Maury Travis

Maury Travis
Background information
Birth name	Maury Troy Travis
Born	October 25, 1965
Died	June 10, 2002
Cause of death	Suicide
Killings
Number of victims:	12-17
Span of killings	2000–2002
Country	USA
State(s)	Missouri
Date apprehended	2002

Maury Troy Travis (October 25, 1965 – June 10, 2002) was an American serial killer who committed suicide in a St. Louis county jail, after being arrested for murder. Travis murdered at least 12 prostitutes, and claimed to have killed 17, all in separate incidents between 2000 and 2002 in his home in Ferguson, Missouri. He was caught when he anonymously mailed a map to the body of one his victims to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; the map was later found to have come from Expedia.com and linked to his computer.

Before he could be sentenced Travis hanged himself on June 10, 2002, in his jail cell in St. Louis County Jail.

Forensic Files aired the story of his crime spree. The episode was entitled: "X Marks the Spot".
Cold Case Files also aired the story, in an episode entitled: "A Map To Murder".

External links

• Video of prelude to torture and murder - Viewer Discretion
• Crime Library description of murder

Persondata
Name	Travis, Maury
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 25, 1965
Place of birth
Date of death	June 10, 2002
Place of death