Global InformationLester Brockelhurst information
Lester Brockelhurst | |
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 Press photograph of Felton (left) and Brockelhurst (right) | |
| Born | Lester Warfel Brockelhurst, Jr. January 4, 1914 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1938 (aged 24) Tucker Unit, Tucker, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
| Other names | "The Crime Tourist" "The Touring Slayer" |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3+ |
Span of crimes | March – May 1937 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Illinois, Texas, Arkansas |
Date apprehended | May 13, 1937 |
Lester Warfel Brockelhurst Jr. (January 4, 1914[1] – March 18, 1938), known as The Crime Tourist, was an American spree killer and serial killer who, together with his girlfriend Bernice Felton, killed at least three men in holdups during a six-week crime spree across multiple states in 1937.[2] Found guilty of the final murder, Brockelhurst was executed at the Tucker Unit the following year.
- ^ "New Hitchhike Killings Present Question: Will We Ever Learn?". New York Daily News. 1945-06-03. pp. C8. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "3 Slain in 6 Weeks, Man, Girl Held". The Evening Star. May 14, 1937.