Timeline of Events (conclusion)

After failing to go through with the murder, Veronica heads back to California.  Upon her arrival, she sends a letter to the Bellingham police telling them they have arrested the wrong man in connection with the Hillside Strangler murders.  In the letter, she even refers to the "latest" strangling attempt, not thinking for a moment that the woman who survived could identify her.

October 3rd, 1980: Veronica Compton is arrested and sent to prison for attempted murder. Kenny breaks up with Veronica, who doesn't waste any time finding a new beau; a serial killer by the name of Douglas Clark, a.k.a. The Sunset Strip Slayer, who even goes as far as sending Veronica a Polaroid of himself next to a woman's headless corpse as a Valentine.

July 1981: Kenneth Bianchi, probably feeling remorseful for having snitched on his cousin or perhaps just looking out for number one, tries to confuse the prosecution by issuing contradictory statements pertaining to the case, hoping for a dismissal of charges.  Fortunately, Judge Ronald M. George is not impressed by Bianchi's transparent ruse, and the trial is set o go on as planned.

November 1981: The Buono trial begins, and becomes one of the longest trials in US history.  For over two years, a never ending parade of witnesses would come to testify, including Beulah Stofer and other key witnesses who had seen the abductions take place and were able to pick out Buono and Bianchi from photo lineups. The piece of fluff recovered from Judy Miller's eyelid turned out to be from a blindfold made from foam that matched samples taken from Buono's upholstery shop, establishing his planned involvement in the torture and murder of the victims.  Bianchi pleaded guilty to 5 of the murders, and testified against Buono. who was later found guilty for 9 of the murders.

October 31, 1983: Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi are condemned to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

September 21, 2002: Angelo Buono died of heart failure while serving his sentence at Calipatria State Prison in California.  He was 67 years-old.

Kenneth Bianchi is still serving his 118 year sentence at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary in Washington State. In 2002, he filed a lawsuit against Whatcom County seeking several hundred thousand dollars for lost wages and punitive damages for "emotional distress".

More details follow in the Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono sections of the site.  If you notice any discrepancies in the dates and information contained anywhere on this website and can back up the information with more than one source, please send send us the corrections, and we will be happy to revise our content.