Michael Bruce Ross (July 26, 1959 – May 13, 2005) was an American serial killer, also known as The Roadside Strangler. In 2005, he was executed by the state of Connecticut, making it the first execution in Connecticut (and the whole of New England) since 1960.
Ross was born in Putnam, Connecticut to Patricia Hilda Laine and Dan Graeme Ross. The oldest of four children, having two younger sisters and a younger brother, he grew up on a chicken farm...
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Michael Bruce Ross (July 26, 1959 – May 13, 2005) was an American serial killer, also known as The Roadside Strangler. In 2005, he was executed by the state of Connecticut, making it the first execution in Connecticut (and the whole of New England) since 1960.
Ross was born in Putnam, Connecticut to Patricia Hilda Laine and Dan Graeme Ross. The oldest of four children, having two younger sisters and a younger brother, he grew up on a chicken farm in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Ross' home life was extremely dysfunctional; his mother, who had abandoned the family at least once and had been institutionalized, beat all four of her children, saving the worst for him. Some family and friends have suggested that he was also molested by his teenaged uncle, who committed suicide when Ross was six.
Ross was a bright boy who performed well in school. He would later attend Cornell University, study agricultural economics, and become an insurance salesman. He began stalking women in his sophomore year...
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