Alfredo Prieto | |
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Born | Alfredo Rolando Prieto November 18, 1965 |
Died | October 1, 2015 | (aged 49)
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Conviction(s) | California First degree murder with special circumstances Kidnapping (3 counts) Forcible rape (3 counts) Robbery (2 counts) Attempted robbery (2 counts) Possession of a firearm by a felon Virginia Capital murder Rape Grand larceny Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (2 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | 9 |
Span of crimes | 1988–1990 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Virginia and California |
Date apprehended | September 6, 1990 |
Alfredo Rolando Prieto (November 18, 1965 – October 1, 2015) was a Salvadoran-American serial killer. After being initially convicted for a single murder, he was later connected to eight other murders committed in Virginia and California between May 1988 and September 1990 via DNA profiling. Sentenced to death in both states, Prieto was executed by lethal injection in Virginia in 2015.[1]