In the first few months of 1997, young women began disappearing from the Hudson Valley region. All of the girls who vanished were small-framed white women with brown hair. Within just a few months, multiple women who shared a physical resemblance were missing and police began to suspect a serial killer. With no bodies or crime scene found, it was a difficult case to solve. By the time the monster was caught, eight women had tragically lost their lives.

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If the woman Francois kidnapped had not been able to escape, it is almost certain that he would have had even more victims.

If you would like to learn more about Kendall Francois, check out this documentary on YouTube from Serial Killer Documentaries:

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