Calvin Jackson (serial killer)
Calvin Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1948 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | The Central Park Slasher |
| Conviction | Murder x9 |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment x4 |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9 |
Span of crimes | 1973–1974 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
Date apprehended | September 12, 1974 |
| Imprisoned at | Sullivan Correctional Facility, Fallsburg, New York |
Calvin Jackson (born March 5, 1948) is an American serial killer and rapist responsible for the murders of nine women in Manhattan's West Side between 1973 and 1974. The killings were connected only after Jackson was arrested and confessed to them; until then, the deaths were considered to be from natural causes or accidents. In July 1976, he was convicted and sentenced to four life imprisonment terms with a chance of parole. One of his victims was sculptor Eleanor Platt.