| Dayton Leroy Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Born | September 30, 1953 Moscow, Idaho, U.S. |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 6 |
| Span of killings | 1983–1987 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Oregon |
| Date apprehended | 1987 |
Dayton Leroy Rogers (born September 30, 1953) is a serial killer presently residing on Oregon's death row at the Oregon State Penitentiary for six murders.
He has been tied to the murders of seven women, one unidentified. He preferred street women, usually addicts, prostitutes and runaways. Six were found at a dump site in the area of the Molalla National Forest, and he was thusly dubbed the "Molalla Forest Murderer." Rogers was tried for six of his victims in a group, where he received his first death penalty. His last victim was Jennifer Smith, a convicted prostitute and drug addict. She was in his truck, turning a trick, and he began to stab her in the legs and vagina before she fell out of the truck. Two men eating at Denny's saw the scene.
His modus operandi was to pick up prostitutes and take them to secluded areas. He took at least six of them into the forest where he would tie them, rape and kill them.
He was married and had a child. He was a small engine mechanic by trade and he was deeply in debt. He was connected to the bodies due to his habit of drinking vodka out of the little bottles similar to alcohol bottles found on airplanes, and pouring them into an orange juice bottle to make a screwdriver. Rogers was convicted in May 1989 for the murders of 23-year-old Lisa Marie Mock, 26-year-old Maureen Ann Hodges, 35-old Christine Lotus Adams, 20- year-old Cynthia Devore, 26-year-old Nondace "Noni" Cervantes, and 16-year-old Riatha Gyles. The seventh body has never been identified. [1]