San Mateo slasher
Gypsy Hill killings
Active for 1 year
(1976) in United States
5
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
5
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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San Mateo slasher Known as the "Gypsy Hill killings"; five unsolved killings, of young women in San Mateo County, California during early 1976. In 2014, the FBI named Rodney Halbower as a person of interest in the Gypsy Hill killings; as of 2015, he has been charged with two of the murders based on DNA taken from cigarette butts saved from the scene of a 1976 killing.
San Mateo slasher Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer San Mateo slasher (aka) Gypsy Hill killings, was active for 1 year in 1976, known to have ( 5 confirmed / 5 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: United States
In 1976 San Mateo slasher started his/her killing spree, during his/her crimes as a serial killer he/she was known to murder his/her victims.
Profile Completeness: 26%
serial killers by profile completenessSan Mateo slasher has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
San Mateo slasher a known:
San Mateo slasher
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2018-12-24 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
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| Name: | Gypsy Hill killings |
| Nickname: | Gypsy Hill killings |
| Victims: | 5 - 5 |
| Years Active: | 1976 - 1976 |
| Active Countries: | United States |
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| Gender: | N/A |
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| Children: | N/A |
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| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | N/A |
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| Cause of Death: | N/A |
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| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
2 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
San Mateo slasher
The 2 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer San Mateo slasher. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1976 | San Mateo slasher started his/her serial killing spree. #1976 |
| 1976 | San Mateo slasher ended his/her serial killing spree. #1976 |
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Books that Mention San Mateo slasher
Michael Newton
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Royce Leighton
The Esoteric Codex: Unidentified Serial Kille...
Michael Newton
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes
D. Kim Rossmo
Geographic Profiling
Meg Frisbee
Counterpunch
David Poynter
The Ghost Slasher
Mathias Clasen
Why Horror Seduces
7 Books that mention Serial Killer
San Mateo slasher
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0816069875 | The Encyclopedia of Seria... | Michael Newton | 108 Total Including Anatoly Onoprienko | 108 |
| 1329021398 | The Esoteric Codex: Unide... | Royce Leighton | 25 Total Including Atlanta Ripper | 25 |
| 1438119143 | The Encyclopedia of Unsol... | Michael Newton | 29 Total Including Atlanta Ripper | 29 |
| 1420048783 | Geographic Profiling | D. Kim Rossmo | 4 Total Including Montie Rissell | 4 |
| 0295806443 | Counterpunch | Meg Frisbee | San Mateo slasher | 1 |
| 1460295536 | The Ghost Slasher | David Poynter | San Mateo slasher | 1 |
| 0190666536 | Why Horror Seduces | Mathias Clasen | San Mateo slasher | 1 |
The Gypsy Hill killings are a group of five homicides of young women and girls in San Mateo County, California during early 1976. The killer became known in the media as "the San Mateo slasher." It was proven that there were at least two different perpetrators later on.
External References
- Q16983027 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Dec 24, 2018.
- Gypsy Hill killings on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Dec 24, 2018.
- Arrest of Rodney Halbower on www.smcsheriff.com, Retrieved on Dec 24, 2018.
Internal References
San Mateo slasher is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #195 of 327[ Page 13 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
- #397 of 651[ Page 27 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #551 of 651[ Page 37 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #617 of 651[ Page 42 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #625 of 651[ Page 42 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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