William Suff

William Lester Suff (born Bill Lee Suff; August 20, 1950), also known as The Riverside Prostitute Killer and The Lake Elsinore Killer, is an American serial killer.

In 1974, a Texas jury convicted Suff and his then-wife, Teryl, of beating their two-month-old daughter to death.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals later reversed Teryl's conviction but upheld Suff's in Suff v. State (Tex. 1976) 531 S.W.2d 814, finding insufficient evidence to convict her as either the primary actor or a principal in their baby's murder.

Though Suff was sentenced to 70 years in a Texas prison, he served only ten years before his 1984 release on parole.

Suff was convicted of twelve counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

Rhonda Jetmore

On January 10, 1989, Rhonda Jetmore, 27, a prostitute, entered into a sexual transaction with Suff.

The agreement turned violent when he began choking her.

She struck him with a flashlight she had in her hand, causing Suff to lose his grip, allowing her to briefly escape.

Suff tackled her to the ground and began ripping off her clothes.

He stuck his finger in her mouth and she bit down, causing one of her teeth to break.

Suff pulled back and Jetmore was able to run to the door, but was tackled again.

As she pleaded with Suff to let her go, he lost track of his glasses.

She used her flashlight to shine a light on them and when Suff went to pick them up, she ran out the door and flagged down a car.

The passenger, who she happened to know, pulled out a gun and fired at Suff, and she was able to escape.

Kimberly Lyttle

On June 28, 1989, Kimberly Lyttle, 28, was found manually strangled to death on the side of the road in Lake Elsinore.

Her autopsy revealed that she had been hit in the head, and she had cigarette burns on her arms and other areas of her body; all injuries occurring prior to her death.

She was covered with a blue bath towel, which was found to have red, white, and blue fibers that were matched to a sleeping bag in Suff's van.

Christina Leal

On December 13, 1989, the body of Christina Leal, 23, was found strangled and stabbed to death on a Quail Valley hillside; she was last seen the night before.

Her autopsy revealed marks around her wrists and ankles, indicating she was bound, scratch marks on her face, a black eye, four stab wounds in the middle of her chest, at least two knife wounds on her genitalia, and one of her nipples was partially removed; all antemortem.

A lightbulb had been inserted into her uterus and was recovered intact.

Darla Jane Ferguson

On January 18, 1990, Darla Ferguson, 23, was found strangled in Riverside, just half a mile from the body of Kimberly Lyttle.

She was found with her legs propped up and a trash bag pulled over the top half of her body, tied at the waist with a rope.

Her wrists had been bound and she suffered blunt force trauma before death.

Carol Lynn Miller

On February 9, 1990, Carol Miller, 35, was found nude, with the exception of a shirt pulled over her head, in a grapefruit orchard in Highgrove.

The frenulum connecting her upper lip to her gums was torn, indicating she was struggling while being smothered.

She had no trauma to her neck.

She was stabbed 5 times prior to death.

Next to her body was a peeled and eaten grapefruit.

Cheryl Coker

On November 6, 1990, the body of Cheryl Coker, 33, was found in Riverside, partially inside a dumpster.

She was found strangled to death, possibly with a wire, with such great force it cut the skin of her neck.

Her right breast had been severed post-mortem and was found on a dirt road 30 feet away.

A shoe print matching the size, shape, pattern, and wear of shoes belonging to Suff were found at the scene.

Susan Melissa Sternfeld

On December 21, 1990, Susan Sternfeld, 27, was found strangled, nude, and intentionally posed, near a dumpster in Riverside.