Nathaniel White

Killings White claimed to have found inspiration for his first murder while watching RoboCop 2: "The first girl I killed was from a 'RoboCop' movie... I seen him cut somebody's throat then take the knife and slit down the chest to the stomach and left the body in a certain position. With the first person I killed I did exactly what I saw in the movie."

This first killing took place on March 25, 1991—after White had been convicted of abducting a 16-year-old girl, but before he started his prison sentence—and police did not make the connection at the time. In a plea bargain that would later be heavily criticized, White had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for the abduction and would therefore be eligible for parole after just one year.

White was paroled in April 1992 and returned to Orange County, New York. White's first victim after his parole was the young niece of his girlfriend, whom he killed at the end of June. He then killed four others in July 1992.

Victims Juliana R. Frank White's first victim was Juliana Frank, 29, of Middletown, who was pregnant with her third child when she was killed on March 25, 1991. Her naked body was left on a set of abandoned railroad tracks in Middletown.

Christine M. Klebbe White's youngest victim was Christine Klebbe, 14, who had just finished eighth grade. The niece of White's girlfriend, Jill Garrison, Klebbe disappeared on June 1. Her family reported her missing on July 1, 1992, and her body was discovered off of Echo Lake Road in Goshen, New York, on August 4. White confessed and led police to his dumping ground in Goshen on August 4.

White was indicted by a grand jury on August 7 for the murder of Christine Klebbe. On September 9, the other five murders were added to the indictment. White was charged with six counts of second degree murder and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, he was defended by Bernard Brady of Goshen, New York.

White's case was cited by New York governor George Pataki in defense of his push to reinstate the death penalty.

Television White's crimes were profiled in a 1999 episode of A&E's program Investigative Reports titled "Copycat Crimes". In 2012 Investigation Discovery show Evil, I made an episode about the case (S01E08 - Midnight Prowler) The Investigation Discovery channel broadcast an episode called 'I Invited Him In’ featuring the Nathaniel White case for the Evil Lives Here series in August 2018. The Reelz channel broadcast S2 E5 of the series CopyCat Killers titled 'Robocop' tying Nathaniel White's killings to the RoboCop franchise. In 2022 Oxygen Network series Twisted Killers made an episode about the investigation (S01E03 - Overkilled).