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.

Victims

• Mary Leah Rodermund: 16 years old. Disappeared on March 2, 1978, after visiting a pharmacy in Morgan City. Her car was found abandoned at the pharmacy parking lot. Her parents received a ransom call, during which Mary confirmed her abduction. Her body was never found.
• Bridget Cantrell Sons: 19 years old. Abducted on April 27, 1978, during a robbery at a store in Morgan City. Her handbag and an unfinished cigarette were found at the scene. Her body was discovered on May 26, 1978, in a septic tank in Bayou Vista, bound and showing signs of strangulation.
• Gordon Mark Cannella Jr.: 17 years old. Abducted alongside Bridget Sons on April 27, 1978. His body was found on May 27, 1978, in a field outside the city, with a rope tied around his neck, indicating strangulation.
• Judy Ann Adams: 15 years old. Disappeared on May 11, 1978, after attending a fair near the Central Catholic High School in Morgan City. Witnesses saw her entering a car driven by an unfamiliar white man. Her body was found on May 26, 1978, in the same septic tank as Bridget Sons, bound and showing signs of strangulation.
• Bertha Yvonne Gould: 14 years old. Disappeared alongside her friend Judy Adams on May 11, 1978. Witnesses reported seeing both girls entering a car driven by an unknown man. Her body has never been found.

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Confirmed Victims: (5)

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

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