Larry DeWayne Hall
The Springfield Three
Active for 8 years
(1987-1994) in United States
14
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
54
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- General Information
- Characteristics
- Childhood
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- 10 Timeline Events
- Serial Killers Active During Spree
- Boolean Statistical Questions
- 11 Books Written About Larry DeWayne Hall
- 7 External References
- Internal References
Larry DeWayne Hall a suspected American serial killer known as The Springfield Three. Hall is suspected of murdering between thirty-nine and fifty-four women, mostly prostitutes, fourteen of which he either confessed to or the body has been found and Hall is the main suspect. He had an I.Q. of 80, from the book Urges, Martin (2010, Page 11). Hall is serving a life sentence on a federal kidnapping charge from eastern Illinois, his murder confessions were made after this conviction. Hall remains a suspect in several open cases, one was reopened as recently as 2016. The Springfield Three refers to an unsolved missing persons case from 1992. The case remains unsolved but similarities match that of Hall's.
Larry DeWayne Hall Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Larry DeWayne Hall (aka) The Springfield Three, was active for 8 years between 1987-1994, known to have ( 14 confirmed / 54 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: United States
Larry DeWayne Hall was born on December 11th 1962 in Wabash, Indiana, US. He was born 2nd of 2 children and raised by both parents. He was raised as a youngest child and had one older (by a few seconds) twin brother, Gary Hall. His father, Robert Hall, an abusive alcoholic. His mother, a homemaker. His father abused alcohol and/or drugs. He had a speach defect. During his education he had academic, social or discipline problems, including being teased or picked on. Larry DeWayne Hall was physically psychologically abused at some point of his life.
He took an intelligence quotient test before or after his crimes, Larry DeWayne Hall had an IQ of 80. He completed 12 years of school, received a high school diploma. He never married. He had no children.
Prior to his spree he had commited crimes. He saw a psychologist.
In 1987 (Age 24/25) Larry DeWayne Hall started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to commit acts of necrophilia, torture, strangle, stalk, rape, mutilate, and murder his victims. He would keep personal items from the victim after the crime. Larry DeWayne Hall used a blindfold or simiar method of covering the victim's eyes. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime. At the time of his crimes he was living with his parents at a house in Wabash, Indiana, US. Larry traveled frequently either alone or with his brother Gary.
He was arrested on November 15th 1994 (Age 31), convicted on December 21st 1994 (Age 32), sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole at United States Penitentiary (USP Marion) in Williamson County, Illinois, US.
Profile Completeness: 94%
serial killers by profile completenessLarry DeWayne Hall has been listed on Killer.Cloud since September of 2018 and was last updated 4 years ago.
Larry DeWayne Hall a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 308 killers ) RAPIST
Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent.
( 60 killers ) NECROPHILIAC
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia, is a sexual attraction or sexual act involving corpses. Serial Killer Necrophiliacs have been known to have sex with the body of their victim(s).
( 89 killers ) TORTURER
Torture is when someone puts another person in pain. This pain may be physical or psychological. Tourturers touture their victims.
( 251 killers ) STRANGLER
Strangulation is death by compressing the neck until the supply of oxygen is cut off. Stranglers kill by Strangulation.
( 53 killers ) STALKER
Stalking means following someone secretly to watch them. Serial Killer Stalkers stalk victims prior to killing them.
Larry DeWayne Hall
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-05-22 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Springfield Three |
| Nickname: | The Springfield Three |
| Victims: | 14 - 54 |
| Years Active: | 1987 - 1994 |
| Ages Active: | 24/25 - 31/32 |
| Active Countries: | United States |
| Life Span: | 1962 - |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Astrological Sign: | ♐ Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 22 |
| Birth Month: | December |
| Marital Status: | never married |
| Children: | no children |
| Living With: | his parents at a house in Wabash, Indiana, US. Larry traveled frequently either alone or with his brother Gary |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Dec 11, 1962 |
| Birth Location: | Wabash, Indiana, US |
| Birth Order: | 2nd of 2 |
| Siblings: | one older (by a few seconds) twin brother, Gary Hall |
| Raised By: | both parents |
| Birth Category: | youngest child |
| Mother: | a homemaker |
| Father: | Robert Hall, an abusive alcoholic |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | 80 |
| Highest School: | 12 years of school |
| Highest Degree: | high school diploma |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | Nov 15, 1994 (Age 31) |
| Convicted: | Dec 21, 1994 (Age 32) |
| Sentence: | life imprisonment without the possibility of parole |
| Prison Location: | United States Penitentiary (USP Marion) in Williamson County, Illinois, US |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | TRUE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
10 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Larry DeWayne Hall
The 10 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Larry DeWayne Hall. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Dec 11 1962 | Larry DeWayne Hall was born in Wabash, Indiana, US. #19621211 |
| Dec 11 1982 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| 1987 (Age 24/25) | Larry DeWayne Hall started his serial killing spree. #1987 |
| Dec 11 1992 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| 1994 (Age 31/32) | Larry DeWayne Hall ended his serial killing spree. #1994 |
| Nov 15 1994 (Age 31) | Larry DeWayne Hall arrested. #19941115 |
| Dec 21 1994 (Age 32) | Larry DeWayne Hall was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole at United States Penitentiary (USP Marion) in Williamson County, Illinois, US. #19941221 |
| Dec 11 2002 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| Dec 11 2012 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
| Dec 11 2022 (Age 60) | 60th Birthday |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Larry DeWayne Hall (1987-1994).
