Sean Vincent Gillis

Serial Killer

Sean Vincent Gillis: The Other Baton Rouge Serial Killer

Early Life

Sean Vincent Gillis was born on June 24, 1962, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Raised primarily by his mother after his father abandoned the family, Gillis had a seemingly ordinary upbringing. However, beneath this facade lay dark obsessions that would later manifest in his gruesome crimes.

The Crimes

Over a decade, from 1994 to 2004, Gillis embarked on a series of brutal murders, targeting women in the Baton Rouge area. His modus operandi often involved abduction, rape, and murder, followed by acts of necrophilia, mutilation, and even cannibalism.

Victims

• March 21, 1994: Ann Bryan, 81 Gillis's first known victim, Bryan was attacked in her residence at St. James Place, a retirement home in Baton Rouge. She was stabbed over 50 times, with her throat slit, nearly resulting in decapitation.
• January 4, 1999: Katherine Ann Hall, 29 Hall's body was discovered mutilated and posed in a manner suggesting Gillis's escalating brutality.
• May 30, 1999: Hardee Schmidt, 52 Schmidt was abducted while jogging in Baton Rouge. Gillis struck her with his vehicle, strangled her with plastic wrap, and sexually assaulted her before disposing of her body in a bayou off Highway 61 in St. James Parish.
• November 12, 1999: Joyce Williams, 36 Williams was found murdered, with evidence pointing to Gillis's involvement.
• January 2000: Lillian Robinson, 52 Robinson's body was discovered in a state consistent with Gillis's known methods.
• October 20, 2000: Marilyn Nevils, 38 Nevils was another victim in Gillis's series of murders during this period.
• October 9, 2003: Johnnie Mae Williams, 45 Williams, a personal acquaintance of Gillis, was found strangled and mutilated.
• February 26, 2004: Donna Bennett Johnston, 43 Gillis's final known victim, Johnston was raped, strangled with a nylon tie wrap, and mutilated post-mortem. Her body was discovered in a drainage canal near Ben Hur Road, south of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

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Confirmed Victims: (8)

Ann Bryan Age: (81), Date of Death: March 21, 1994

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