Gerald Patrick Lewis

Gerald Patrick Lewis

Serial killer
6known / alleged victims (6 +)
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Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
USA
Location
Alabama/Georgia/Massachusetts, USA
Date of birth
August 10, 1965
Age at first offence
22
Characteristics
rape
Victim profile
Women
Method of murder
St abbing with knife
Date(s) of murder
1987 - 1998
Years active
1987–1998
Date of arrest
April 14, 1998
Status
Died in custody

Sentenced to death in Alabama and Georgia; died in prison on July 25, 2009

Case Summary

Case record: Gerald Patrick Lewis

Gerald Patrick Lewis was sentenced to death in Alabama and Georgia. He died in prison on July 25, 2009.

Background

He underwent psychological evaluations to determine whether he was fit for trial.

Police described serial killers as those who kill more than three times, with a cooling off period between killings, in an effort to gain a release of fulfillment. Police said most serial killers were men, white, in their 20s or 30s, and worked in menial jobs with unfulfilled sexual expectations. Police said most began violent fantasies early in life, when they were still children, and most used a “hands-on” method of homicide, like strangling or stabbing. Police said serial killers were uncommon.

The last serial killer known to be anywhere near Mobile was Donald Leroy Evans. Evans had been sentenced to death in Mississippi for murdering and raping a homeless 10-year-old girl in 1991. The account stated Evans claimed to have killed 72 people during a 10-year murder spree across 21 states. It also stated that so far, just three of the killings had been confirmed.

Other details

The account described a photograph titled “The Lewis family poses for a shot at church on Easter Sunday, 1968.” It stated that Linda held baby Sean and was eyeing a toy giraffe, and that Edward held 2-year-old Gerald Patrick. It also described Gerald Patrick Lewis as having said he had few happy moments as a child, and that one of them was a family trip to Disney World. It stated that, sitting on a fence in the Magic Kingdom, from the left, were Gerald Patrick, Sean, and their cousins, Gerry and Ginger.

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