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| 38 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| father drug abuse | TRUE | 192 | ||
| problems in school | TRUE | 221 | ||
| teased in school | TRUE | 218 | ||
| speach defect | TRUE | 300 | ||
| physically abused | TRUE | 231 | ||
| psychologically abused | TRUE | 224 | ||
| psychologist | TRUE | 258 | ||
| previous crimes | TRUE | 367 | ||
| used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
| rape | TRUE | 453 | ||
| torture | TRUE | 426 | ||
| stalk | TRUE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | TRUE | 363 | ||
| bound | TRUE | 406 | ||
| strangle | TRUE | 443 | ||
| sex with body | TRUE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | TRUE | 447 | ||
| totem personal item | TRUE | 354 | ||
| living with children | FALSE | 268 | ||
| mother drug abuse | FALSE | 195 | ||
| xyy | FALSE | 81 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| sexually abused | FALSE | 226 | ||
| drug abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| alcohol abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| forensic hospital | FALSE | 257 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| previous killed | FALSE | 208 | ||
| kill at killers home | FALSE | 320 | ||
| kill at victims home | FALSE | 323 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
Books that Mention Larry DeWayne Hall
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11 Books that mention Serial Killer
Larry DeWayne Hall
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1733630600 | Serial Killer Stranglers | Kevin Smith | 164 Total Including Juana Barraza | 164 |
| 1733630619 | Serial Killer Rapists | Kevin Smith | 266 Total Including Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour | 266 |
| 1401381766 | Scar Tissue | Anthony Kiedis | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
| 0307539148 | On the Road with Bob Dyla... | Larry Sloman | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
| 1429965592 | In with the Devil | James Keene | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
| 1429978767 | What's Race Got to Do wit... | Larry Elder | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
| 0786026057 | Bone Crusher | Linda Rosencrance | Larry DeWayne Hall | 2 |
| 1544789343 | The Disappearance of the... | Ana Benson | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
| 1451589948 | Urges | Christopher Hawley M... | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
| 1285401689 | Serial Murderers and thei... | Eric W. Hickey | 8 Total Including Samuel Sidyno | 8 |
| 0199917299 | Violent Offenders | Christina A. Pietz | Larry DeWayne Hall | 1 |
The Springfield Three refers to an unsolved missing persons case that began on June 7, 1992, when friends Suzanne "Suzie" Streeter and Stacy McCall, and Streeter's mother, Sherrill Levitt, went missing from Levitt's home in Springfield, Missouri. All of their personal belongings, including cars and purses, were left behind.
External References
- Brittany Begley, Kasey Frith, Larry DeWayne Hall on maamodt.asp.radford.edu, Retrieved on Dec 16, 2018.
- A Serial Killer in the Neighborhood on truecrimediary.com, Retrieved on Dec 16, 2018.
- The Springfield Three on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Dec 16, 2018.
- Three Missing Women | Springfield, MO on www.springfieldmo.gov, Retrieved on Dec 16, 2018.
- Num: 10332-026, USP MARION Inmate Locator on www.bop.gov, Retrieved on Dec 16, 2018.
- Illinois detectives investigate inmate in 1986 case on fox2now.com, Retrieved on Dec 16, 2018.
- Q7766072 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
Internal References
Larry DeWayne Hall is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #6 of 43[ Page 1 ] of Sagittarius Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #7 of 53[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Stalkers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #8 of 45[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in December
- #15 of 60[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Necrophiliacs sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #17 of 89[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killer Torturers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #32 of 327[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
- #38 of 250[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #55 of 72[ Page 4 ] of serial killers sorted by IQ Level
- #57 of 307[ Page 4 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #70 of 651[ Page 5 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #104 of 651[ Page 7 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #193 of 651[ Page 13 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #233 of 651[ Page 16 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
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