1. Andrew Urdiales was an American serial killer who was convicted in Illinois in 2002 of killing three women and convicted in California in 2018 of killing five women.
23 Facts About Andrew Urdiales
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Andrew Urdiales was sentenced to death in California and died by suicide a few months later in California's San Quentin Prison.
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Andrew Urdiales was trained as a radio operator at Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms and then served in Desert Storm.
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Andrew Urdiales committed his first murder on the evening of January 18,1986.
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Andrew Urdiales's body was found in a ditch near Cathedral City, California.
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Two months later, Andrew Urdiales struck in San Diego, killing 31-year-old Mary Ann Wells, whose body was found by police on September 25,1988, in an abandoned warehouse.
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When she finished her shift, Andrew Urdiales was waiting outside and offered her a ride home, which she accepted.
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Andrew Urdiales beat her, bit her neck to the point she bled, and then put her in the trunk of his car.
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Andrew Urdiales ran down the highway naked from the waist down.
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Andrew Urdiales chased after her with a machete but she was able to flag down a truck with two marines in it, and Andrew Urdiales escaped in his own vehicle.
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Andrew Urdiales forced her into his car and drove her into the California desert.
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Andrew Urdiales crossed the state line into Bloomington, Indiana in April 1996, where he murdered 25-year-old Laura Ulyaki.
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In December 1996, Andrew Urdiales was arrested for possession of an unlicensed weapon but was released after paying a fine.
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Andrew Urdiales was arrested on April 23,1997, when the police wanted to check his gun in connection to the ongoing series of murders.
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Andrew Urdiales had no rational motive and said he was agitated when the women had begged for their lives.
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The question was whether Andrew Urdiales should be punished with the death penalty.
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Andrew Urdiales was found guilty of two murders on May 23,2002, and sentenced to death seven days later on May 30,2002.
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Andrew Urdiales' case became a political issue for a short time.
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Andrew Urdiales, encouraged by defender Stephen Richards, changed his tactics, pleading guilty but claiming that he was mentally ill.
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On May 23,2018, Andrew Urdiales was convicted in the murders of five Southern California women.
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On October 5,2018, Andrew Urdiales was sentenced to death for the third time.
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On Friday, November 2,2018, at around 11:15 PM, Andrew Urdiales was found unresponsive in his cell in the Adjustment Center of San Quentin State Prison.
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Andrew Urdiales was alone in his cell, and prison officials said the apparent cause of death was suicide by hanging.