John Martin Crawford (March 29, 1962 – December 16, 2020) was a Canadian serial killer. Crawford was convicted of killing four women in Saskatchewan and Alberta, between 1981 and 1992. Crimes Crawford was sentenced in 1981 to ten years' imprisonment for manslaughter in the killing of Mary Jane Serloin, in Lethbridge, Alberta. He was released from prison in 1989. While under police surveillance, Crawford sexually assaulted Theresa Kematch, who was herself arrested, while Crawford was not. In October 1994, a hunter came across the remains of the women in heavy brush outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1996, Crawford was convicted of one count of first degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the 1992 deaths of three Indigenous women identified as Eva Taysup, Shelley Napope, and Calinda Waterhen. Crawford was sentenced to three concurrent life sentences. Popular culture Literature Crawford is discussed in Warren Goulding's book Just Another Indian, A Serial Killer and Canada's Indifference with the message that crimes against marginalized minorities go unheeded by an uncaring society at large. The theory is posited that Crawford's case was played down by the media because his victims were Aboriginal women. Death Crawford died on December 16, 2020, while serving his sentence at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon. No cause of death was released. See also List of serial killers by country References External links Discrimination and violence against Indigenous women in Canada - Report Summary (mentions John Martin Crawford) 1962 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Canadian criminals Canadian male criminals Canadian people convicted of manslaughter Canadian people convicted of murder Canadian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Canadian rapists Canadian serial killers Male serial killers People convicted of murder by Canada People from Steinbach, Manitoba Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Canada Serial killers who died in prison custody Violence against Indigenous women in Canada Violence against women in Canada