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Bruce Mendenhall, a.k.a. "The Prosti-Shooter", "The Rest Stop Killer", and "The Truck Stop Killer", was a convicted murderer who is currently under investigation for several additional murders in several U.S. states.

Background
Little is known about Mendenhall's early life, other than he grew up in Crawford County, Illinois. As an adult, he was married to a woman named Linda, who was reported to be blind from diabetes, and had two daughters with her. Despite never having any problems with the law, he illegally kept a gun of an unspecified model in his truck. This was known to Linda and his friends, but no one bothered to report it.

Modus Operandi
Based on his murder of Sara Hulbert, Mendenhall's victims were prostitutes who were picked up at truck stops and killed by shooting with a .22-caliber handgun. However, if Mendenhall is responsible for all of his alleged victims, then he would've also targeted other women and killed his victims through various other means, such as stabbing (in the case of Tammy Zywicki) and running over (in the cases of Robin Bishop and Belinda Cartwright).

John Wayne Boyer
John Wayne Boyer was a trucker who was later indicted with the murder of 24-year-old Jennifer Smith, a murder that was previously attributed to Mendenhall and still continues to be debated upon. At the time of his indictment, Boyer was serving a 12-year sentence for the Illinois killing of a 31-year-old woman named Scarlett Wood. Boyer is similar to Mendenhall in the sense that both worked as truckers and picked up their confirmed victims from truck stops.

Victims
Note: The dates and locations denote when the victims were discovered

Known

 * June 26, 2007, Nashville, Tennessee: Sara Hulbert, 25

Possible

 * September 2, 1992, unknown location in Missouri: Tammy Zywicki, 21
 * ?, 2001, Valdosta, Georgia: Belinda Cartwright
 * April 2005, Bucksnort, Tennessee: Jennifer Smith, 24
 * 2007:
 * January 29, Suwanee, Georgia: Deborah Glover, 43
 * February, Millersville, Tennessee: Latisha Milliken
 * February 22, Lake Station, Indiana: Sherry Drinkard, 43
 * June 6, Lebanon, Tennessee: Symantha Winters, 48
 * July 1:
 * Birmingham, Alabama: Lucille Carter, 44
 * Fairview, Tennessee: Robin Bishop
 * July 11, Indianapolis, Indiana: Carma Purpura, 31

On Criminal Minds
Mendenhall was mentioned in the Season Four episode Catching Out.