Kevin Taylor (serial killer)

In January 2006, Taylor's trial for one of the murders, that of Cynthia Halk, was opened. During the trial, Taylor never took the stand, and his defense team did not try to convince the jury that he was innocent, as they had already been exposed to Taylor's videotaped confession. The jury found Taylor guilty of killing Halk, subsequently sentencing him to 50-years in prison. His trial for the three other murders was due to begin later that year, but he pleaded guilty to avoid a possible death sentence. On September 6, he was convicted of three more counts of first-degree murder, receiving a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. As of 2022, Taylor is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois, under the identification number B52807.

Phyllis Robinson (38), was attacked and strangled on July 27, 2001. She was not sexually assaulted and is the only victim to have survived Taylor.

In early August, police in Chicago's north side issued an alert to local street women, warning them about the recent murders. By this time, they already had been investigating the deaths of up to 18 women involved with prostitution dating back to the 1990s. When police were examining the body of Blunt, they discovered a timecard underneath her, which contained Taylor's name, and he was arrested at his job on August 24. By this time, the four murders were suspected to be linked, and police sought to question the only surviving victim of the killer, who was Robinson.

Kevin Taylor (born June 11, 1974) is an American serial killer and rapist who strangled four prostitutes to death in Chicago between June and August 2001, later discarding their bodies across multiple areas. After a would be fifth victim survived and identified him, Taylor was arrested and sentenced to multiple life terms in 2006.

Taylor was born on June 11, 1974. Throughout his childhood, he was placed in numerous foster homes as both of his parents were convicts. Taylor lodged his first arrest in 1993 for burglary, for which he was sent to serve four years in prison. In 1999, he was convicted for the unlawful use of a weapon. In December 2000 he was granted work at a Cheesecake Factory on North Michigan Avenue, where he started working as a cook. By the summer of 2001, Taylor was living with his girlfriend and his two children in Edwardsville.