Michael Darnell Harris
Overview
Michael Darnell Harris (born March�7,�1963) is an American convicted serial killer and rapist from Michigan. He received multiple life sentences for four murders and one rape committed between 1981 and 1982, and is suspected in additional elderly-woman homicides. Although he maintains his innocence and DNA testing raised questions, his convictions remain intact.
Victim details
- Edna Ryckaert, age�78 � strangled October�18,�1980 (Lansing; suspected)
- Edith Crossette, age�83 � strangled February�14,�1981 (Lansing; suspected)
- Ula Curdy, age�79 � strangled November�2,�1981 (Lansing; convicted)
- Denise Swanson, age�79 � strangled November�30,�1981 (Lansing; convicted)
- Florence Bell, age�91 � throat slashed January�8,�1982 (Ypsilanti; suspect)
- Marjorie Upson, age�85 � raped & strangled September�28,�1982 (Ypsilanti; convicted 2001)
- Louise Koebnick, age�84 � raped & strangled September�30,�1982 (Ann Arbor; convicted 2001)
- Lenora Nayrhardt, age�68 � beaten and raped December�7,�1982 (Jackson; convicted)
Key dates & legal outcomes
- December�7,�1982: Arrested at Jackson shelter for rape of Lenora Nayrhardt
- January�12,�1983: Charged with Ula Curdy�s murder after fingerprints on chair
- May�19,�1983: Convicted of Nayrhardt's assault and rape; sentenced to 60�90 years
- September�27�& November�3,�1983: Found guilty of Curdy and Swanson murders; received life without parole for each
- December�2001: DNA evidence leads to additional charges in Upson and Koebnick murders
- 1993: Convicted of Upson and Koebnick murders; received two more life sentences
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