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| Nicknames: | Hillside Strangler / Hillside Stranglers |
| Murder Toll: | 12 murdered victims |
| Murder Time Frame: | 1977-1979 / Angelo Buono - Age 43 at first murder, 43 at last murder / Kenneth Bianchi - Age 26 at first murder, 27 at last murder |
| Murder Locations: | United States - Glendale, California / Los Angeles, California / Bellingham, Washington |
| Preferred Prey: | Young females |
| Modus Operandi: | Kidnapping, pimping, sodomy, rape, burning, asphyxiation, strangulation |
| Victim Disposal: | Dumped them in the hills above Los Angeles, California |
| Signature: | Left their victims nude |
| Trophies: | Jewelry |
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Full Name:
Angelo Buono, Jr. |
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Full Name:
Kenneth Alessio Bianchi |

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![]() Yolanda Washington Female - Age 19 Death: October 1977 |
![]() Judy Miller Female - Age 16 Death: October 1977 |
![]() Lissa Kastin Female - Age 21 Death: November 1977 |
![]() Jane King Female - Age 28 Death: November 1977 |
![]() Dolores Cepeda Female - Age 12 Death: November 1977 |
![]() Sonja Johnson Female - Age 14 Death: November 1977 |
![]() Kristina Weckler Female - Age 20 Death: November 1977 |
![]() Lauren Wagner Female - Age 18 Death: November 1977 |
![]() Kimberly Martin Female - Age 17 Death: December 1977 |
![]() Cindy Hudspeth Female - Age 20 Death: February 1978 |
![]() Karen Mandic Female - Age 22 Death: January 1979 |
![]() Diane Wilder Female - Age 27 Death: January 1979 |

"Italian Stallion." - What Angelo Buono called himself, referring to being a ladies' man.
"You can't let a cunt get the upper hand... put them in their place." - What Angelo Buono told his accomplice, Kenneth Bianchi, about how to treat females.
"My morals and constitutional rights has been broken." - What Angelo Buono said in court.
"Do I look like Ken?! I'm Steve... Steve Walker." - What Kenneth Bianchi said when he faked having a second personality named "Steve Walker."
"Killing a broad don't make any difference to me. Killing any-fucking-body doesn't make any difference to me." - What Kenneth Bianchi said when he faked having a second personality named "Steve Walker."
"Angelo is my kind of man. There should be more people in the world like Angelo." - What Kenneth Bianchi said when he faked having a second personality named "Steve Walker."
"She was brought out to the kitchen and put on the floor and her head was covered with a bag and the pipe from the newly installed stove, which wasn't fully installed yet, was disconnected, put into the bag and then turned on. There may have been marks on her neck because there was a cord put around her neck with a bag and tied to make more complete sealing." - What Kenneth Bianchi said when he described killing victim Kristina Weckler.

![]() The Hillside Strangler Author: Ted Schwarz Pub. Year: 2004 |
![]() The Hillside Stranglers Author: Darcy O'Brien Pub. Year: 2003 |
![]() Hillside Strangler Authors: Robin Moore / Neville Romain Pub. Year: 1978 |
![]() A&E - American Justice The Hillside Stranglers Genre: Documentary Release Year: 2000 |
![]() A&E - Biography The Hillside Stranglers Genre: Documentary Release Year: Unknown |
![]() Court TV - Mugshots The Hillside Strangler Ken Bianchi Genre: Documentary Release Year: Unknown |
![]() The History Channel Great Crimes & Trials The Hillside Stranglers Genre: Documentary Release Year: Unknown |
![]() Rampage The Hillside Strangler Murders Genre: Movie Director: Chris Fisher Release Year: 2006 |
![]() The Hillside Strangler Genre: Movie Director: Chuck Parello Release Year: 2004 |
![]() Supersleuth Genre: Movie Director: Andrew Piddington Release Year: 2001 |
![]() The Hillside Stranglers Genre: Movie Director: Steve Gethers Release Year: 1989 |