Serial vs. mass killers in Pierce County - WA USA

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Sunday, July 25, 2010 - Tacoma, WA
Stacey Mulick; Staff writer
Published: 07/25/10 7:44 am
Updated: 07/25/10 9:22 am

Timothy Ray Burkhart, blamed for four killings, might be the most prolific killer to operate in Pierce County, say prosecutors and investigators. They said they could recall no one who had slain more people.

A serial killer is generally defined as a person who kills multiple people over a period of time. The slayings often follow a similar pattern, and the killer often targets the same type of victim. Another category of killer is a mass slayer. Such killers generally slay several people at one time.

An example is Maurice Clemmons, who killed four Lakewood police officers Nov. 29 at a Parkland coffee shop. Another is James Harrison, who killed his five children last year in their Graham home.

Washington’s most notorious serial killers include:

Ted Bundy, a former Tacoma resident who killed at least 30 women across the country, including eight in Washington state. He was executed in 1989 in Florida.

Robert Lee Yates, known as the Spokane Serial Killer, pleaded guilty to killing 12 women and one man in Spokane, Walla Walla and Skagit counties. Two of his victims were killed in Pierce County. A jury convicted him and sentenced to him death.

Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer, pleaded guilty to killing 48 victims in King County and is serving a life sentence in Walla Walla. Investigators have looked into whether he killed women in Pierce County as well, but have found none.

Stacey Mulick, staff writer

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