Drifter Jailed in N. Carolina Is Charged in 10 Murders
A man police say strangled neighbors and women he worked with during a killing spree that lasted nearly two years was charged Sunday with 10 counts of murder.
Henry Louis Wallace, 28, was arrested Feb. 4 after a theft at a shopping mall but was released. He was arrested again Saturday, and police said four of the 10 murders were reported between his release and Saturday’s arrest.
Police said Wallace was a drifter who settled in Charlotte three years ago. He had no permanent address and worked in various restaurants, Deputy Police Chief L.R. Snider said.
Most of the victims lived in the same section of east Charlotte as Wallace.
Police didn’t offer details as to how they identified Wallace as a suspect.
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