Gary Heidnik

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Gary Heidnik was an American serial killer and kidnapper from Philadelphia who infamously imprisoned and tortured women in his basement in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American criminal
human
kidnapper
rapist
serial killer
arrestDate 1987-03-23
causeOfDeath lethal injection
causeOfDischargeFromMilitary honorable discharge for medical reasons
convictedBy Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County NERFINISHED
convictionDate 1988-07-01
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge aggravated assault
false imprisonment
kidnapping
murder
rape
dateOfBirth 1943-11-22
dateOfDeath 1999-07-06
endTimeOfCriminalActivity 1987
endTimeOfMilitaryService 1962
familyName Heidnik NERFINISHED
founded United Church of the Ministers of God NERFINISHED
fullName Gary Michael Heidnik NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Gary NERFINISHED
inspired elements of the fictional character Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs (popularly believed, though not officially confirmed)
mannerOfDeath execution
medicalCondition schizophrenia
methodOfCrime imprisonment of victims in basement pit
starvation and physical abuse of victims
torture of victims
militaryService United States Army
notableEvent abduction of multiple women from North Philadelphia
notableFor kidnapping and imprisoning women in his Philadelphia basement
torturing and murdering women in the 1980s
numberOfMurderVictims 2
numberOfVictims 6
occupation nurse
self-styled minister
onDeathRowIn Pennsylvania Department of Corrections NERFINISHED
placeOfArrest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Eastlake, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfCrime Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath State Correctional Institution – Rockview, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
psychiatricHospitalization committed to mental institutions multiple times
religion Christianity
sentence death penalty
startTimeOfCriminalActivity 1986
startTimeOfMilitaryService 1961
stateOfExecution Pennsylvania NERFINISHED

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Holmesburg Prison notableInmate Gary Heidnik
Buffalo Bill inspiredBy Gary Heidnik
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb) inspiredBy Gary Heidnik