Jesse Sumner (serial killer)

Jesse Sumner
Born
Jesse Donald Sumner

(1937-01-09)January 9, 1937
DiedDecember 4, 2005(2005-12-04) (aged 68)
ConvictionsMurder
Voluntary manslaughter
Aggravated battery
Assault
Robbery
Attempted murder
Incest
Criminal penalty35-to-75 years imprisonment; commuted to 10-to-15 years (1964)
100-to-200 years imprisonment x2 (Huwe-Schneider)
50-to-100 years imprisonment (Burchie)
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
1963–1973
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
Date apprehended
July 19, 1973

Jesse Donald Sumner (January 9, 1937 – December 4, 2005) was an American serial killer and repeat prison escapee who murdered three young women in the vicinity of the Illinois State University from 1972 to 1973, following his parole for the 1963 murder of his accomplice in a robbery. For the latter crimes, he was given multiple 50-to-200 year sentences, which he served until his death in 2005.