13 Facts About Daniel Conahan

Daniel Conahan has been named the prime suspect in the additional murders of eight men, collectively referred to as the Fort Myers Eight, who were discovered in a mass grave site in 2007.

Daniel Conahan was born on May 11,1954, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to a middle-class family and moved with his parents to Punta Gorda, Florida, shortly after his birth.

Daniel Conahan spent the majority of his spare time frequenting gay bars.

Daniel Conahan is believed to have been responsible for the Hog Trail Murders in Florida between 1993 and 1996.

Daniel Conahan is currently incarcerated and on death row for the murder of one of the victims, Richard Montgomery.

The medical examiner has ruled the deaths to be homicides and Stanley Burden, the star witness at Daniel Conahan's trial, had been attacked within a mile of the site where the eight skeletons were found.

Daniel Conahan had a transient lifestyle and lived in the Fort Myers area.

Daniel Conahan had a criminal record for minor offenses and was last seen in 1995, but was never reported missing.

Daniel Conahan was a drifter who was last seen in October 1995 in Fort Myers, Florida, when he called his mother to ask for money.

In May 1996, several witnesses directed police to Daniel Conahan, including one who had escaped him when Conahan's car became stuck while driving him down a dirt road.

On July 3,1996, Daniel Conahan was arrested and brought to Lee County for the attempted murder of Burden.

Daniel Conahan was tried for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of victim Richard Allen Montgomery.

Daniel Conahan is currently housed at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Florida.