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Robert Joseph Silveria Jr. (born March 3, 1959), also known as The Boxcar Killer, is an American
serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
currently serving double
life sentence Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...
s in
Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
. Silveria was also convicted in Kansas for the killing of Charles Randall Boyd, and in Florida for the killing of Willie Clark. For 15 years, Silveria rode the rails, killing fellow freight-train riders throughout the U.S. A police detective and prosecutor in
Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...
unravelled the truth of Silveria's killing spree, which began with a murder in Salem. By the end of their investigation, Silveria had confessed to murdering 28 people.Description ''Robert Silveria: The Boxcar Killer'' theage.tv true crime documentar

 Silveria is currently imprisoned in
Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) is a prison for men located in Torrington, Wyoming. WMCI, a facility of the Wyoming Department of Corrections, serves as an intake center for men who are not sentenced to death.
in
Torrington, Wyoming Torrington is a city in, and the county seat of, Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,501 at the 2010 census. It is the home of Eastern Wyoming College, and is the surrounding region's center of commercial activity. Wit ...
, where he serves as the head cook and support system for numerous inmates.


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Freight Train Riders of America The Freight Train Riders of America (FTRA) is a notional group who move about America by freight hopping ("catching out") in railroad cars, particularly in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, and have sometimes been linked to cr ...
General: * List of serial killers in the United States *
List of serial killers by number of victims A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons.A serial killer is most commonly defined as a person who kills three or more peop ...


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''Mugshots: Robert Silveria 3rd Rail Man''
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