Philip Joseph Hughes

Serial Killer

Philip Joseph Hughes Jr.: The East Bay Strangler

Background

Philip Joseph Hughes Jr., born on January 29, 1948, in Fresno County, California, is an American serial killer known as "The East Bay Strangler." Alongside his ex-wife, Suzanne Perrin, Hughes committed a series of murders in Contra Costa County during the early 1970s. He is currently serving life imprisonment at the California Correctional Institution.

Crimes

Hughes's criminal activities spanned from 1972 to 1975, during which he targeted young women in the East Bay region of California. His known victims include:

• Maureen Field: On November 14, 1972, 19-year-old Maureen Field was waiting for her father to pick her up after her shift at Kmart when Hughes offered her a ride. Her decomposed body was discovered on February 15, 1973, along Morgan Territory Road.
• Lisa Ann Beery: On January 26, 1974, 15-year-old Lisa Beery was kidnapped at knifepoint by Hughes and Perrin while hitchhiking near her home. She was sexually assaulted and murdered in a house in Oakland. Her body was found five years later in Moraga.
• Letitia Fagot: On March 19, 1975, 25-year-old Letitia Fagot was found nude and strangled in her Walnut Creek home after coworkers requested a welfare check when she failed to show up for work.

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Confirmed Victims: (3)

Maureen Patricia Field Age: (19), Date of Death: November 14, 1972

Suspected Victims:

Cosette Ann Ellison Age: (15), Date of Death: March 3, 1970

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