Mark Goudeau
American serial killer and rapist on death row / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Goudeau (born September 6, 1964) is an American serial killer, kidnapper, thief and rapist. Goudeau terrorized victims in the Phoenix metro area between August 2005 and June 2006; coincidentally, Goudeau was active at the same time as two other Phoenix serial killers, jointly known as the "Serial Shooters.”
Mark Goudeau | |
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![]() Goudeau's 2006 mug shot | |
Born | (1964-09-06) September 6, 1964 (age 59) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Status | Currently on death row, awaiting execution |
Other names | The Baseline Killer The Baseline Rapist |
Conviction(s) | First degree murder (9 counts) Attempted first degree murder Kidnapping (13 counts) Attempted kidnapping Sexual assault (23 counts) Attempted sexual assault (7 counts) Sexual abuse (6 counts) Aggravated assault (14 counts) Armed robbery (12 counts) Attempted armed robbery (2 counts) First degree burglary |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 9 |
Span of crimes | 2005–2006 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Arizona |
Date apprehended | September 4, 2006 |
Imprisoned at | Florence State Prison |
In addition to committing nine murders, his extensive crime spree included 84 other felony crimes, totaling 93 felonies over the ten-month period. He faced two separate trials—one for 19 charges related to an attack on two sisters whom he raped and sexually assaulted, and another related to 74 more charges including murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, sexual abuse and/or assault of minors and adults. All but one of his victims were females. Goudeau was convicted on a total of 76 of 93 crimes, and was sentenced to death 9 times (one for each murder conviction) and given a sum total of 1,634 years in Arizona state prison.