US EditionWA Board to Consider Parole for ‘Hillside Strangler’ Convicted of 1970s Murders
- On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the Washington board responsible for reviewing indeterminate sentences will hold a hearing to decide whether Anthony D'Amato, formerly known as Kenneth Bianchi, will be granted parole.
- D'Amato and his cousin Angelo Buono strangled five people in Southern California in the late 1970s, and D'Amato also killed two women in Washington in 1979.
- D'Amato pleaded guilty to the five California murders and two Washington killings to avoid the death penalty and has been denied parole multiple times.
- D'Amato, now 74, changed his name in 2023, is held at Washington State Penitentiary, and his parole hearing result will post online by July 23.
- If released from Washington, D'Amato would serve separate life terms in California, and his earliest possible release is 2065, when he would be 114 years old.
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Hillside Strangler Anthony D’Amato up for parole in WA
One of the Hillside Stranglers is up for parole this week in Washington. Currently held at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Anthony D’Amato—formerly Kenneth Bianchi—was convicted of killing two women in Bellingham in 1979 after strangling five people to death in southern California with his cousin, Angelo Buono. D’Amato pleaded guilty to the killings in Washington state court to escape the death penalty. D’Amato, 74, changed his…
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WA board to consider parole for ‘Hillside Strangler’ convicted of 1970s murders
Washington state’s parole board this week will hear the case of one of the so-called “Hillside Stranglers” who murdered numerous women and girls, including two in Washington, in the late 1970s. Read more...
Washington State Board to Consider Parole for ‘Hillside Strangler’ Convicted of 1970s Murders
WALLA WALLA, WA – Washington state’s parole board this week will hear the case of one of the so-called “Hillside Stranglers” who murdered numerous women and girls, including two in Washington, in the late 1970s. Anthony D’Amato and his cousin, Angelo Buono, were convicted of strangling five people to death in southern California. D’Amato, who was suspected of several other murders but never convicted, killed two more women by himself in the Bell…
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