Roger reece kibbe biography
- Roger Reece Kibbe (May 21, 1939 – February 28, 2021) was an American serial killer and rapist known as the "I-5 Strangler".
- Roger Reece Kibbe was an American serial killer and rapist known as the "I-5 Strangler".
- A correctional officer doing rounds spotted Roger Reece Kibbe, 81, unresponsive in his cell at Mule Creek State Prison southeast of Sacramento.
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Murders A-Z is a collection of true crime stories that take an in-depth look at both little-known and famous murders throughout history.
California has spawned many a notorious killer, from the Zodiac Killer and Manson family in the late 1960s to the next decade’s Co-Ed Killer to the Golden State Killer. And chances are if you were a California girl in the late ’70s, someone warned you about the I-5 Strangler.
The I-5 Strangler’s “mark,” so to speak, was how he left victims along Northern California’s interstate highway. He preyed on sex workers and women waiting for roadside assistance. In addition to raping and asphyxiating his victims, he was known for methodically cutting away their clothing in a bizarre fetish. “Mark of a Killer,” streaming now on Oxygen.com, offers an explanation for the I-5 Strangler’s mark, while uncovering how Roger Kibbe was finally identified as the serial killer.
Who Was The I-5 Strangler?
Born in 1949, Roger Reece Kibbe had an unhappy childhood. His mother frequently beat him and he endured bullying at school, where other children
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REAL CRIMINAL
Place of Birth
San Diego County, California
Date of Death
February 28, 2021 (aged 81)
Place of Death
Mule Creek State Prison, Ione, California
Occupation
Furniture salesman
Carpenter
Signature
- Cutting open victims' clothes in distinct patterns.
- Cutting off victims' hair.
Modus Operandi
Strangulation, preceded by rape
Span of crimes
September 10, 1977 - August 23, 1987
Criminal Charges
7 counts first-degree murder
1 count aggravated assault and bettery
Sentence
Life imprisonment
25 years to life imprisonment
Status
Deceased (murdered)
Roger Reece Kibbe, a.k.a. The I-5 Strangler, was an American serial killer and rapist, abductor, and assailant, convicted of the murders of eight women in California in the 70s and 80s. Kibbe was murdered in prison in 2021 by another inmate.
History[]
On September 10, 1977, Lou Ellen Burleigh, 21, was manipulated by Kibbe into meeting her a couple times for interviews. She disappeared after the second time, which was in the morning, and s
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Roger Kibbe
American serial killer (1939–2021)
Roger Reece Kibbe (May 21, 1939 – February 28, 2021) was an American serial killer and rapist known as the "I-5 Strangler".[2][3] Kibbe found all but one of his victims on freeways around Sacramento, California. In 1991, he was sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment for the death of Darcie Frackenpohl.[2][4]
Criminal investigation and incarceration
Kibbe was first arrested for assault and battery in 1987 after attempting to handcuff prostitute Debra Ann Guffie. Guffie fought back and a police officer heard her screaming. With Guffie's testimony, Kibbe was convicted and sentenced to 8 months in jail, during which time police put together the murder case against him.[5]
Kibbe was arrested in 1988 for murdering Darcie Frackenpohl the previous year. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In 2003, he accompanied prosecutors and detectives to a dry creek he remembered to try to find the body of Lou Ellen Burleigh, whom he had
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