1897 - 1928
Earle Nelson American Criminal
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Details
| First Name |
Earle
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| Last Name |
Nelson
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| Full Name at Birth |
Earle Leonard Nelson
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| Alternative Name |
The Dark Strangler, The Gorilla Killer, Earle Leonard Nelson, Earle Nelson
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| Birthday |
12th May, 1897
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| Birthplace |
San Francisco,California
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| Died |
13th January, 1928
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| Place of Death |
Vaughan Street Jail, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| Cause of Death |
Hanging
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Serial Killer
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| Occupation |
Criminal
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Earle Leonard Nelson (né Ferral; May 12, 1897 – January 13, 1928), also known in the media as the "Gorilla Man," the "Gorilla Killer," and the "Dark Strangler," was an American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile. He was the first known American serial sex murderer of the twentieth century. Born and raised in San Francisco, California by his devoutly Pentecostal grandmother, Nelson exhibited bizarre behavior as a child, which was compounded by head injuries he sustained in a bicycling accident at age ten. After committing various minor offenses in early adulthood, he was institutionalized in Napa for a time.
