Gary Robbins

Serial killer

4known / alleged victims (4 +)

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Michigan/Ohio/Maryland/Pennsylvania, USA
Date of birth: 1935
Age at first offence: 46
Characteristics: rape, torture
Victim profile: W omen in homes advertised for sale
Method of murder: ???
Date(s) of murder: 1981 - 1988
Years active: 1981–1988
Date of arrest: —
Status: Died in custody
Committed suicide after shoot-out with Pennsylvania police on April 14, 1988

Case Summary

Background

Gary Robbins was a traveling salesman who raped and killed women in homes that were advertised for sale. Some victims were tortured.

The offence

Robbins committed a rape-and-killing spree targeting women in homes. The women were killed in the context of homes that were advertised for sale, and some victims were tortured.

Investigation

Robbins’s case involved a shoot-out with Pennsylvania police.

Arrest

Robbins was shot at during a shoot-out with Pennsylvania police.

Outcome

Robbins committed suicide after the shoot-out with Pennsylvania police.

Aftermath

Robbins died on April 14, 1988 following the shoot-out with Pennsylvania police. Michael Newton’s work is referenced in connection with Robbins, as “An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers - Hunting Humans.”

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