Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, New York, U.S.
Cause of death
Suicide by exsanguination
Other names
The Bike Path Killer, The Bike Path Rapist Uncle Al
Criminal status
Deceased
Spouse
Kathleen Sanchez
(m. 1980; div. 2007)
Children
3
Conviction(s)
Second degree murder (3 counts) Rape Solicitation
Criminal penalty
75 years to life in prison
Details
Victims
3 (Murder), 9–15+ (Rape)
Span of crimes
1975 – September 29, 2006
Country
United States
State(s)
New York
Date apprehended
January 15, 2007
Imprisoned at
Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora, New York
Altemio C. Sanchez (January 19, 1958 – September 22, 2023), also known as the Bike Path Rapist (and later Killer),[2] was a Puerto Rican serial killer who is known to have raped and murdered at least three women,[3] and raped at least 9 to 15 girls and women in and around Buffalo, New York, during a 31-year span from 1975, though perhaps earlier, to 2006.[4][5] He was apprehended in 2007 through DNA evidence and sentenced to 75 years-to-life, serving 16 years before dying from apparent suicide in 2023.[6][7]
^"'Bike Path Killer' Altemio Sanchez dies while serving life sentence". September 22, 2023.
^Gryta, Matt (March 2, 2007). "Sanchez indictment expected in Diver case: Alleged Bike Path Killer tied by DNA to 3rd victim". Buffalo News. ProQuest 381840026.
^Fahim, Kareem; Staba, David (January 18, 2007). "The Suspect in 3 Murders and 8 Rapes Blended In". The New York Times.
^Brown, Scott (January 17, 2012). "Bike Path Killer Altemio Sanchez Arrested Five Years Ago". WGRZ. Buffalo, NY. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013.
^Vaughan, Brittany P.; Trahan, Amber M.; Krebs, Kelly A. (n.d.). "Altemio C. Sanchez: "Bike Path Rapist"" (PDF). In Aamodt, Mike (ed.). Serial Killers Timelines. Radford, VA: Department of Psychology, Radford University. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^"'This man's pure evil and hatred': Bike Path Killer Altemio Sanchez dies while serving sentence". September 25, 2023.
^"Suicide and the Serial Killer | Psychology Today".
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