Robert Frederick Carr

Robert Frederick Carr III (December 22, 1943 – July 6, 2006) was an American serial killer and pedophile who killed three children and one woman in the states of Florida and Connecticut between 1972 and 1976. Carr, a former television repairman, additionally admitted to molesting more than a dozen children until his apprehension. Following his arrest, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he served until his death in 2006.

Early life Robert Frederick Carr III was born on December 22, 1943, in Virginia. According to his confession, he had a troubled childhood, reportedly being forced into prostitution at 11 years old and stealing cars as a teen.

In late 1972, Carr visited Florida, and on November 13, 1972, he picked up 11-year-old friends Todd Payton and Mark Wilson, who were hitchhiking from North Miami Beach. The inside back doors in the car were disabled and the trunk was filled with food, jars of petroleum jelly, and a shovel. Carr raped the boys and strangled Payton. Four days later, he strangled Wilson, for which he would receive an additional 20 years in prison when he was eventually sentenced. After the murders, he drove to Mississippi and Louisiana, burying one boy in each state. Once in interrogation, Carr surprised detectives by confessing to four murders,

Carr confessed that after Huntley's murder he raped an additional four girls and two boys. Only four were reported, for which he was charged and pleaded guilty. He served part of his sentence at a state mental hospital, but was kicked out after it was found he was hoarding wire cutters and pliers.