Kentucky Serial Killers
ColdCaseIndex documents 3 serial killers whose murders took place in Kentucky, with first known killings from 1970 to 1989. 3 of them were caught; 0 linked case files document their victims. The earliest series is Donald Harvey (1970) and the most recent is Robert Foley (1989). Profiles are added in order of public interest, so this page is not a complete census of the state.
All 3 profiles
Donald Harvey
Angel of Death
Pleaded guilty in 1987 and 1988 to 37 murders of hospital patients and others in Ohio and Kentucky between 1970 and 1987; claimed as many as 87.
Angel Maturino Resendiz
The Railroad Killer
Executed in Texas in 2006. Angel Maturino Resendiz, the Railroad Killer, was convicted of the 1998 murder of Dr. Claudia Benton near Houston, admitted 11 killings along rail lines in Texas, Florida, Kentucky and Illinois, and…
Robert Foley
Robert Carl Foley
Serving death sentence. Robert Carl Foley was convicted of six murders in Laurel County, Kentucky: four people shot in 1989 and brothers Rodney and Lynn Vaughn in 1991.
At a glance
| Name | Alias | State | Active | Convicted | Confessed | Suspected | Legal status | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Harvey | Angel of Death | Ohio, Kentucky | 1970 to 1987 | 37 | 87 | No official attribution beyond the 37 he pleaded guilty to; Harvey's own claims ranged from about 50 to 87 | Convicted | Died in prison |
| Angel Maturino Resendiz | The Railroad Killer | Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois | 1986 to 1999 | 1 | 11 | 15 to 23 | Convicted | Executed |
| Robert Foley | Robert Carl Foley | Kentucky | 1989 to 1991 | 6 | — | 6 | Convicted | Imprisoned |