Active for 1 year
(2003) in United States

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William Devin Howell an American serial killer known as the Sick Ripper. Howell was convicted of murdering seven people in 2003. Howell cut off the tips of a victims fingers and dismantled the bottom jaw at least one of his victims. One of his victims was strangled to death after Howell realized the victim was transgender during a sexual act. He disposed some of the bodies in a wooded area behind a shopping mall in New Britain, Connecticut. Howell reportable told a fellow cellmate that there was a monster inside of him and described himself as a sick ripper. In 2017, William Devin Howell was sentenced to six consecutive life sentences.

Profile Completeness: 55%

Books that Mention William Devin Howell

Harold Schechter

Hell's Princess

John Douglas

The Anatomy Of Motive

Bill James

The Man from the Train

Roy Hazelwood

Dark Dreams

Jerry Bledsoe

Death Sentence

Katherine Ramsland,...

Confession of a Serial Killer

Ann Rule

The Stranger Beside Me

Celia Rees

Pirates!

11 Books that mention Serial Killer
William Devin Howell

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
1477808949	Hell's Princess	Harold Schechter	William Devin Howell	2
1471108376	The Anatomy Of Motive	John Douglas	William Devin Howell	1
1476796270	The Man from the Train	Bill James	William Devin Howell	1
1429989599	Dark Dreams	Roy Hazelwood	3 Total Including Faryion Wardrip	3
1626812888	Death Sentence	Jerry Bledsoe	William Devin Howell	2
1611689732	Confession of a Serial Ki...	Katherine Ramsland,...	4 Total Including Dennis Rader	4
1947290711	His Garden	Anne K Howard	William Devin Howell	1
1940018137	The Stranger Beside Me	Ann Rule	4 Total Including Ted Bundy	4
1408810352	Pirates!	Celia Rees	William Devin Howell	1
0816069875	The Encyclopedia of Seria...	Michael Newton	108 Total Including Anatoly Onoprienko	108
1510731318	Little Shoes	Pamela Everett	William Devin Howell	1

William Devin Howell (born February 11, 1970) is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering seven people in 2003. He is one of the most prolific serials killer in Connecticut history. In November 2017, while already serving a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter, he was sentenced to six consecutive life sentences, which he is currently serving at Cheshire Correctional Institution.

External References

1. Q44506286 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
2. William Devin Howell on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
3. Inmate Number: 305917, Department of Correction Inmate Information Search on www.ctinmateinfo.state.ct.us, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
4. William Devin Howell Pleads Guilty to Serial Murders on portal.ct.gov, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
5. Connecticut serial killer charged in assault on inmate convicted of sex trafficking on fox61.com, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
6. Conn. police find body of woman leading to conviction of ex-Hampton resident on www.dailypress.com, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.
7. Anne K. Howard, Howell Describes the Shocking Details of His Crimes on www.aetv.com, Retrieved on Jun 22, 2019.

Internal References

William Devin Howell is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

1. #14 of 42[ Page 1 ] of Aquarius Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
2. #15 of 38[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in February
3. #105 of 327[ Page 7 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
4. #110 of 250[ Page 8 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
5. #132 of 307[ Page 9 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
6. #248 of 651[ Page 17 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
7. #265 of 651[ Page 18 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
8. #426 of 651[ Page 29 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
9. #574 of 651[ Page 39 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active

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Years Active:

• 2003