Charles E. Terry

Charles Edward Terry (May 26, 1930 – April 15, 1981) was an American murderer and suspected serial killer convicted of the 1963 strangling of Zenovia Clegg, and a suspect in two murders in his native Maine. It is also suggested that Terry could have perpetrated even more killings in Massachusetts (including several attributed to the Boston Strangler) and Louisiana. He died in prison in 1981, from pulmonary embolism, after suffering from lung cancer.

Early life Charles was born on May 26, 1930, to parents Frank Terry and Oakland-born Susie Terry (née Pelkie). He also had an older sister, Frances. The Terry family managed a store selling hand-braided rugs on Pleasant Street, while Frank worked at the Kennebec Canoe Company, owned by his brother George. He was found unconscious and floating face-down in the water, and was speedily resuscitated. According to his parents, this incident would later permanently change him. While serving his sentence at the Maine State Prison, he was diagnosed as an intelligent psychopath with a sexual sadism disorder.

Zenovia Clegg According to his confession, on May 30, 1963, Terry and the 62-year-old Zenovia Clegg, a victim of cancer who wore scarves to cover the surgical scars on her neck, had arranged to have sex at a hotel in Times Square. However, Clegg humiliated Terry because of his impotence.