Floyd Omar Harvey, a 61-year-old white male, was murdered on January 6, 1967, alongside his 60-year-old wife, Reba Elizabeth Harvey. Their deaths marked the beginning of the known killing spree of serial killer Gary Don Franklin. Franklin's criminal activities spanned from 1967 to 1970, during which he committed a series of murders across multiple states, including California, Alaska, and Louisiana. His modus operandi primarily involved shooting his victims .
The Harveys' murder was Franklin's earliest known crime. Subsequent victims included Kathy Gregoroff, 22, and her two young daughters, Melissa, 3, and Genai, 10 months, who were all shot and killed in Anchorage, Alaska, on January 21, 1969. Another victim, Robert T. Dunn, was murdered in January 1970, though specific details about this crime are scarce .
Franklin was apprehended in 1970 and later convicted of multiple murders. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and died in 1995 at the age of 49. His crimes left a trail of devastation across several states, and his early victims, like Floyd Omar Harvey, a 61-year-old white male, and Reba Elizabeth Harvey, a 60-year-old white female, are remembered as part of this tragic history .
