Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr.

Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr.
Born 3 March 1959
Redwood City, California
Other names The Boxcar Killer
Sidetrack
Criminal penalty
 Life
Killings
Victims 9-14+
Span of killings
 1981–1996
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 William Pettit, Jr. and Michael Andrew Clites in December 1995. Silveria was also convicted in Kansas for the killing of Charles Randall Boyd, and in Florida for the killing of Willie Clark.[1][2]

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.[3]

Also known as "Sidetrack Bob" and a member of the Freight Train Riders of America, a criminal underworld brotherhood,[4] Silveria was arrested in Auburn, California in March 1996.[5]

Incarceration

Silveria is currently imprisoned in Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution in Torrington, Wyoming.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Death on the rails". The Guardian. 26 March 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (21 March 1998). "Murderer to plead guilty to killings in two states". Register-Guard (Eugene, OR). pp. 3B. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Description Robert Silveria: The Boxcar Killer theage.tv true crime documentary
  4. ↑ Palmini, William G. (Jr.); Chalupa, Tanya (2004). Murder on the Rails. New Horizon Press. ISBN 0-88282-243-8.
  5. ↑ "Drifter Tied to 14 Deaths". The Washington Post. March 11, 1996. p. A04.
  6. ↑ "Oregon offender search". Department of Corrections. Oregon.gov. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

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