born ▁around ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁who ▁ra ped ▁and ▁murder ed ▁five ▁Orange ▁County , ▁California ▁women . ▁A ▁sixth ▁victim ▁who ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁surv ived , ▁but ▁her ▁child ▁was ▁delivered ▁still born . ▁The ▁cr imes ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁but ▁Parker ▁was ▁not ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁k iller ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Parker ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁mur ders , ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁public ▁record ▁of ▁Parker ' s ▁off enses ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁term ▁in ▁Ju ven ile ▁Hall ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁for ▁gl ue - sn iff ing . ▁Parker ▁received ▁a ▁six - year ▁prison ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁ra pe ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁girl ▁from ▁T ust in , ▁California . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁mur ders ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁El ▁Tor o , ▁California , ▁Marine ▁Air ▁Station . ▁ ▁Cr imes ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Parker ▁ra ped ▁and ▁murder ed ▁five ▁Orange ▁County , ▁California , ▁women . ▁He ▁also ▁attacked ▁a ▁sixth ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁pre gn ant ; ▁she ▁surv ived ▁but ▁her ▁child ▁was ▁still