Alfred Leonard Cline

Alfred Leonard Cline
Born 1888
Kansas, U.S.
Died August 5, 1948
Folsom Prison, California, U.S.
Cause of death heart attack
Other names Buttermilk Bluebeard
Criminal penalty 126-year sentence
Details
Victims 9
Span of crimes
 1930–1945
Country United States
Date apprehended
 1945

Alfred Leonard Cline (1888 – August 5, 1948), also known as "Buttermilk Bluebeard", was an American serial killer responsible for murdering at least nine people.[1]

Biography

Cline was born on March 12, 1888, in Kansas. He was never convicted of murders, as he never left any trace of evidence.[2] He married women of status, convinced them to will their possessions to his name, and persuaded them to drink a glass of poisoned buttermilk that contained powerful sedatives.[1] After a fatal dose of drugs, a local doctor would issue a death certificate citing the cause of death to be heart failure. Cline cremated his later wives to hide any evidence of murder.[3] He acquired over $82,000 in possessions from eight of his wives.[1] Cline was prosecuted for a murder charge, but jailed for forgery. He was sentenced to 126 years in Folsom Prison, California. Cline died of a heart attack in the prison on August 5, 1948.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CRIME: Buttermilk Bluebeard". Time. 1946-05-06. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  2. ↑ Blanco, Juan Ignacio. "Alfred Cline | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers". murderpedia.org. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. ↑ "People v. Cline". Justia Law. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  4. ↑ "CLINE Alfred Leonard". www.crimezzz.net. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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