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Harvey Carignan

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Harvey Carignan
Born
Harvey Louis Carignan

(1927-05-18) May 18, 1927 (age 97)
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Other namesThe Want-Ad Killer
Conviction(s)
Criminal penalty150 years imprisonment
Details
Span of crimes
July 31, 1949 – September 20, 1974
CountryUnited States
State(s)Alaska, Minnesota, Washington
Date apprehended
September 24, 1974
Imprisoned atMinnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault

Harvey Louis Carignan (born May 18, 1927) is an American serial killer serving a 40-year sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Faribault for the murders of two women.[1] He had been previously convicted for a 1949 rape and murder he committed while stationed in the U.S. Army, in Anchorage, Alaska. Although he was sentenced to hang, he was ultimately paroled for that crime in 1960.[2]

  • Book The Want-Ad Killer by Ann Rule, September 1983.[3]
  • Documentary Series The Serial Killers Episode 2
  • Book Talking with serial killers.
  • Book "Alcatraz: The Last Survivors"

See also

References

  1. ^ "Offender Locator - Offender Information". Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. ^ Townsend, Catherine (25 September 2017). "A Look Back At Harvey "The Hammer" Carignan, "The Want Ad Killer" - CrimeFeed". CrimeFeed. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ Rule, Ann (1983). The Want-Ad Killer (Updated ed.). New York: Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780451166883. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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