1. Wilson Chouest, who is currently serving a life sentence, was charged with three counts of murder, including that of one victim's unborn son.
28 Facts About Wilson Chouest
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Wilson Chouest was identified as a suspect in the case in 2012, after his DNA was matched to fingernail scrapings collected from both victims.
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Wilson Chouest committed crimes in Tulare, Los Angeles, Ventura, and Kern counties.
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Wilson Chouest is currently serving life in prison for his murders committed in the latter two areas.
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On May 31,2018, a jury found Wilson Chouest guilty of the murders of two women, but did not convict on behalf of one Ventura County victim's unborn son.
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Wilson Chouest's victims were found in neighboring counties in California: Kern and Ventura, in July 1980.
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The second victim remains unidentified and Wilson Chouest has refused to give any information about either murder.
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Patrick and his brothers then assisted Wilson Chouest with cleaning the vehicle that he had used.
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When confronted by their mother, one of the brothers "reacted strongly" and claimed Wilson Chouest had struck and killed a deer.
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Wilson Chouest's DNA was recovered from the woman's fingernails and clothing, and he was linked to the victim via a bottle of Michelob beer found near her body.
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Wilson Chouest had worn a leg prosthesis, believed to have been the result of an injury that had occurred on her upper leg.
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Wilson Chouest was intoxicated at the time of her murder, as her blood alcohol was.
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Wilson Chouest wore a pink top, jeans, white shoes and blue socks.
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Wilson Chouest had been dragged to where she was found, leaving a trail of blood.
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Wilson Chouest was estimated to be between five feet one and five feet three inches tall at a weight of 110 to 115 pounds.
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Wilson Chouest had brown eyes, black hair with bleached ends, and penciled eyebrows; the hairs had been shaved.
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Wilson Chouest was clothed in a white shirt, underwear, a black bra, and red pants.
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Wilson Chouest had given birth at least once before and had an episiotomy scar.
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Wilson Chouest was unable to provide any new information on her identity.
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Wilson Chouest had removed the handles on the inside of the passenger area, in preparation for her attempt to escape.
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The woman offered her compliance and Wilson Chouest disposed of the weapon.
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Wilson Chouest was then strangled and kicked until she lost consciousness, yet she survived.
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Wilson Chouest, wielding a knife, approached a woman in Visalia, California, who was leaving the College of the Sequoias, yet she refused to cooperate, declining to enter his vehicle.
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Wilson Chouest's wallet contained her personal and contact information, and she received a telephone call regarding her money the next day from a man believed to be Chouest.
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Wilson Chouest succeeded with taking her into his vehicle, where he robbed and bound her.
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Three of Wilson Chouest's surviving victims testified about the attacks that they experienced.
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Wilson Chouest was given the highest eligible sentence; two life terms with no parole with four additional years.
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Wilson Chouest is currently incarcerated in the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran.