Robert Neal Rodriguez

Robert Neal Rodriguez (1950 – May 15, 1992) was an American serial killer and former police officer, responsible for murdering a woman and two girls in Florida in 1984 and 1992, respectively. Although never charged with the murders, he left a note confessing to the crimes when he committed suicide in New Mexico.

Biography Early life Born as the son of a 22-year United States Air Force veteran, Rodriguez attended several different schools while growing up in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. He graduated high school in Fort Walton Beach, later attending Okaloosa-Walton Junior College before enrolling at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he became a Mormon.

After spending two years in Guatemala as a Mormon missionary, Rodriguez earned a law enforcement degree from Brigham Young University and was later hired by the Portland Police Bureau in March 1975, but resigned only two years later. Rodriguez then moved to Tallahassee, Florida with his mother and attended Florida State University, working as a sign-painter and janitor. He was also an active member of the Unity Church, occasionally delivering sermons there. His detailed confession in one of the letters, given to FDLE agent Delbert McGarvey, explained his reasonings for the murder: he had failed to rape his victims, and in order to not get caught, he killed them.

In the media The Investigation Discovery program Swamp Murders has an episode detailing the crimes committed by Rodriguez.