About
Known as the Ghoul of Grays Harbor, he killed sailors while working as a Sailors' Union official in Washington state.
Before Fame
He may have begun his killing spree while working as a bartender; his murders escalated when he became a Pacific Sailors' Union worker.
Trivia
He killed most of his victims in the union building and dumped their bodies in the harbor after stripping them of their money and valuables.
Family Life
He was born in Germany. He died in a mental institution in Spokane, Washington.
Associated With
He and Jeffrey Dahmer were both serial killers.
