Harry Edward Greenwell

Harry Edward Greenwell (December 9, 1944 – January 31, 2013), known as The I-65 Killer and The Days Inn Killer, was an American serial killer and rapist who committed at least three murders along Interstate 65 in Indiana and Kentucky between 1987 and 1989. The killings were linked to Greenwell via DNA in 2022, but he had died of cancer in 2013.

Early life Harry Edward Greenwell was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Paul and Dorothy Greenwell. On January 17, 1963, Greenwell was arrested for an armed robbery in Louisville, and was sentenced on April 12, 1963, to two years in the reformatory along with five years of probation. On February 23, 1965, Greenwell was arrested in Jefferson County, Kentucky on a sodomy charge. In 1969, he was paroled from the Kentucky State Penitentiary.

On April 28, 1978, Greenwell's wife died in a house fire in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Shortly thereafter, Greenwell met a 39-year-old single mother who had previously been in an abusive relationship. After some time, the couple married, with Greenwell—who had adopted a daughter from a previous marriage—fathering a son of his own. In 1982, Greenwell was once again arrested and sentenced to prison for a burglary in Iowa. During his arrest, Greenwell escaped from custody and was recaptured twice. He served in the Anamosa State Penitentiary and Kentucky State Reformatory until his release in 1983.

Murders On February 21, 1987, Greenwell sexually assaulted and shot 41-year-old Vicki Lucille Heath,

On March 3, 1989, Greenwell killed two hotel clerks along the I-65 corridor. 24-year-old Margaret Mary "Peggy" Gill,

In 1991, Greenwell sexually assaulted and stabbed another woman in Rochester, Minnesota. She survived and gave a similar description of the assailant, noting his flannel shirt and jeans, as well as bearing a lazy eye.

Investigation The murders were considered a cold case until 2008, when DNA from evidence was submitted. Testing done by the Indiana State Police testing lab returned a match of 99.999% probability. The Indiana State Police announced the identification on April 5, 2022, and stated that they are investigating the "distinct possibility" of Greenwell being involved in other violent crimes in the Midwest. In October 1998, Greenwell was arrested for felony possession in Allamakee County, Iowa.

Greenwell retired from his position in the Canadian Pacific Railway in February 2010. During this time, he lived in a small town where he was reportedly said to have been a kind and charismatic man, noted for his generosity. He also indulged in a variety of hobbies, ranging from organic gardening, frequenting the farmers' market where he sold his produce, traveling, reading, wordsmithing, and held great interest in college sports and horse racing. In 2013, Greenwell died from cancer in Lansing, Iowa.