NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — An East Coast drifter who killed seven people in Connecticut in 2003 is set to be sentenced to life in prison.
FILE – This Sept. 18, 2015 file booking photo provided by the New Britain Police Department shows William Devin Howell. (New Britain Police Department via AP, File)
A state judge in New Britain is expected to hand down a 360-year prison sentence Friday for William Devin Howell, who pleaded guilty to six murder charges in September. He’s also serving a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the seventh victim’s death.
The Hampton, Virginia, native is believed to be the most prolific serial killer in Connecticut history — not counting mass shootings. The bodies of six women and a man were found buried behind a strip mall in New Britain.
Police say Howell called his van the “murder mobile” and told a prison cellmate there was a monster inside him. Authorities said three victims were sexually assaulted.
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