Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr.

Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr.
Background information
Also known as The Boxcar Killer
Sidetrack
Born 3 March 1959 (1959-03-03) (age 52)
Redwood City, California
Killings
Number of victims: 9-14+
Span of killings ?–1996
Country U.S.
State(s) California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Kansas, Washington, Florida
Date apprehended March 2, 1996

Robert Joseph Silveria Jr. also known as "The Boxcar Killer", is an American serial killer currently serving a double life sentence in Oregon for the murders of 34 hobos, drifters and other homeless men.

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Crimes

For 15 years Robert Silveria rode the rails, killing fellow freight train riders throughout the U.S. A police detective and prosecutor in Salem, Oregon unravelled the truth of Silveria’s killing spree which began with a murder in Salem. By the end of their investigation, Silveria had confessed to murdering 28 people.[1]

Also known as "Sidetrack" and a member of the Freight Train Riders of America, a criminal underworld brotherhood,[2], Silveria was arrested in Auburn, California in March 1996.[3]

Incarceration

Silveria is currently housed at Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution.

See also

References

  1. ^ Description Robert Silveria: The Boxcar Killer theage.tv true crime documentary [1]
  2. ^ * Murder on the Rails, by William G. Palmini, Jr. and Tanya Chalupa, New Horizon Press, 2004 [2]
  3. ^ "Drifter Tied to 14 Deaths". The Washington Post: p. A04. March 11, 1996. 

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