Sean Vincent Gillis
Sean Vincent Gillis | |
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Mugshot taken in 2004 | |
| Born | June 24, 1962 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Other names | The Other Baton Rouge Killer |
| Convictions | First degree murder (3 counts) Second degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without parole |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8 |
Span of crimes | March 1994 – February 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
Date apprehended | April 29, 2004 |
| Imprisoned at | Louisiana State Penitentiary |
Sean Vincent Gillis (born June 24, 1962) is an American serial killer and sex offender who murdered eight women in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 1994 until his arrest in April 2004. In his initial arrest, he was charged with three counts of first degree murder and three counts of ritualistic acts in the murders of 29-year-old Katherine Hall, 45-year-old Johnnie Mae Williams and 43-year-old Donna Bennett Johnston. Gillis confessed to the murders with little coercion and then informed investigators about five other women whom he had murdered.