Paul Dennis Reid

Serial Killer

Serial Killer Paul Dennis Reid

Background

Paul Dennis Reid was an American serial killer responsible for a brutal string of murders in Tennessee during 1997. Known as "The Fast Food Killer," Reid targeted fast food restaurants and their employees in a series of violent robberies that shocked the public with their cold-blooded execution-style killings. Reid was born on November 12, 1957, in Texas. After a failed attempt at a music career in Nashville, Tennessee, Reid turned to a violent life of crime. His murder spree lasted only a few months, but he left a lasting impact on the communities he terrorized.

Victims and Crimes

Below is a detailed list of Paul Dennis Reid’s victims, with dates, locations, and circumstances of each murder:

• February 16, 1997 – Captain D's Restaurant, Nashville, TN - Victims: Sarah Jackson (16) and Steve Hampton (25) - Details: Reid entered the restaurant early in the morning before opening hours. He forced the employees into the walk-in refrigerator where he shot both execution-style. Around $7,000 was stolen.
• March 23, 1997 – McDonald's, Hermitage, TN - Victims: Andrea Brown (17), Ronald Santiago (27), and Robert A. Sewell (23) - Details: Reid convinced four employees to let him in by posing as a job applicant. He bound the workers with duct tape, then stabbed and slit the throats of three of them in the storeroom. A fourth employee, José Antonio Ramirez González, was critically injured but survived by playing dead.
• April 23, 1997 – Baskin-Robbins, Clarksville, TN - Victims: Angela Holmes (21) and Michelle Mace (16) - Details: Reid kidnapped the two young women from the ice cream shop, drove them to Dunbar Cave State Park, and slit their throats before dumping their bodies in a lake. They were discovered the following day.

Arrest and Conviction

Paul Dennis Reid was arrested on June 25, 1997, after attempting to kidnap a fast-food restaurant employee. Evidence linking him to the earlier murders included fingerprint matches and shoe prints at the crime scenes. His trial revealed a consistent pattern of premeditation, brutality, and a clear disregard for human life. Reid was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death three times. He spent years on death row in Tennessee and died of natural causes on November 1, 2013, at the age of 55. ...Read More

Confirmed Victims: (7)

Sarah Jackson Age: (16), Date of Death: 1997-02-16

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Survivors:

Jose Ramirez Gonzalez

Mitch Roberts

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