Andre Jones and Freddie Tiller
Andre Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andre Vernell Jones July 22, 1956 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Convictions | Murder (3 counts) Armed robbery |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5–8 |
Span of crimes | 1978 – 1979 (possibly committed a triple murder in 1971) |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
Date apprehended | May 4, 1979 |
| Imprisoned at | Menard Correctional Center |
Freddie Tiller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Freddie Clyde Tiller Jr. August 17, 1957 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Convictions | Murder (2 counts) Armed robbery Burglary |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted to 80 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 (2 as an accomplice) |
| Date | April 30, 1979 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
Date apprehended | May 4, 1979 |
Andre Vernell Jones (born July 22, 1956) and Freddie Clyde Tiller Jr. (born August 17, 1957) are American spree killers who killed three people in East St. Louis, Illinois in 1979. Jones is also a serial killer, committing at least two additional murders.
Jones and Tiller committed their crimes at the same time and in the same region as Girvies Davis and Richard Holman. Consequently, all four men received extensive local media coverage.