John Dwight Canaday

John Canaday
Born
John Dwight Canaday

1945
DiedDecember 26, 2012(2012-12-26) (aged 66–67)
ConvictionFirst-degree murder (3 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment
Details
Victims3
Span of crimes
1968–1969
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
Date apprehended
March 1969

John Dwight Canaday (1945 – December 26, 2012) was an American serial killer who raped and killed three young women in Seattle, Washington, from 1968 to 1969. He was considered Washington's first known serial killer. At the time of his death, Canaday was serving three life sentences at Clallam Bay Prison.