Herbert Mullin
American serial killer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herbert William Mullin[1] (April 18, 1947 – August 18, 2022) was an American serial killer. He killed 13 people in California in the early 1970s. He said he killed these people to stop earthquakes from happening.
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Herbert Mullin | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Herbert William Mullin |
Born | (1947-04-18)April 18, 1947 Salinas, California, U.S. |
Died | August 18, 2022(2022-08-18) (aged 75) Stockton, California, U.S. |
Conviction | Murder |
Sentence | Life imprisonment |
Killings | |
Number of victims | 13 |
Span of killings | 1972–1973 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | California |
Date apprehended | February 13, 1973 |
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In 1973, after a trial to see if he was insane or culpable, he was convicted of two first-degree murders and nine second-degree murders. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was denied parole eight times.[2][3]
Mullin died on August 18, 2022 at a medical prison in Stockton, California at the age of 75.[4]