Unusually for a serial killer, Bonin frequently worked with accomplices, recruiting four known young men to assist him:
: He primarily targeted young male hitchhikers, schoolboys, and sometimes male prostitutes, typically aged 12 to 19. He used a 1972 Ford van to prowl highways and neighborhoods, often luring victims with offers of rides, sex, money, or drugs. The way Killer William Bonin
Bonin’s crimes were characterized by a highly predatory and sadistic "business style". Unusually for a serial killer, Bonin frequently worked
William Bonin , notoriously known as the was an American serial killer who terrorized Southern California between May 1979 and June 1980. He was convicted of the rape, torture, and murder of 14 boys and young men, though he confessed to a total of 21 killings and is suspected of many more. Modus Operandi William Bonin , notoriously known as the was
: Once inside his van, victims were quickly overpowered and bound at their hands and feet with wire cords or handcuffs. To prevent escape, Bonin had removed the interior door handles.