Trial Begins for Man Charged in ‘Gyspy Hill’ Serial Killings

Trial Begins for Man Charged in ‘Gyspy Hill’ Serial Killings
This undated file photo provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office shows Rodney Halbower. Halbower, a career criminal who authorities believe is a serial killer dubbed the Gypsy Hill Killer, faces trial on Sept. 7, 2018. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office/AP
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REDWOOD CITY, California—A career criminal who authorities believe is the Gypsy Hill Killer faces trial on Sept. 7, in Northern California for the murders of two young women four decades ago. Law enforcement officials believe Rodney Halbower, 69, is the man who raped and killed six young women during a five-month period in 1976. The serial killer was given his nickname when one of the bodies was found in the Gypsy Hills section of Pacifica, about 10 miles south of San Francisco.