Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Singleton (July 28, 1927 – December 28, 2001) was an American criminal known for perpetrating an infamous rape and mutilation of adolescent hitchhiker Mary Vincent in California in 1978, and then perpetrating a second attack on a woman after being released from prison eight years later.

Jun 15, 2023 · Lawrence Singleton was found guilty and sentenced to fourteen years in prison — the maximum allowed in California a the time. Lawrence Singleton Walks Free. Shockingly, after serving just eight years of his sentence, Singleton was released on …

Jan 1, 2002 · Singleton, who chopped off a teen-age hitchhiker's forearms in California and was later sent to death row in Florida for killing a prostitute, died of cancer Friday, Dec. 28, 2001 behind bars at...

May 25, 2019 · The nude man who just continued on with his stabbing frenzy was none other then Larry Singleton. The victim was 31-year-old Roxanne Hayes. She was a mother of 3 and doing what she could to support her family.

Feb 21, 1998 · Lawrence Singleton was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for stabbing a prostitute in his home a decade after his controversial parole in the mutilation-rape of a 15-year-old California girl.

Apr 15, 1998 · Twenty years after he raped a California teenager, chopped off her forearms and left her naked in a ditch, Lawrence Singleton was sentenced Tuesday to die in Florida's electric chair for the...

Feb 20, 1998 · Lawrence Singleton was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for stabbing a prostitute in his home a decade after his controversial parole in the mutilation-rape of a 15-year-old...

May 11, 2024 · Notorious rapist Lawrence Singleton, known as the 'mad chopper', was a merchant seaman at a low point in his life aimlessly cruising northern California when he came upon young Mary. The monstrous 50-year-old rendered the innocent teen unconscious using a sledgehammer before dragging her to a secluded area where her arms were brutally hacked ...

Sep 12, 2005 · Two decades after he was convicted of raping a California teenager and hacking off her arms, Lawrence Singleton once again heard the word echo in a courtroom.

Aug 21, 2024 · Singleton alleged he felt sorry for Vincent, claiming he almost vomited three times and could not sleep for several nights after the filing. The suit never gained traction, and the courts dismissed it.