Francisco del Junco

Francisco del Junco (born August 3, 1957) is a Cuban-American serial killer who killed and subsequently burned the corpses of four Miami prostitutes during a period of around eight months. Del Junco was convicted of all 4 murders, and given a life sentence for each of them.

Early life Del Junco, originally from Cuba, was born as the first child into a family with a history of mental illness. They were: Vida Hicks (43), Diane Nelms (44), Cheryl Ray (37) and Janice Cox (37).

Following a 10-month investigation by a special task force, Del Junco was arrested, with a container of gasoline and wooden matches in hand, after the authorities were given substantial information by a homeless woman who was beaten up by Francisco, after she had refused to go on a date with him.

At his trial, the Miami-Dade County judge ruled that Francisco del Junco was ineligible for the death penalty due to his mental illness, and was instead given four concurrent life sentences.