Arizmendi’s remains were among those recovered at the burial site behind a strip mall that Howell referred to as “his garden,” according to the newspaper. At the time of his arrest, Howell was already serving a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the death of a seventh victim, Nilsa Arizmendi, who disappeared in July 2003 from a grocery store parking lot in Wethersfield, Connecticut. His victims, whom he killed over a six-month period, were identified as Melanie Ruth Camilini, Diane Cusack, Marilyn Mendez Gonzalez, Joyvaline Martinez, Mary Jane Menard, Danny Lee Whistnant. Howell, a drifter who is believed to be the most prolific killer in Connecticut history, pleaded guilty in September to murdering six people in 2003. Alexander handed down the six life terms - or 360 years in prison - for William Devin Howell, a court clerk tells PEOPLE. New Britain, Connecticut, Superior Court Judge Joan K. The Connecticut serial killer who drove a “murder mobile” and buried his victims in what he called “his garden” was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for his crimes, PEOPLE confirms. The specter of the marauding serial killer has become a relatively common. Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder.
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