Bruce Lindahl

Bruce Everitt Lindahl (January 29, 1953 – April 4, 1981) was an American serial killer and rapist who committed a series of rapes and murders in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Bruce Everitt Lindahl was born on January 29, 1953, in St. Charles, Illinois, to Jerome and Arlene Lindahl.

Lindahl graduated from Downers Grove North High School.

He attended college and graduated in the mid-1970s with a degree in electromechanics.

The next few years, he worked as an electrician, while studying additionally at the Midvalley Vocational Center in Kaneville.

In his free time, Lindahl was fond of parachuting and racquetball, with his friends and acquaintances speaking extremely positively of him, despite the fact that he easily fell into states of irresistible impulses and occasionally showed aggressive behavior towards others.

He has been declared a suspect in at least 12 murders and 9 rapes committed in different Chicago suburbs from 1974 to 1981, which are currently being investigated.

In total, over 70 girls and women were killed during the indicated time period, both in DuPage and the surrounding counties.

After Lindahl's death, one of his would-be victims contacted the authorities and identified him as her attacker.

DuPage County Police later stated that further DNA testing would be conducted with the aid of the Chicago Police Department, to determine whether Bruce Lindahl was involved in at least 10 other killings.

Since 1974, Lindahl committed many minor offenses and was repeatedly arrested, but each time, the court gave him only fines.

During this time period, he changed residences on several occasions.

In 2020, 39 years after his death, on the basis of DNA profiling, Lindahl was connected to the death of 16-year-old Pamela Maurer, who was killed on January 13, 1976, in DuPage County, Illinois.

In December 1976, he was arrested for possession of marijuana, but did not appear to be drug-addicted.

Over the years, he lived in Chicago and its various suburbs, before moving to Aurora in 1978.