Gwendolyn Graham

The Lethal Lovers, the Alpine Manor serial killers

  Active for 1 year
(1987) in United States

5

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

5

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  10. 2 Timeline Events
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  13. 9 Books About Gwendolyn Graham
  14. 6 External References
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Gwendolyn Graham (Gwendolyn Gail Graham) an American serial killer who along with her partner Cathy Wood, known as the Alpine Manor serial killers were convicted of killing five elderly women in Walker, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, in the 1980s. Graham and Wood turned the selection of victims into a game, choosing victims whose initials collectively spelled M-U-R-D-E-R. They committed their crimes in the Alpine Manor nursing home, where they both worked as nurse's aides.

Gwendolyn Graham Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Gwendolyn Graham (aka) The Lethal Lovers, the Alpine Manor serial killers, was active for 1 year in 1987, known to have ( 5 confirmed / 5 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: United States

In 1987 Gwendolyn Graham started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims.

Profile Completeness: 27%
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Gwendolyn Graham has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Gwendolyn Graham a known:

Gwendolyn Graham
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Updated: 2018-10-25 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Gwendolyn Graham
Nickname: The Lethal Lovers, the Alpine Manor serial killers
Victims: 5 - 5
Years Active: 1987 - 1987
Active Countries: United States
Characteristics
Gender: Female
Sexual Preference: N/A
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Occupation: serial killer
Childhood Information
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Family Name: Graham
Birth Location: N/A
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
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Incarceration
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Prison Location: N/A
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
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Death Information
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Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
2 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Gwendolyn Graham

The 2 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Gwendolyn Graham. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
1987
Gwendolyn Graham started her serial killing spree. #1987
1987
Gwendolyn Graham ended her serial killing spree. #1987
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Books that Mention Gwendolyn Graham

Book: Serial Killers (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Peter Vronsky
Serial Killers
Book: Where I Am (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Billy Graham
Where I Am
Book: Earth and High Heaven (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Gwethalyn Graham
Earth and High Heaven
Book: Forever And Five Days (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Lowell Cauffiel
Forever And Five Days
Book: Female Aggression (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Helen Gavin
Female Aggression
Book: The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Michael Newton
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Book: Team Killers (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Jennifer Furio
Team Killers
Book: Criminology Research Focus (mentions serial killer Gwendolyn Graham)
Karen T. Froeling
Criminology Research Focus

9 Books that mention Serial Killer
Gwendolyn Graham

ISBN10 Book Title Killers
0425196402 Serial Killers 24
071807582x Where I Am 1
1443451169 Earth and High Heaven 1
0786014644 Forever And Five Days 1
1118314743 Female Aggression 4
0816069875 The Encyclopedia of Seria... 108
0875861431 Team Killers 6
1600218822 Criminology Research Focu... 1
1539541568 Enter the Grid 1

Gwendolyn Gail Graham (born August 6, 1963) and Catherine May Wood (born March 7, 1962) are American serial killers convicted of killing five elderly women in Walker, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, in the 1980s. They committed their crimes in the Alpine Manor nursing home, where they both worked as nurse's aides.

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External References
  1. Q29094443 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 11, 2018.
  2. Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Jan 10, 2019.
  3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Gwendolyn Gail GRAHAM on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Jan 10, 2019.
  4. Two held in deaths at nursing home on www.nytimes.com, Retrieved on Jan 10, 2019.
  5. A nurse’s aide gets life imprisonment on www.history.com, Retrieved on Jan 10, 2019.
  6. Gwendolyn Graham on www.alcatrazeast.com, Retrieved on Jan 10, 2019.
Internal References

Gwendolyn Graham is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #35 of 75[ Page 3 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  2. #169 of 327[ Page 12 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
  3. #213 of 651[ Page 15 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  4. #354 of 651[ Page 24 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  5. #557 of 651[ Page 38 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  6. #612 of 651[ Page 41 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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