David Bullock was 21 years old and lived in Manhattan when he stood before Justice Burton B. Roberts of the New York State Supreme Court in October 1982 and admitted six murders. The killings had taken place within a single month, between December 5, 1981 and January 4, 1982, each as a separate event. His plea was entered on October 26, 1982, a date also given as October 27. He received six terms of 25 years to life.
Little of Bullock's earlier life is on record. Before the killings he had faced larceny and robbery charges, and in 1981 he pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle and was given probation. His family, schooling and employment are not on record.
The six people who died were James Webber, 42; Michael Winley, 29; Edwina Atkins, 23; Glen Hassel, 29; Herberto Morales, 50; and Eric Fuller, 28. Their deaths fall on or about these dates: Webber on December 5, 1981; Winley in mid-December 1981; Atkins on December 14; Hassel on December 15; Morales on December 22; and Fuller on January 4, 1982. All six deaths occurred in Manhattan. Their families and personal histories are not on record.
The case was resolved without a trial. Before Justice Roberts, Bullock admitted each of the six murders. The exact statutory wording of the counts to which he pleaded is not on record. The plea closed a prosecution that covered all six deaths in one proceeding.
Bullock was sentenced to six terms of 25 years to life, one for each death. The date of the sentencing hearing is not on record. Whether he appealed is not on record, and neither the dates nor the outcomes of any parole hearings are on record.
His present custody and status are not on record.
No other killings are on record as charged against Bullock, confessed by him or attributed to him.
1981: Pleads guilty to a bicycle theft charge and receives probation.
December 5, 1981: First of the six deaths, James Webber, 42.
Mid-December 1981: Death of Michael Winley, 29.
December 14, 1981: Death of Edwina Atkins, 23.
December 15, 1981: Death of Glen Hassel, 29.
December 22, 1981: Death of Herberto Morales, 50.
January 4, 1982: Death of Eric Fuller, 28.
October 26, 1982 (also given as October 27): Pleads guilty before Justice Burton B. Roberts, New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan.
1982: Sentenced to six terms of 25 years to life.