Gary Heidnik

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Gary Heidnik

AKA Gary Michael Heidnik

Born: 22-Nov-1943
Birthplace: Eastlake, OH
Died: 6-Jul-1999
Location of death: Benner Township, PA [1]
Cause of death: Execution [2]
Remains: Buried, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA

Gender: Male
Religion: Cult [3]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Criminal

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Sex torturer, murderer

Military service: US Army (1961-63)

[1] State Correctional Institution Rockview, Benner Township, PA.

[2] Lethal injection.

[3] United Church of the Ministers of God.

Father: Michael
Mother: Ellen (d. 1970, suicide)
Brother: Terry
Wife: Betty (Philippine mail order bride, m. 3-Oct-1985, sep. Jan-1986)
Son: (1 son)
Girlfriend: Dorothy

High School: Staunton Military Academy (dropped out)
University: University of Pennsylvania

Founded Religion United Church of the Ministers of God (1971)
Assault (1976)
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm (1976)
Kidnapping (1978)
Rape (1978)
False Imprisonment (1978)
Sodomy (1978)
Institutionalized (1980-83)
Assault (1986), charges dropped
Rape (1986), charges dropped
Sodomy (1986), charges dropped
Assault (1986), charges dropped
Assault (1986), charges dropped
Murder two counts (1987)
Rape (1987)
Kidnapping (1987)
Suicide Attempt hanging (2-Apr-1987)
Suicide Attempt (1-Jan-1989)
Drug Overdose Thorazine (1-Jan-1989)
Stomach Pumped (1-Jan-1989)
Coma (1-Jan-1989)
Competency Hearing (Mar-1999)
Risk Factors: Schizophrenia, Gonorrhea, Depression

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