Sean Vincent Gills was born on June 24, 1962 in Baton Rouge, LA to Norman and Yvonne Gillis. His father died of alcoholism when Gills was just a young boy. His mother, who works full time at a local television station, struggled to care for Gills. His parents often looked after him. As a child, Gills was thought to be normal. His mother was quoted as saying: “I called him my little blue-eyed angel. This is the person I loved most in the world." It wasn't until he was a teenager that others began to see a different side of him. As a teenager he committed one minor infraction, but none that alarmed others into thinking he would become a murderer. He has been arrested for tickets for drunk driving, marijuana possession and contempt of court over the years. Sean did not commit his first murder until 1994. His first victim was an 81-year-old woman, Ann Bryan, in March 1994. Ann lived at St. James Place, an assisted living facility located across the street. street from the convenience store where Gillis worked. As she often did, Ann left her apartment door open before going to bed so she wouldn't have to get up to let the nurse in the next morning. The warrant says Gillis told investigators he entered Ann Bryan's home at 3 a.m. to rape the 81-year-old, but she started screaming when he touched her. Gillis then told investigators he slit her throat to stop her screaming and began stabbing her a total of 47 times. The warrant says Gillis provided details about this elderly woman's death that only the killer could know. He seemed intent on stabbing her face, genitals and breasts. His second victim Katherine Ann Hall, 29, murdered on January 4, 1999. Katherine was a prostitute. She was black and drugged… middle of paper… it took about a minute and a half for her to succumb to unconsciousness and then death. Honestly, his last words were: I can't breathe. I'm still puzzled about the dismemberment and post-mortem cutting. There must be something deep in my subconscious that really needs that kind of macabre action." Although Purpera died shortly after receiving Gillis' letter, before she died she turned over all the letters she received to the police. The letters and many other photos found of other victims on Sean's computer were used in his various first degree murder trials Sean was convicted of the murders of Katherine Hall, Johnnie Mae Williams and Donna Bennett Johnston on July 21, 2008 and was sentenced to. life sentence the following year he was charged with second-degree murder for killing 36-year-old Joyce Williams He has currently been convicted of only seven of the eight victims