Jeffery Joseph Daugherty

Serial Killer

Jeffery Joseph Daugherty: A Detailed Account of His Crimes

Overview

Jeffery Joseph Daugherty, born in 1955, embarked on a violent crime spree in 1976 that spanned multiple states, resulting in the deaths of at least five individuals. His actions were primarily driven by robbery, and his victims ranged from convenience store clerks to hitchhikers. Daugherty's criminal activities culminated in his arrest in March 1976 and his subsequent execution in 1988.

Victims

• Carmen Abrams, 68: Stabbed during a convenience store robbery in Flagler County, Florida, in 1976.
• Lavonne Patricia Sailer, 48: Abducted and shot five times with a .22-caliber pistol on March 1, 1976. Her body was discovered in a Brevard County dump near Melbourne, Florida.
• Judy Campbell, 50: Killed during a robbery at a Volusia County, Florida, business in 1976.
• Elizabeth Shank, 28: Fatally shot during a convenience store robbery in Blair County, Pennsylvania, in 1976.
• George Karns, 18: An attendant at Shaw Oil Company in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, shot five times in the head during an armed robbery on March 11, 1976.

Crime Spree Details

Daugherty's series of crimes began in early 1976. On March 1, he abducted Lavonne Patricia Sailer, a hitchhiker, in Brevard County, Florida. She was robbed and shot multiple times, with her body later found in a local dump. Subsequently, Daugherty targeted convenience stores. In Flagler County, Florida, he stabbed 68-year-old clerk Carmen Abrams during a robbery. Around the same period, he killed Judy Campbell during a robbery in Volusia County, Florida. His crime spree extended to Pennsylvania, where he fatally shot 28-year-old Elizabeth Shank during a convenience store robbery in Blair County. On March 11, 1976, Daugherty murdered 18-year-old gas station attendant George Karns in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, shooting him five times in the head during a robbery at Shaw Oil Company. ...Read More

Confirmed Victims: (5)

Carmen Abrams Age: (68), Date of Death: 1976-04-05

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