Louis County, Missouri, after being arrested for murder.Īt least one videotape showing Travis murdering and/or torturing some of his victims was found in the search of his home in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. He died by suicide by hanging in custody in St. While Travis claimed in a letter to have murdered 17 women, some authorities were doubtful others thought he may have murdered up to 20 women. At the time of the murders, he was a hotel waiter, and on parole for a 1989 robbery. Travis was named in a federal criminal complaint for the murders of two women. Maury Troy Travis (Octo– June 10, 2002) was an American serial killer.
