July 26, 1936 - John Floyd Thomas, Jr.
His crimes stretched across two decades in Los Angeles, targeting women in a pattern that went undetected long enough to claim at least seven lives. A guilty plea in 2011 — decades after the killings — closed cases that had remained open for years, reflecting both the investigative challenges of the era and the distance between commission and accountability.
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John Floyd Thomas Jr. (born July 26, 1936) is an American serial killer, serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murders of seven women in the Los Angeles area during the 1970s and 1980s. Police suspect Thomas committed up to 30 total murders, possibly making him one of the most prolific serial killers in the city's history.
On April 1, 2011, Thomas pleaded guilty to the seven counts of murder as part of a deal to avoid the death sentence.
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