Timothy Krajcir

Timothy Krajcir is a Missouri man who admitted in December, 2007, to murdering nine women between 1977 and 1982. Police used DNA evidence to link Krajcir, who had been incarcerated since 1988 on sexual assault charges, to the murder of Deborah Sheppard in 1982. Krajcir later confessed to all nine of the murders police believed he had committed.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: November 28, 1944
2. Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania
3. Alma Mater: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
4. Military Service: U.S. Navy
5. Residence: Tamms Correctional Center, Tamms, Illinois
6. Spent most of life in prison
7. Has been in prison continuously since 1988

Victims

1. Mary Parsh, 58
2. Brenda Parsh, 27
3. Sheila Cole, 21
4. Margie Call, 57
5. Mildred Wallace, 65
6. Deborah Sheppard
7. Virginia Lee Witte

Crimes

Krajcir attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) after being released from prison in 1977 and earned a degree in Administrative Justice. Police believe he used information gleaned from his studies to help him avoid detection and avoid leaving behind evidence during the commission of his crimes.¹ Krajcir would typically break into the homes of his victims, wait for them to return, and then tie them up, rape them, and shoot them.²

Convictions

On December 10, 2007, Krajcir was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of SIUC student Deborah Sheppard, and in January, 2008, was sentenced to another 40 years for the murder of Virginia Lee Witte. In April, 2008, Krajcir was sentenced to eleven more consecutive life sentences for the murder of five women in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and for additional sexual assaults.

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