CHRISTOPHER Joseph Gerard

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"The .22-Caliber Killer"Joseph Christopher
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Deceased
Personal Information
Full Name	Joseph Gerard Christopher
Born	July 26, 1955 Buffalo, New York, United States
Died	March 1, 1993 (aged 37) Attica, New York, United States
Cause of Death	Male breast cancer
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Criminal Information
AKA	"The .22-Caliber Killer" "The Midtown Slasher"
Offender Type	Serial Killer
Method of Killing	Shooting Stabbing
Convictions	Murder
Criminal penalty	60 years (overturned); Life imprisonment
Victims	12+
Span of crimes	September - December 1980
Country	United States
States	New York Georgia
Date apprehended	January 1981
Imprisonment	Attica Correctional Facility

Victims

Confirmed victims

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Name	Age	Disappeared	Body Found	Cause of Death

Suspected victims

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Bibliography

Literature

• Pelonero, Catherine (2017). Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided, Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1510719835

Documentaries

YouTube Documentaries

• Racist Murder Rampage: The 22 Caliber Killer, Real Crime - The FBI Files S2 EP18 on YouTube

Podcasts

• ".22 Caliber Killer" Joseph G. Christopher Pt. 1. Serial Killers with Greg Polcyn & Vanessa Richardson.
• ".22 Caliber Killer" Joseph G. Christopher Pt. 2. Serial Killers with Greg Polcyn & Vanessa Richardson.

Related Articles

• .22 Caliber Killer (Disambiguation)

Links

• Joseph Christopher at Wikipedia
• State of New York v. Joseph G. Christopher (07/05/85) (archived)