Ten of his victims were his friends or acquaintances , including three who worked at the restaurant, and one who was the roommate of his girlfriend. He raped and strangled most of his victims, who unsuspectingly let him into their homes. He even attended at least one of their funerals, according to a article in The Charlotte Observer. He killed his 11th victim shortly after, and finally was caught and arrested on March 12, With a total murders, was the deadliest year in Charlotte , partly fueled by the crack epidemic.
Wallace made at least one of his victims shower to wash off DNA evidence. All those factors were working together in concert. According to various accounts, Wallace was raised by a single mother who abused him physically and psychologically while growing up in Barnwell, South Carolina.
In high school, he got good grades, served on the student council and was well-liked as the only male on the cheerleading squad, according to a article in The Charlotte Observer.
He joined the U. Navy in , at age 20, and married a high school classmate while on leave. The marriage was short lived. Wallace committed his first rape in in Seattle, where he was stationed.
The Navy honorably discharged him in after he was caught stealing, and he returned home to South Carolina. Her body was found in a pond in March Wallace then moved to Charlotte, where he killed 10 more women through March Henderson, 18; and Debra Slaughter, Hawk was loving, kind, sensitive, warm and giving, her mother says. She attended community college, and considered a career in nursing, law or politics. She was happy to work at Taco Bell, where she earned her highest salary yet.
