Robert Carl Hohenberger

Serial Killer

Robert Carl Hohenberger: A Detailed Account of His Crimes

Early Life and Criminal Background

Robert Carl Hohenberger was born in 1943 in Indiana. His family later relocated to Riverside County, California. In the mid-1960s, Hohenberger volunteered as an auxiliary police officer. However, he exploited his position to assault women. In 1966, he was arrested for raping a woman at gunpoint. Although convicted, he served only a brief sentence due to a plea deal. In 1971, he kidnapped two girls at gunpoint in Laguna Beach, leading to a life imprisonment sentence with the possibility of parole after six months. While incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, he escaped in 1974 but was recaptured shortly after. Released on parole in August 1977, he resumed his criminal activities, abducting and assaulting a girl in Palm Desert in October of the same year. Fleeing California in January 1978, he evaded authorities by adopting aliases.

Crimes in Louisiana

In early 1978, Hohenberger settled in Bayou Vista, Louisiana, under the alias Frank Henry Green. He secured employment at R&M Service Inc. and frequented nearby Morgan City. Between March and May 1978, five teenagers disappeared from the area. Investigations linked these disappearances to Hohenberger. ...

Confirmed Victims: (5)

Mary Leah Rodermund Age: (16), Date of Death: 1978-03-02

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