George Wallace

Serial Killer

George Kent Wallace: The Impostor Officer Who Preyed on Young Men

Background and Criminal Pattern

George Kent Wallace was an American serial killer, kidnapper and violent sexual predator whose known crimes stretched across North Carolina, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Born in 1941, Wallace developed a disturbing pattern of targeting teenage boys and young men. He frequently posed as a police officer, approached victims in public places and pretended to place them under arrest. Once they submitted to his false authority, Wallace restrained them with handcuffs and leg irons before driving them to isolated rural locations. Wallace became known in some accounts as the "Mad Paddler" because many of his earlier assaults involved forcing captives to undress and beating them with paddles or other wooden objects. His conduct eventually escalated from abduction and assault to murder. He was convicted of killing two teenage boys in Oklahoma, confessed to two earlier North Carolina murders and was considered the leading suspect in the unresolved killing of a 12-year-old Arkansas boy.

Early Crimes in North Carolina

Wallace's documented history of violent behavior began decades before his final arrest. During the 1960s and 1970s, he repeatedly impersonated law-enforcement officers and used the appearance of official authority to control young male victims. He would stop them, accuse them of crimes or traffic violations and announce that they were under arrest. Some victims initially complied because Wallace carried restraints and behaved as though he were a legitimate officer. After abducting his victims, Wallace often transported them to secluded areas where he restrained, humiliated and beat them. He accumulated a lengthy criminal record and served multiple prison sentences. Despite the clear pattern and seriousness of his offenses, he was repeatedly released and resumed targeting young males. Two North Carolina deaths later became associated with Wallace through confessions he made while imprisoned. ...

Confirmed Victims: (2)

William Eric Domer Age: (15), Date of Death: 1987-02-17

Suspected Victims:

Alonzo Don Cade Age: (12), Date of Death: 1990-11-24

Jeffrey Lee Foster Age: (14), Date of Death: 1976

Thomas Stewart Reed Age: (18), Date of Death: 1982-07-15

George Kent Wallace faces executioner - Southwest Times Record