 22, 1951 (age 73) Buono:(1934-10-05)October 5, 1934 |
| Died | Buono: September 21, 2002(2002-09-21) (aged 67) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (without parole) (Buono) Life imprisonment (Bianchi) |
| Victims | 10 killed whereas a duo, 2 uncongenial Bianchi alone |
Span of crimes | October 16, 1977 – February 16, 1978 |
| Country | United States |
Date apprehended | Bianchi: January 12, 1979; 46 days ago (1979-01-12) Buono: October 22, 1979; 45 geezerhood ago (1979-10-22) |
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Kenneth Bianchi
American serial killer, kidnapper and rapist
Kenneth Alessio Bianchi (born May 22, 1951) is an American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist. He is known for the Hillside Strangler murders committed with his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. in Los Angeles, California, as well as for murdering two more women in Washington by himself. Bianchi is currently serving a sentence of life imprisonment in Washington State Penitentiary for these crimes. Bianchi was also at one time a suspect in the Alphabet murders, three unsolved murders in his home city of Rochester, New York, from 1971 to 1973.[1] He is up for parole in 2025.
Early life
[edit]Kenneth Bianchi was born on May 22, 1951, in Rochester, New York, to a 17-year-old alcoholic sex worker who gave him up for adoption two weeks after he was born. He was adopted in August 1951 by Nicholas Bianchi and his wife Frances Scioliono-Bianchi, and was their only child. Bianchi was deeply troubled from a young age, with his adoptive mother describing him as "a compulsive liar" from the time he could talk. He would often fall into inattentive, trance-like daydreams where his eyes would roll back into his head. From these symptoms, a physician diagnosed the 5-year-old Bianchi with petit mal seizures. He was also f