Larry William Eyler

Serial Killer

Larry William Eyler: The Highway Killer

Early Life and Background

Larry William Eyler was born on December 21, 1952, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was the youngest of four children in a family marked by instability. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother remarried multiple times. Eyler struggled with his sexual orientation, experiencing deep-seated feelings of self-hatred regarding his homosexuality. This internal conflict played a significant role in shaping his violent tendencies in later years.

Criminal Activities

Between 1982 and 1984, Eyler embarked on a brutal killing spree across the Midwest, targeting young men and teenage boys. His modus operandi involved luring victims with offers of drugs, alcohol, or money, then driving them to remote locations where they were restrained, gagged, and brutally stabbed. In several instances, Eyler disemboweled or dismembered his victims, displaying a disturbing level of violence.

Known Victims

• Jay Reynolds: March 22, 1982 – Stabbed to death outside Lexington, Kentucky.
• Delvoyd Baker: October 3, 1982 – Strangled; body found north of Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Steven Crockett: October 23, 1982 – Stabbed 32 times; body discarded outside Lowell, Indiana.
• Robert Foley: November 6, 1982 – Found murdered in a field northwest of Joliet, Illinois.
• John Johnson: December 25, 1982 – Body found in a field outside Belshaw, Indiana.
• John Roach: December 28, 1982 – Discovered near Belleville, Indiana.
• Steven Agan: December 28, 1982 – Found bound and discarded north of Newport, Indiana.
• Edgar Underkofler: March 4, 1983 – Found murdered in Danville, Illinois.
• Gustavo Herrera: April 8, 1983 – Found murdered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
• Ervin Dwayne Gibson: April 15, 1983 – Found murdered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
• Jimmy T. Roberts: May 9, 1983 – Found murdered in Cook County, Illinois.
• Daniel Scott McNeive: May 9, 1983 – Found murdered in Belleville, Indiana.
• Ralph Calise: August 31, 1983 – Stabbed 17 times; body found near Lake Forest, Illinois.
• Derrick Hansen: October 4, 1983 – Found dismembered near Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Unidentified Male: October 15, 1983 – Discovered near Rensselaer, Indiana.
• Four Unidentified Males: October 18, 1983 – Bodies found in Newton County, Indiana; one victim had been decapitated.
• Unidentified Male: December 5, 1983 – Found near Effingham, Illinois.
• Richard Wayne: December 7, 1983 – Found dead near Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Unidentified Male: December 7, 1983 – Found dead near Indianapolis, Indiana.
• David Block: May 7, 1984 – Found murdered near Zion, Illinois.
• Danny Bridges: August 21, 1984 – Dismembered body found in a dumpster near Eyler's Chicago residence.

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Steven Crockett Age: (19), Date of Death: October 23, 1982

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