Earl Budd Kimball (1915 – May 22, 1936)
Early life
Earl Budd Kimball was born in 1915 in Petaluma, California. Very little is known about his upbringing. He emerged into criminal notoriety in the early 1930s in rural California.
Criminal activity & nickname
Kimball earned the chilling nickname “Werewolf of Fulda Flat” due to the brutal nature of his killings in that area. His murders occurred between the late 1920s and the early 1930s in California’s Fulda Flat region, ultimately resulting in his arrest in 1934 and his execution in 1936.
Victims & crime details
- Unnamed victim – early 1930s, Fulda Flat, California. Body discovered under mysterious circumstances; linked to Kimball through evidence and later confession.
- Authorities estimate Kimball may have murdered 2–21 victims in total between the 1920s and 1934 in California.
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