Louis Chaves

Louis Ralph Chaves (born 1943), also known as Louis Chavez or Louis Notclay, is a Dominican-born American serial killer who murdered a couple in El Monte, California, in 1968, and later a police officer in Hayward in 1987.

Murders In 1968, Chaves killed a man and woman in El Monte, California. For this, he served seven years at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo. After his 1976 parole, he spent time in mental hospitals in New Jersey. Other friends of Chaves said that he had a history of emotional problems and moved to Hayward, California, in August 1986 after spending years living in an RV in New Jersey and Alaska.

Trial At his arraignment, Chaves wept openly and told the court to review his past so he could "rest [his] case" and "condemn [himself] in silence". He was again ruled competent to stand trial and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. In December 2022, Chaves was granted parole on medical grounds.