22 Facts About Harvey Carignan

Harvey Louis Carignan was an American serial killer who was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two women in the early 1970s.

At the age of 10, Harvey Carignan returned to live with his mother after spending time with his aunt and uncle in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Harvey Carignan had a bedwetting issue as a child and was diagnosed as having childhood chorea and enuresis in a Mandan, North Dakota, reform school.

However, in 1951 Harvey Carignan won a new trial on his murder conviction on the grounds that his confession had been improperly obtained.

An officer interrogating Harvey Carignan had told him he would not be executed if he confessed to the murder.

Harvey Carignan's confession was suppressed, and the murder charge was later dismissed.

Harvey Carignan continued to serve a 15-year sentence for assaulting Christine Norton.

Just months after his parole, Harvey Carignan and his brother, Clinton, who was a parolee from Alcatraz, were arrested for burglary in Minnesota.

In November 1964, Harvey Carignan was arrested for second-degree burglary in Washington.

Harvey Carignan was found guilty, received a 15-year sentence and was paroled once more in 1968.

Harvey Carignan had been killed by several blows to the head.

On September 9,1973, Harvey Carignan picked up 13-year-old hitchhiker Jerri Billings in Minnesota.

In May 1974, Harvey Carignan began living with a 29-year-old woman named Eileen Hunley.

On September 14,1974, Harvey Carignan picked up Gwen Burton from a Sears parking lot.

Harvey Carignan survived and was able to find help.

On September 18,1974, Harvey Carignan picked up teenage girls Sally Versoi and Diane Flynn.

Harvey Carignan's body was found the next day in a cornfield.

Harvey Carignan had been beaten to death with a hammer, and her skull had imploded.

Harvey Carignan was charged with attempted murder and aggravated sodomy.

Harvey Carignan was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison.

Harvey Carignan pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing Schultz and received a 40-year sentence.

Harvey Carignan was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Hunley and received a life sentence.