Gary Allen Srery | |
|---|---|
 Srery in 2009 | |
| Born | July 26, 1942 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2011 (aged 68) |
| Other names | Rex Edward Long, David Blackwell, Travis Blackwell, Gary Delorme and others[1] |
| Conviction(s) | Petty theft (1961),[1] rape, sodomy, kidnapping, oral copulation (1965),[2] sexual assault (1998),[1] rape (2009) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (2009) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4+ |
Span of crimes | 1961–2007 |
| Country | Canada |
| State(s) | Alberta |
Gary Allen Srery (July 26, 1942 – April 27, 2011) was an American rapist and serial killer who was responsible for murdering four women in Calgary, Alberta. Each victim was between the ages of 14 and 20 and were killed between February 1976 and February 1977, but the cases were only grouped together in 2021 through DNA evidence.[2]
In May 2024, Srery was publicly identified as the killer after his identity was revealed through Investigative Genetic Genealogy by genealogists from Convergence Investigative Genetic Genealogy.[3] He could not be charged, however, as he had died in 2011 in Idaho, where he was serving a life sentence for rape.[2] At the time of the murders, Srery was illegally living in Canada while avoiding a rape charge in California.[4]
- ^ a b c Paradis, Danielle (May 17, 2024). Alberta RCMP release 4 names linked with serial killer from the ‘70s. APTN.
- ^ a b c Wakefield, Jonny (May 17, 2024). RCMP link Calgary murders to American suspected serial killer who died in prison; believe there are more victims. Edmonton Journal.
- ^ Newsroom Staff (May 16, 2024). Serial killer linked to four Calgary slayings in 1970s, more victims sought across Canada and U.S.. Calgary Herald.
- ^ Musa, Amanda (2024-05-17). "DNA helps link killings of 4 young women to an American man who lived in Canada illegally". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-20.