March 10, 2008: Convict Richard Biegenwald, known as the "Thrill Killer," has died at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey at the age of 67. He was convicted of five murders between 1958 and the early 1980's - store owner Stephen Sladowski, drug dealer William Ward and teenage girls Maria Caillella, Deborah Osborne and Anna Olesiewicz. He had been sentenced to death for the Olesiewicz murder, but this was overruled by the New Jersey State Supreme Court. He may have been responsible for as many as four additional murders.
Fast Facts:
- Born August 24, 1940 in Rockland County, New York
- Caillella and Osborne were found in the same grave
Richard Biegenwald Background
Wikipedia: Richard Biegenwald
The New York Times: Biegenwald Is Given New Death Sentence In Murder in Jersey (January 24, 2008)
Frances Farmers Revenge: Serial Killer Richard Biegenwald
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