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William J. “Freight Train” Guatney

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William J. “Freight Train” Guatney

Birth
Death
31 Mar 1996 (aged 74)
Burial
Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Death Notice – Tulsa World (4/4/1996, A2)
Age: 74
Funeral Services: Potts, Cherryvale, KS


A.K.A.: "Freight Train"

Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Kidnapping - Child molester
Number of victims: 5 - 15
Date of murders: 1975 - 1979
Date of arrest: August 22, 1979
Date of birth: 1922
Victims profile: Boys aged between 9 to 13 years
Method of murder: Beaten or stomped to death
Location: Nebraska/Kansas/Illinois, USA
Status: Ruled incompetent for trial, 1980. Murder confessions suppressed. Committed to mental institution, 1980. Died 1997
Death Notice – Tulsa World (4/4/1996, A2)
Age: 74
Funeral Services: Potts, Cherryvale, KS


A.K.A.: "Freight Train"

Classification: Homicide
Characteristics: Kidnapping - Child molester
Number of victims: 5 - 15
Date of murders: 1975 - 1979
Date of arrest: August 22, 1979
Date of birth: 1922
Victims profile: Boys aged between 9 to 13 years
Method of murder: Beaten or stomped to death
Location: Nebraska/Kansas/Illinois, USA
Status: Ruled incompetent for trial, 1980. Murder confessions suppressed. Committed to mental institution, 1980. Died 1997


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  • Created by: Anna
  • Added: Feb 8, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7170223/william_j-guatney: accessed ), memorial page for William J. “Freight Train” Guatney (14 Feb 1922–31 Mar 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7170223, citing Fairview Cemetery, Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Anna (contributor 46505516).