Dayton Leroy Rogers
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Dayton Leroy Rogers is a serial killer
presently residing on Oregon's
death row
at the Oregon State Penitentiary
for six murders.
He has been tied to the murders of seven women, one unidentified. He preferred street women, usually addicts, prostitutes and runaways. Six were found at a dump site in the area of the Molalla National Forest, and he was thusly dubbed the "Molalla Forest Murderer."
Rogers was tried for six of his victims in a group, where he received his first death penalty. His last victim was Jennifer Smith, a convicted prostitute and drug addict. She was in his truck, turning a trick, and he began to stab her in the legs and vagina
before she fell out of the truck. Two men eating at Denny's
saw the scene.
His modus operandi
was to pick up prostitutes and take them to secluded areas. He took at least six of them into the forest where he would tie them, rape and kill them.
He was married and had a child. He was a small engine mechanic by trade and he was deeply in debt. He was connected to the bodies due to his habit of drinking vodka
out of the little bottles similar to alcohol bottles found on airplanes, and pouring them into an orange juice
bottle to make a screwdriver
. Rogers was convicted in May 1989 for the murders of 23-year-old Lisa Marie Mock, 26-year-old Maureen Ann Hodges, 35-old Christine Lotus Adams, 20- year-old Cynthia Devore, 26-year-old Nondace "Noni" Cervantes, and 16-year-old Riatha Gyles. The seventh body has never been identified.
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
presently residing on Oregon's
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
at the Oregon State Penitentiary
Oregon State Penitentiary
Oregon State Penitentiary , the first state prison in Oregon, United States, was originally located in Portland in 1851. In 1866 it was moved to a site in Salem and enclosed by a reinforced concrete wall averaging in height...
for six murders.
He has been tied to the murders of seven women, one unidentified. He preferred street women, usually addicts, prostitutes and runaways. Six were found at a dump site in the area of the Molalla National Forest, and he was thusly dubbed the "Molalla Forest Murderer."
Rogers was tried for six of his victims in a group, where he received his first death penalty. His last victim was Jennifer Smith, a convicted prostitute and drug addict. She was in his truck, turning a trick, and he began to stab her in the legs and vagina
Vagina
The vagina is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the...
before she fell out of the truck. Two men eating at Denny's
Denny's
Denny's is a full-service coffee shop/family restaurant chain. It operates over 1,500 restaurants in the United States , Canada, Curaçao, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan , Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.Denny's is known for always being...
saw the scene.
His modus operandi
Modus operandi
Modus operandi is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode of operation". The term is used to describe someone's habits or manner of working, their method of operating or functioning...
was to pick up prostitutes and take them to secluded areas. He took at least six of them into the forest where he would tie them, rape and kill them.
He was married and had a child. He was a small engine mechanic by trade and he was deeply in debt. He was connected to the bodies due to his habit of drinking vodka
Vodka
Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....
out of the little bottles similar to alcohol bottles found on airplanes, and pouring them into an orange juice
Orange juice
Orange juice is a popular beverage made from oranges. It is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate...
bottle to make a screwdriver
Screwdriver (cocktail)
A screwdriver is a popular highball drink made with fresh orange juice and vodka. Outside the US, it is often referred to as "vodka and orange"...
. Rogers was convicted in May 1989 for the murders of 23-year-old Lisa Marie Mock, 26-year-old Maureen Ann Hodges, 35-old Christine Lotus Adams, 20- year-old Cynthia Devore, 26-year-old Nondace "Noni" Cervantes, and 16-year-old Riatha Gyles. The seventh body has never been identified.
External links
- Dayton Leroy Rogers at Crime LibraryCrime LibraryThe Crime Library is a website documenting major crimes, criminals, and trials, forensics, and criminal profiling from books, police reports, crime television shows, and writers...