Herbert Mullin
Herbert William Mullin (April 18, 1947 – August 18, 2022) was an American serial killer who killed 13 people in California in the early 1970s. He confessed to the killings, which he claimed prevented earthquakes. In 1973, after a trial to determine whether he was legally insane or culpable, he was convicted of two murders in the first-degree and nine in the second-degree, and sentenced to life imprisonment. During his imprisonment, he was denied parole eight times.
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| Born | Herbert William Mullin April 18, 1947 Salinas, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 2022 (aged 75) California Health Care Facility, Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 13 |
Span of crimes | October 13, 1972 – February 13, 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | California |
Date apprehended | February 13, 1973 |
| Imprisoned at | California Health Care Facility |
| Website | herbertwilliammullin |
Mullin and Edmund Kemper overlapped in their 1972 to 1973 murder sprees, adding confusion to the police investigations and ending with both being arrested, within a few weeks of each other, after the deaths of 21 people.
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