Richard Steeves
Richard Steeves | |
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| Born | Richard Edward Steeves February 1, 1942 Waterville, Maine, U.S. |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6 |
Span of crimes | 1965–1985 |
| Country | United States |
| States | Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio |
Date apprehended | For the final time in May 1985 |
Richard Edward Steeves (born February 1, 1942) is an American serial killer. From 1965 to 1966, Steeves killed five people in three states, crimes for which he was tried but acquitted for by reason of insanity. He spent over a decade in mental hospitals before his eventual release into society, before he was arrested for the murder his neighbor in Maine. For that crime, he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.