Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr. | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | The Boxcar Killer Sidetrack |
Born | 3 March 1959 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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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]
Silveria is currently housed at Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution.