1. Anthony McKnight was born in 1954, and enlisted in the United States Army in 1982.
10 Facts About Anthony McKnight
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Anthony McKnight enlisted in the Navy and later served at Naval Air Station Alameda, located in the San Francisco Bay Area near the cities of Alameda and Oakland.
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The victim managed to escape Anthony McKnight and hide in a drainage ditch.
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Anthony McKnight denied attacking anyone, and since there was not enough evidence to arrest him, he was released.
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In January 1986, investigators were able to obtain a photograph of Anthony McKnight and showed it to three of the victims, all of whom identified him as their rapist, and he was arrested on January 24,1986.
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Anthony McKnight was again interrogated, but still insisted his innocence.
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Anthony McKnight was charged with all five murders, which made him death penalty eligible.
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Anthony McKnight pled not guilty to all charges, but the prosecution cited the overwhelming DNA evidence that tied him to the crime scenes.
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Anthony McKnight was transferred to San Quentin State Prison to await his execution.
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On October 17,2019, after having spent more than 33 years behind bars, and 11 years on death row, Anthony McKnight died at the age of 65 from unspecified causes.