17 April 1946 (+) is born in Orlando, United States.

26 July 1974 (-) choked to death Alice Curtis in Jacksonville, United States.

23 August 1974 (-) strangled Kathie Pearce in Musella, United States.

3 September 1974 (-) strangled William Bates in Lima, United States.

18 September 1974 (x) shoots elderly campers Emmett and Lois Johnson to death on a campground in , United States.

21 September 1974 (-) abducted, raped and strangled Charlynn Hicks in Sequin, United States.

29 September 1974 (-) raped and strangled Ann Dawson in Birmingham, United States.

16 October 1974 (-) 35-year-old Karen Wine and her 16-year-old daughter Dawn are raped and strangled by Knowles in Marlborough, United States.

19 October 1974 (-) shot in the head Doris Hovey in Woodford, United States.

2 November 1974 (-) abducted and strangled Edward Hilliard in Milledgeville, United States.

6 November 1974 (-) stabbed to death Carswell Carr in Milledgeville, United States.

6 November 1974 (-) strangled Amanda Carr in Milledgeville, United States.

17 November 1974 (x) is arrested after dashing through a police-roadblock in McDonough, United States.

18 December 1974 (-) is shot dead by FBI-agent Ron Angel after making a grab for Sheriff Earl Lee’s gun on transport to a maximum security jail in Henry County, United States.