Bruce Millsap | |
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| Born | 1965 or 1966 |
| Convictions | First degree murder with special circumstances (8 counts) [1] Attempted murder Robbery |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8 (3 with Kendrick Loot) |
Span of crimes | 1995–1996 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
Bruce Millsap is an American serial killer who was convicted of eight murders during robberies across California. His case received attention when in 2016, Teri Nichols, an assistant teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District, was caught attempting to smuggle in heroin and cellphones to him while he was in prison. [2] [3] [4]
Millsap's accomplice, Kendrick Loot, was convicted of murdering Herrera, McKissick and Moon, but not the other five victims. In addition, the two were also convicted of multiple counts of robbery and attempted murder. Both were sentenced to death in February 2000. [5] [6]
In August 2016, Teri Nichols, a teaching assistant from Los Angeles, attempted to bring Millsap heroin, pills and 18 cellphones along with chargers for each of them. Prison officials caught her in the visiting room and was later charged in Marin County court with one count of bringing a controlled substance into a prison as well as a misdemeanor charge for possession with intent to deliver a wireless device to an inmate. [7] [8] In November 2017, Nichols pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a controlled substance in prison while two other charges against her dropped. As part of her plea deal, she was sentenced to six months in jail. [9]