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Louis Craine

Southside Slayer murders

Active for 3 years
(1985-1987) in United States

4

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

5

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS

Louis Craine an American serial killer who committed at least two of the Southside Slayer murders, and Michael Hughes, Daniel Lee Siebert, Chester Turner, Lonnie David Franklin and Ivan Hill committed at least one each. A study from Radford University states he had an IQ of 69. Sentenced to death. Craine died in prison in 1989.

Louis Craine Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Louis Craine (aka) Southside Slayer murders, was active for 3 years between 1985-1987, known to have ( 4 confirmed / 5 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: United States

He took an intelligence quotient test before or after his crimes, Louis Craine had an IQ of 69.

In 1985 Louis Craine started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to murder his victims.

He was arrested on May 29th 1987, sentenced to death.

Profile Completeness: 30%

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Louis Craine has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Louis Craine a known:

( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER

The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.

Louis Craine
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-05-22 Collected by Killer.Cloud

Back to top General Information
Name:	Louis Craine
Nickname:	Southside Slayer murders
Victims:	4 - 5
Years Active:	1985 - 1987
Active Countries:	United States

Characteristics
Gender:	Male
Sexual Preference:	N/A
Marital Status:	N/A
Children:	N/A
Living With:	N/A

Childhood Information
D.O.B.:	N/A
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Birth Order:	N/A
Siblings:	N/A
Raised By:	N/A
Birth Category:	N/A
Mother:	N/A
Father:	N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ:	69
Highest School:	N/A
Highest Degree:

Back to top Incarceration
Arrested:	May 29, 1987
Convicted:	N/A
Sentence:	death
Prison Location:	N/A
Executed:	N/A
Previous Crimes:	N/A
Previous Jail:	N/A
Previous Prison:	N/A

Death Information
Death Date:	N/A
Cause of Death:	N/A
Death Location:	N/A
Killed In Prison:	N/A
Suicide:	N/A

3 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Louis Craine

The 3 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Louis Craine. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date	Event Description
1985	Louis Craine started his serial killing spree. #1985
1987	Louis Craine ended his serial killing spree. #1987
May 29 1987	Louis Craine arrested. #19870529

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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Louis Craine (1985-1987).

Peter Woodcock
4 Victims during 36 Years

Jeffrey Dahmer
17 Victims during 14 Years

Andrei Chikatilo
52 Victims during 13 Years

Edward Edwards
5 Victims during 20 Years

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Books that Mention Louis Craine

John Leake

Entering Hades

Christine Pelisek

The Grim Sleeper

Michael Newton

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

3 Books that mention Serial Killer
Louis Craine

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
1429996331	Entering Hades	John Leake	Louis Craine	2
1619027739	The Grim Sleeper	Christine Pelisek	3 Total Including Lonnie David Franklin	3
1438119143	The Encyclopedia of Unsol...	Michael Newton	29 Total Including Atlanta Ripper	29

External References

Juan Ignacio Blanco, Louis CRAINE on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
Serial killer: Louis Craine - The Homicide Report on homicide.latimes.com, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.

Internal References

Louis Craine is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

#67 of 72[ Page 5 ] of serial killers sorted by IQ Level
#112 of 651[ Page 8 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
#216 of 327[ Page 15 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
#350 of 651[ Page 24 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
#428 of 651[ Page 29 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
#575 of 651[ Page 39 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness

Statistics:

Serial Killers Statistics, charts Louis Craine is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Years of School Completed, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.

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