April 5, 1954 - David Edward Maust
His crimes stretched across two countries and several decades, targeting vulnerable young men who crossed his path at different points in his life. The killings in Germany came first, followed years later by further murders in the United States, a pattern that underscores how long he operated before facing a final reckoning. A confession left in his jail cell acknowledged five victims — a closing act that arrived only after the courts had already reached their own conclusions.
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David Edward Maust (April 5, 1954 – January 20, 2006) was an American serial killer who targeted predominantly male teenagers. His murders occurred in Germany and the United States. In 1984 he was sentenced to 35 years in prison; he was released under probation in June 1999. Once released and off of probation he continued murdering, leading to his final arrest and sentencing to three life terms without the possibility of parole.
In January 2006, about a month after his last sentencing, Maust killed himself by hanging in his jail cell. Jail workers found a suicide note in his cell in which he confessed to five killings, and apologized to the victims' families. Maust was 51 years old.
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