Jeffrey Gorton

Jeffrey Wayne Gorton (born November 1, 1962) is an American murderer and rapist, who was convicted in 2002 of the rape and murder of flight attendant Nancy Ludwig on February 17, 1991, at the (then) Hilton hotel in Romulus, Michigan. He later pleaded no contest to charges that he raped and murdered a professor and provost of the University of Michigan-Flint, Margarette Eby, on November 9, 1986.[2]

Jeffrey Gorton
Born
Jeffrey Wayne Gorton

(1962-11-01) November 1, 1962
 United States
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Conviction(s)Criminal Sexual Conduct-1st Deg; Homicide - Felony Murder; Homicide - Murder First Degree-Premeditated; Homicide - Felony Murder [1]
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment without parole
Details
Victims2
Span of crimes
1986–1991
CountryUnited States
State(s)Michigan
Date apprehended
2002
Imprisoned atRichard A. Handlon Correctional Facility, Michigan[1]

The two rapes and murders were proved to be the work of one person by matching semen samples taken from the two crime scenes. Gorton had left a latent fingerprint at the Eby crime scene; when it was matched to him, the Michigan State Police learned the killer's identity. Gorton was then proven to be the rapist by matching the DNA of his semen with that of the samples taken from the two murder victims.[3]

Gorton was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

The murders of both Margarette Eby and Nancy Ludwig by Gorton were depicted in the episode "Silk Stalkings" in the television series Forensic Files as well as in the Investigation Discovery television series Your Worst Nightmare in the episode "Fight or Flight".

See also

References
  1. "Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) - Offender Profile". mdocweb.state.mi.us. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. Reyes, Traciy (30 December 2015). "Nancy Ludwig, Jeffrey Gorton: 'Your Worst Nightmare' Looks Back At 1991 Case Of Northwest Airlines Flight Attendant Found Dead In Detroit Hotel On Investigation Discovery". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. Blood Justice, by Tom Henderson, New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004. ISBN 0-312-99087-1
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