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Serial killer John Getreu dies in prison

Original post made on Sep 28, 2023

John Arthur Getreu, the serial killer who was sentenced to life in prison for the strangulation murders of two women in the 1970s on Stanford University land, has died in state prison, San Mateo County's district attorney confirmed.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 6:15 PM

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