Maury Travis
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| Maury Travis | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name: | Maury Troy Travis |
| Born: | October 25, 1965 |
| Died: | June 10, 2002 |
| Cause of death: | Suicide |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 12-17 |
| Span of killings: | 2000–2002 |
| Country: | USA |
| State(s): | Missouri |
| Date apprehended: | 2002 |
Maury Troy Travis (October 25, 1965 – June 10, 2002) was an American serial killer who committed suicide in a St. Louis county jail, after being arrested for murder. Travis murdered at least 12 prostitutes, and claimed to have killed 17, all in separate incidents between 2000 and 2002 in his home in Ferguson, Missouri. He was caught when he anonymously mailed a map to the body of one his victims to the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"; the map was later found to have come from Expedia.com and linked to his computer.
Forensic Files aired the story of his crime spree. The episode was entitled: "X Marks the Spot".
