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Gary Heidnik Victims
Status
Conviction
Type
Serial Killer Victims
Date
November 1986 – March 1987
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Victim Age
Unknown
Gender
Female
Gary Heidnik kidnapped, tortured, and killed women in the basement of his Philadelphia home. He was arrested in 1987 when a victim escaped. Two women died. Heidnik was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in 1999. His case partly inspired the Thomas Harris character Buffalo Bill in 'Silence of the Lambs.'
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