Global InformationRudy Bladel information
Rudy Bladel | |
|---|---|
 Bladel in 1987 | |
| Born | December 8, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 2006 (aged 73) Henry Ford Allegiance Health, Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | "The Railway Killer" |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without parole |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7 (3 convictions) |
Span of crimes | 1963–1978 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Indiana, Michigan |
Date apprehended | March 22, 1979 |
Rudy Bladel (December 8, 1932 – November 15, 2006), known as The Railway Killer, was an American serial killer who committed the murders of seven railway employees in the Rust Belt region from 1963 to 1978.[1] Convicted of three of them, Bladel was sentenced to life imprisonment, and later died from thyroid cancer in 2006.[2]
- ^ John O'Brien and Edward Baumann (August 17, 1986). "MURDER CROSSING". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Railroad Killer Dies of Cancer in Prison". The Oklahoman. November 25, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.