Alfred Leonard Cline
Alfred Leonard Cline | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1889 |
| Died | August 5, 1948 (aged 60) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Other names | "The Buttermilk Bluebeard" |
| Conviction(s) | Forgery |
| Criminal penalty | 126 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 0–9 |
Span of crimes | 1930–1945 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | California, Nevada, Texas, Massachusetts, Colorado |
Date apprehended | 1945 |
Alfred Leonard Cline (1888 – August 5, 1948), also known as "Buttermilk Bluebeard", was an alleged American serial killer responsible for murdering at least nine people.[1]
Biography
Cline was born on March 12, 1888, in Kansas. He was never convicted of murders, as no supporting evidence was found.[2] He married women of status, convinced them to will their possessions to his name, and persuaded them to drink a glass of poisoned buttermilk that contained powerful sedatives.[1] After a fatal dose of drugs, a local doctor would issue a death certificate citing the cause of death to be heart failure.[3]
Cline cremated his later wives to hide any evidence of murder.[4] He acquired over $82,000 in possessions from eight of his wives.[1] Cline was prosecuted for a murder charge, but jailed for forgery. He was sentenced to 126 years in Folsom Prison, California. Cline died of a heart attack in the prison on August 5, 1948.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "CRIME: Buttermilk Bluebeard". Time. 1946-05-06. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ Blanco, Juan Ignacio. "Alfred Cline | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers". murderpedia.org. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "People v. Cline". Justia Law. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "People v. Cline". Justia Law. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "CLINE Alfred Leonard". www.crimezzz.net. Retrieved 2017-11-27.