Global InformationDarren Deon Vann information
Darren Deon Vann | |
|---|---|
 Lake County Sheriff's Dept. mugshot c. 2014 | |
| Born | March 21, 1971 Indiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Donald Vann |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse |
Maria Vann
(m. 1995; div. 2011) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (7 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Life in prison without parole (seven concurrent terms) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7–18[1] |
Span of crimes | 2013 – October 2014 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Indiana, possibly others |
| Location(s) | motel room in Hammond; five abandoned homes in Gary |
| Weapons | Strangulation |
Date apprehended | October 18, 2014 |
| Imprisoned at | Wabash Valley Correctional Facility |
Darren Deon Vann (born March 21, 1971) is an American serial killer. He was arrested on October 18, 2014, for the murder of 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy at a Motel 6 in Hammond, Indiana and has confessed to the murders of six other female victims in Indiana.[2][3] He led police to those women's bodies, all of which were found in five abandoned structures in Gary, Indiana.[2]
Before the police investigated the murders for which Vann was detained, Thomas Hargrove, founder of the Murder Accountability Project, together with a Gary, Indiana deputy coroner, attempted to persuade police that there were 18 similar murders pointing to a serial killer in the Gary, Indiana area.[4]
- ^ Blake, Jessica (June 23, 2018). "Who is Darren Deon Vann? Inside the case of one of Indiana's most prolific serial killers". Medium. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Botelho, Greg (October 23, 2014). "Who is Indiana serial killer suspect Darren Deon Vann?". cnn.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Botelho, Greg; Harlow, Poppy (October 21, 2014). "Police: Abandoned homes searched after man admits to 7 killings". CNN. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Alec Wilkinson (November 20, 2017). "The Serial-Killer Detector". newyorker.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.