Victims of Paul John Knowles

on January 1, 2010 in Serial Killers, Victimology by Heather Whitney

Tags: Paul John Knowles

Paul John Knowles was arrested for murdering eighteen people, but is thought to have been involved in the murders of thirty-five people. Knowles was shot by police before being tried for the crimes. We currently have information on all of his known victims and two of his suspected murders.

Alice Curtis 

Alice, age 65, was murdered on July 26, 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida. She choked to death on the gag while Knowles was robbing her.

Lillian Anderson

Lillian, age 11, was strangled to death August 2, 1974. She was murdered with her sister, Mylette Anderson.

Mylette Anderson

Mylette, age 7, was strangled to death on August 2, 1974. She was murdered with her sister, Lillian Anderson.

Marjorie Howe 

Marjorie was strangled to death with a nylon stockings in August 3, 1974.

Ima Jean Sanders

Ima Jean, age 13, was raped and strangled to death. She went missing on August 1, 1974.

Kathy Pierce

Kathy was strangled to death on August 23, 1974.

William Bates 

William was murdered on September 3, 1974.

Emmett Johnson

Emmett was murdered on September 18, 1974 in Nevada.

Lois Johnson

Lois was murdered on September 18, 1974 in Nevada.

Charlynn Hicks

Charlynn was raped and strangled to death on September 21, 1974 in Texas.

Ann Dawson 

Ann was murdered on September 29, 1974.

Karen Wine 

Karen was raped and strangled to death on October 16, 1974. She was murdered with her 16 year old daughter, Dawn Wine.

Dawn Wine

Dawn, age 16, was raped and strangled to death on October 16, 1974. She was murdered with her mother, Karen Wine.

Doris Hovey

Doris, age 53, was shot to death on October 19, 1974 in Virginia.

Carswell Carr

Carswell was murdered on November 6, 1974. He was murdered with his daughter in Georgia.

Carswell Carr’s Daughter

Carswell Carr’s daughter was murdered on November 6, 1974. She was murdered with her father, Carswell Carr.

Edward Hilliard

Edward was murdered on November 2, 1974. He was murdered with his partner, Debbie Griffin. Knowles was under strong suspicion for Edward’s murder.

Debbie Griffin

Debbie was murdered on November 2, 1974. She was murdered with her partner, Edward Hilliard. Knowles was under strong suspicion for Debbie’s murder.

Charles Eugene Campbell

Charles was shot to death on November 17, 1974. He was murdered while on patrol in Florida.

James Meyer

James was shot to death on November 17, 1974.