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- Age: 72 years old in 2009
- Born in Los AngelesLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Was in the U.S. Air Force in 1956Los Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Dishonorably discharged for burglary and attempted rape and sent to prison in 1957Los Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Served six years in prison; violated parole and was again imprisoned until 1966Los Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Worked as a state insurance claims adjusterLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- A series of rapes in the 1970s was dubbed as the "Westside Rapist" attacks at the timeLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Thomas was convicted of raping a Pasadena woman in 1978; when the first wave of crimes stoppedLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Released in 1983 and second wave beganLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- Arrested on April 2, 2009, and charged with two murders
- Allegedly killed a 68-year-old in 1972 woman and a 67-year-old women in 1976
- Suspected in relation to a series of killings in the 1970s and 1980s that killed at least 25 elderly womenLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- DNA matching Thomas was found at five crime scenesLos Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
- The crime scenes were of rapes and killings in the Los Angeles and Claremont, California
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John Floyd Thomas Jr. is suspected as being the serial killer who targeted elderly women in Southern California in two killing sprees during the 1970s and 1980s. The 72-year-old former insurance adjuster was linked by DNA to five crime scenes in Los Angeles during the 1970s and in Claremont, California in the 1980s.Los Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
On April 2, 2009, Thomas was charged with the murder of a woman in 1972 and the murder of another woman in 1976. The details were released at a press conference on April 30, 2009. Thomas may be linked to as many as 30 murders and may be the elusive "Westside Rapist."CNN.com: Dna Leads to Suspect in 1970s Los Angeles Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)Los Angeles Times: LAPD Ties 72-year-old Man to Two Waves of Serial Killings (April 30, 2009)
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