Chander Matta
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Washington D.C./Virginia, USA
- Date of birth
- 1969
- Age at first offence
- 21
- Characteristics
- armed robbery, rapist
- Victim profile
- Jodie Marie Phillips, 16, Sherry Larman, 20, and Sandra Rene Johnson, 26 (prostitutes)
- Method of murder
- Asphyxiation with plastic bag
- Date(s) of murder
- May 26-27, 1990
- Years active
- 1990
- Date of arrest
- June 10, 1990
- Status
-
Life imprisonment
Sentenced to life in prison without parole on May 23, 1991
Case overview
Chander "Bobby" Matta was convicted in 1991. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole on May 23, 1991.
He robbed and killed three prostitutes (Jodie Marie Phillips, Sherry Larman and Sandra Rene Johnson) over a 36-hour period during the Memorial Day holiday weekend the year before his conviction. Each of the women was killed by asphyxiation.
The offence
Matta committed robberies and killings involving three named victims. The killings occurred over a 36-hour period during the Memorial Day holiday weekend the year before his conviction. The method of killing for each woman was asphyxiation.
Victims
- Jodie Marie Phillips
- Sherry Larman
- Sandra Rene Johnson
Motive and type
The case summary recorded the motive as “Sex.” The type was listed as “T,” and the motive was listed in the summary field as “Sex.”
Other details
The case summary listed “VICTIMS: Three confessed.” The case summary also listed “MO: Shot/bludgeoned/strangled blond female prostitutes.” The summary additionally listed “Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers - Hunting Humans” in the scraped text.
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