1. Criminal Profile of Gary Heidnik
By Dante Santelli

2. childhood He was a bed wetter
He would be repeatedly humiliated by his parents
His parents divorced
Had an I.Q. of 148
Was a loner at school
Enrolled in a military academy when he was 14

3. Teen/young adult Dropped out of school at 17 to join the military
Served in the military for 13 months
Was graded as excellent by his drill sergeant during basic training
Was honorably discharged after being diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder
His mother was dying from bone cancer and alcoholism but decided to commit suicide

4. adult Spent time in and out of psychiatric hospitals
Tried committing suicide multiple times
Younger brother was in a similar state of health
Raised over $500,000 for a church
Met his wife at their wedding but had been in contact with through letters for two years prior
Slept with multiple other women during his marriage
Raped and assaulted his wife multiple times

5. crimes
charged with aggravated assault and carrying an unlicensed pistol after shooting the tenant of a house he offered for rent, grazing his face
arrested and charged with kidnapping, rape, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, and interfering with the custody of a committed person
arrested yet again and charged with assault, indecent assault, spousal rape and involuntary deviant sexual intercourse. The charges were later dismissed.

6. Crimes pt.2 He has been charged with multiple crimes including:
Carrying an unlicensed pistol
Unlawful restraint
False imprisonment
Involuntary deviant sexual intercourse
Interfering with the custody of a committed person
Multiple kidnappings
Rape and spousal rape
Aggravated assault and indecent assault
Two counts of murder

7. Influence in society
There is a book about Gary called “Cellar of Horror”
There is a song titled “Morbid Minister” by metal band Macabre
Gary Heidnik was also known as the “house of horrors killer”

8. Most recent crime
He was charged with two counts of murder and incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh in January of 1999 but was killed by lethal injection in July of 1999
He let one of his captives out thinking she would come back and bring another girl with her but instead she went straight to the police and they got a warrant to which they found human remains and the girls that were being held captive in his house
He wanted to be killed by lethal injection because he said that “killing an innocent man will help bring an end to wrongful injections”

9. Criminology theory
I believe that the social control theory applies to Gary Heidnik
I believe this because of his childhood, his parents divorced when he was 4 years old, he had to live with his father and his new wife, while he lived with his father he suffered mental/ emotional and physical abuse. In school he was smarter than most of the people there and was an outcast and a loner which separated him from the rest of society.