October 25, 1965 - Maury Travis
Travis came to investigators' attention in an unusual way: he sent a taunting letter to a reporter, but used an online map service to generate a printout that contained traceable metadata, leading to his arrest. Evidence recovered at his home suggested the actual number of victims extended well beyond the two murders cited in the federal complaint. He died by suicide in custody before facing trial.
From Wikipedia
Maury Troy Travis (October 25, 1965 – June 10, 2002) was an American serial killer. Travis was named in a federal criminal complaint for the murders of two women. At the time of the murders, he was a hotel waiter, and on parole for a 1989 robbery. While Travis claimed in a letter to have murdered 17 women, some authorities were doubtful; others thought he may have murdered up to 20 women. He committed suicide by hanging in custody in St. Louis County, Missouri, after being arrested for murder.
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