Paul John Knowles
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#Male_serial_killers
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#Deaths_by_firearm_in_Florida
#People_shot_dead_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States
#People_from_Orlando,_Florida
Paul John Knowles (April 25, 1946 – December 18, 1974), also known as The Casanova Killer, was an American serial killer tied to the deaths of 20 people in 1974, though he claimed to have taken 35 lives.
Born in Orlando, Florida, his father gave him up to live in foster homes and reformatories after he was convicted of a petty crime.
Knowles himself was first incarcerated at the age of 19, and in the years following, he spent more time in prison.
In early 1974, Knowles was serving time at Raiford Prison in Florida (now known as Florida State Prison) when he began corresponding with a divorcee in San Francisco named Angela Covic, who made a trip to the prison to visit Knowles.
Upon her arrival, Knowles proposed to Covic.
After she accepted his proposal, she became instrumental in getting Knowles released from prison by paying for his legal counsel.
Upon his release, Knowles flew directly to California to be with her.
After a psychic warned her of the entry of a new dangerous man in her life, Covic ended the relationship and called off the wedding.
Although this has never been verified, Knowles claimed to have murdered three people on the streets of San Francisco the night that Covic broke off their relationship.
Devastated by the rejection, Knowles returned to Jacksonville, Florida.
He was soon arrested after stabbing a bartender during a fight, but he picked a lock in his detention cell and escaped on July 26, 1974.
Knowles' cross-country murder spree began in Jacksonville on the night of his escape.
He broke into the home of 65-year-old Alice Curtis, bound and gagged her, ransacked her home for money and valuables, then stole her ...
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