| 1943 |
Gary Heidnik born. |
| Oct 1961 |
Discharged from U.S. Army. |
| 1971 |
Founds United Church of the Ministries of God. |
| Mar 1978 |
Daughter born. |
| Oct 1985 |
Marries a 22 year old Filipino woman. |
| Nov 1986 |
On Thanksgiving, kidnaps prostitute Josephina Rivera and keeps her in a rape dungeon. |
| Dec 1986 |
Kidnaps retard Sandra Lindsay and keeps her in a rape dungeon. |
| Jan 1987 |
Kidnaps Lisa Thomas, 19, and Jacqueline Askins, 18, and keeps them in a rape dungeon. |
| Feb 1987 |
Sandra Lindsay dies unintentionally of a hanging accident. He flesh is ground into hamburger and fed to the other girls in his "harem." |
| 18 Mar 1987 |
Deborah Dudley electrocuted in a dungeon pit after it is filled with water. |
| Mar 1987 |
Prostitute Agnes Adams kidnapped. |
| 24 Mar 1987 |
Josephina Rivera escapes. |
| 20 Jun 1988 |
Trial begins. |
| 1 Jul 1988 |
Found guilty of two counts of murder. Sentenced to death. |
| 25 Jun 1999 |
State Supreme Court affirms Heidnik's request of death sentence. |
| 6 Jul 1999 |
Gary Heidnik executed by lethal injection at 10.29 pm. |
Serial killer, paranoid schizophrenic, cannibal. Model for Silence of the Lambs. Kept a harem of captive women in his basement at 3520 North Marshall Street in Franklinville, Philadelphia.