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Gary Allen Srery
Srery in 2009
BornJuly 26, 1942
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 2011(2011-04-27) (aged 68)
Idaho State Correctional Center, Kuna, Idaho, U.S.
Other namesRex Edward Long, David Blackwell, Travis Blackwell, Gary Delorme and others[1]
Conviction(s)Petty theft (1961),[1] rape, sodomy, kidnapping, oral copulation (1965),[2] sexual assault (1998),[1] rape (2009)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment (2009)
Details
Victims4+
Span of crimes
1961–2007
CountryCanada
State(s)Alberta

Gary Allen Srery (July 26, 1942 – April 27, 2011) was an American rapist and serial killer who was responsible for murdering four women in Calgary, Alberta. Each victim was between the ages of 14 and 20 and were killed between February 1976 and February 1977, but the cases were only grouped together in 2021 through DNA evidence.[2]

In May 2024, Srery was publicly identified as the killer after his identity was revealed through Investigative Genetic Genealogy by genealogists from Convergence Investigative Genetic Genealogy.[3] He could not be charged, however, as he had died in 2011 in Idaho, where he was serving a life sentence for rape.[2] At the time of the murders, Srery was illegally living in Canada while avoiding a rape charge in California.[4]

Early life

Srery was born the first of three siblings in Oak Park near Chicago, Illinois, but moved to California with his family in the mid-1950s.[2]

Murders

  • Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueen, both 14, were murdered in February 1976. Their bodies were discovered on February 15, and it was later determined they had been asphyxiated.[5]
  • Melissa Ann Rehorek, 20, was murdered in September 1976. She was found in a ditch along a gravel road. She had been strangled and signs of a struggle were present on her body.[6]
  • Barbara Jean MacLean, 19, was murdered in February 1977. She left the Highlander Hotel after an argument with her boyfriend, and the next day her body was found. She was fully clothed but signs of a sexual assault were present.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Paradis, Danielle (May 17, 2024). Alberta RCMP release 4 names linked with serial killer from the ‘70s. APTN.
  2. ^ a b c d Wakefield, Jonny (May 17, 2024). RCMP link Calgary murders to American suspected serial killer who died in prison; believe there are more victims. Edmonton Journal.
  3. ^ Newsroom Staff (May 16, 2024). Serial killer linked to four Calgary slayings in 1970s, more victims sought across Canada and U.S.. Calgary Herald.
  4. ^ Musa, Amanda (2024-05-17). "DNA helps link killings of 4 young women to an American man who lived in Canada illegally". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ Pruden, Jana G. (8 June 2024). "Death comes to Happy Valley: Half a century after his first known murders, a serial killer is unmasked". The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ a b Melissa Rehorek and Barbara MacLean. Calgary Herald. May 15, 2011.
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