Juan Corona

Juan Vallejo Curona
Background information
Born	February 7, 1934
Died	March 4, 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 85)
Cause of death	Dementia
Sentence	Life sentence
Killings
Number of victims	25 (possibly more according to law enforcement)
Date apprehended	Corcoran State Prison

Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican-born American serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 migrant farm workers. They were found buried in shallow graves in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, in 1971.

At the time, the crimes were characterized as among the most notorious in U.S. history. The exact victim total remains unknown and may be higher, according to local authorities. He was born in Autlán, Jalisco.

Corona was convicted of 25 counts of first-degree murder in 1973. In 1982, he was again found guilty of all 25 homicides. He served a life sentence in Corcoran State Prison in Corcoran, California.

Personal life

Corona suffered from dementia in his later years.

Death

He died on March 4, 2019 near Corcoran, California from complications of his dementia, he was 85 at the time of his death.