| Harvey Carignan | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Want-Ad Killer, Harv the Hammer |
| Born | May 18, 1927 Fargo, North Dakota |
| Conviction | Attempted murder, Attempted rape, Assault, Burglary, Murder, Sodomy |
| Sentence | Life imprisonment |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 5+ |
| Span of killings | July 31, 1949–September 20, 1974 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Alaska, Minnesota, Washington |
| Date apprehended | September 24, 1974 |
Harvey Louis Carignan (born May 18, 1927) is an American serial killer currently serving a life sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater for the murders of two women.[1] He had been previously convicted for a 1949 rape and murder he committed while stationed in the U.S. Army, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was paroled for that crime in 1960.