Timothy Krajcir
American serial killer
Timothy Wayne Krajcir
(pronounced /ˈkraɪtʃər/) (born Timothy Wayne McBride; November 28, 1944) is a convicted American serial killer from West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania who has confessed to killing nine women: five in Missouri and four others in Illinois, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
Early life
Krajcir was born Timothy Wayne McBride in West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania to Charles McBride and Fern Yost on November 28, 1944. In 1945, when Timothy was around a year old, his father abandoned the family, leaving Yost to raise him on her own. In 1949 or 1950 when Timothy was either 5 or 6, Yost met and married Bernie Krajcir.
Early criminal and deviant behavior
Krajcir became engaged in criminal and deviant behavior early in life. He was charged with petty theft of a bicycle in Harrisburg at age six in 1951; became engaged in voyeurism and exhibitionism at age 13, in 1958; and was again charged with petty theft in New Milford, Pennsylvania at age 15, in 1960.
Adoption and education
Timothy McBride was legally adopted by his stepfather, Bernie Krajcir, and his surname legally changed from McBride to Krajcir in 1953. At the age of 10, Timothy Krajcir began to develop an unhealthy sexual and emotional obsession with his mother.
Krajcir later enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he earned a BA in the administration of justice with a minor in psychology.
U.S. Navy
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17, in 1962, and participated in basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois.
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