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.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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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
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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
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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
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torturing and murdering women in the 1980s ⓘ |
| numberOfMurderVictims | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
nurse
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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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