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The Crimes of Serial Killer Danny Paul Bible

Introduction

Danny Paul Bible, known as "The Ice Pick Killer," was an American serial killer and rapist whose criminal activities spanned from 1979 to 1998. His heinous acts included multiple murders and sexual assaults across several states, leaving a trail of devastation and grief.

Victims

  • Inez Deaton
    • Date: May 1979
    • Location: Houston, Texas
    • Details: Bible raped and fatally stabbed 20-year-old Inez Deaton 11 times with an ice pick when she visited his residence to use the telephone. Her body was discovered on May 27, 1979, near a bayou.
  • Pamela Kay Hudgins
    • Date: May 16, 1983
    • Location: Weatherford, Texas
    • Details: Bible broke into the apartment of 21-year-old Pamela Hudgins, bludgeoning her to death. He then transported her body to Mineral Wells, Texas, where he disposed of it.
  • Tracy Zan Powers and her son, Justin
    • Date: May 16, 1983
    • Location: Weatherford, Texas
    • Details: During the same incident in which he murdered Pamela Hudgins, Bible also killed 20-year-old Tracy Powers and her 4-month-old son, Justin. Their bodies were similarly disposed of in Mineral Wells, Texas.
  • Unnamed 11-year-old girl
    • Date: December 2, 1983
    • Location: Belgrade, Montana
    • Details: Bible tied up a babysitter and raped an 11-year-old girl before stealing valuables from the home of his ex-girlfriend, Leanne Miller.
  • Tera Robinson
    • Date: November 8, 1998
    • Location: Port Allen, Louisiana
    • Details: Bible broke into Tera Robinson's hotel room, physically and sexually assaulted her, and attempted to stuff her into a duffel bag. Robinson managed to scare him off by warning that her boyfriend would arrive soon.

Additional Crimes

Beyond these murders, Bible confessed to sexually assaulting five of his nieces between 1993 and 1998 while on parole. His criminal activities extended across multiple states, including Texas, Montana, and Louisiana. ...Read More
Victims
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Confirmed Victims: (4)
  • Inez Deaton Age: (20), Date of Death: 1979-05-27
  •     ...View 3 additional victims
    Survivors:
  • Unnamed 11-year-old girl Age: (11), Date of Attack: 1983-12-02
  • Tera Robinson , Date of Attack: 1998-11-08
  • Killer's Details

    Danny Paul

    Bible

    August 28, 1951 Angleton, Texas, United States

    June 27, 2018 (aged 66) Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, United States

    Executed by lethal injection

    Male

    White

    The Ice Pick Killer

    Capital murder, Murder

    Death, 25 years

    4

    1979 - 1984

    Texas

    Houston, Weatherford

    January 1984December 16, 1998

    Texas State Penitentiary (Huntsville Unit) — Huntsville, Texas

    07/03/2025