Adam Leroy Lane

Adam Leroy Lane
Born Jonesville, North Carolina, United States
Other names Highway Killer
Killings
Victims 2

Adam Leroy Lane is a convicted murderer who was dubbed the "Highway Killer" because his crimes took place near the highway, which he frequently traveled because of his job as a trucker.

Murders

Lane committed the murders while he made his way through the Northeast during the summer of 2007. He had a DVD in his truck on stalking and killing humans entitled "Hunting Humans".[1] He also carried two knives and choke wire.[2]

His first known victim was Darlene Ewalt, who lived near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was stabbed and killed on 13 July 2007.[3] At the time, she was talking on the telephone in the backyard. Lane stabbed her to death while her family was inside the house.

Lane's second victim was a woman named Patricia Brooks, whom he stabbed on 17 July 2007 in York County, Pennsylvania. She survived.[3]

His third victim was a woman in New Jersey by the name of Monica Massaro. He stabbed and killed her a day before he committed his final crime.[3]

His final crime transpired when he made a stop on I-495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, broke into a house on 30 July 2007, and attacked a 15-year-old girl with a knife. Her parents awoke to the sounds of her struggling. Her 135-pound mother and 160-pound father were able to subdue the 245-pound Lane and wrestle the knife he was carrying away from him, even though the mother suffered knife cuts. Chelmsford Police were contacted, arrived at the scene, and arrested him.[2][3]

Investigation

Lane was linked to Ewalt by DNA on his knife. He was linked to Brooks similarly.[3][4] He also dropped some gloves with his DNA and one of his victim's blood.[5]

Trials and imprisonment

Lane received a 25-30 year sentence in Massachusetts for the attack on the teenage girl.[3]

New Jersey sentenced him to 50 years for the murder of Monica Massaro.[6]

In Pennsylvania, Lane plead guilty in order to avoid the death penalty. He was sentenced to 10–20 years for the attempted murder of the woman in York County, and to life for the murder of Darlene Ewalt.[6] He is serving his sentences in SCI Fayette.

In the media

The story has been presented in the Dateline NBC series (original air date 3 August 2009)[7] and 48 Hours Mystery episode, Live to Tell: Hunting Humans (original air date 26 February 2011),[8] and episode 2, season 1, of Nightmare Next Door and the episode 5, season 7, of Castle.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339184/
  2. 1 2 Tresniowski, Alex (3 March 2008). "How They Caught a Killer". People. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hepp, Rick. "Trucker charged in Hunterdon killing hated women, those who knew him say". nj.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Ortega, Ralph R.; Rick Hepp; Patti Sapone (4 October 2008). "Trucker tells how he killed woman in Bloomsbury". nj.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Adam Leroy Lane Case Update". Investigation Discovery. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Life sentence for trucker in women's deaths in Pa.". philly.com. Associated Press. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "A Stranger in the House". Dateline NBC. NBC. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Family under attack stops serial killer". 48 Hours Mystery. CBS News. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

Further reading

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