Willie James Clark, 54, was found dead on April 28, 1994, in
Tallahassee, Florida. Clark, though homeless, worked as a
Salvation Army bell ringer. He was robbed and suffered a fatal blow to the head. Darren Royal Miller, 19, was found dead in his sleeping bag on July 8, 1992, in
Thompson Springs, Utah. Miller and two friends stopped to party one night near a pond, and Miller was found the following morning with severe head injuries. Though never charged, Silveria was linked to the murder of Miller following his arrest. Michael A. Garfinkle, 20, was found bludgeoned to death on August 2, 1994, in
Emeryville, California. Garfinkle, originally from
Tarzana, recently graduated from
Pierce College and was planning to ride boxcars with a friend to
Santa Cruz, California. After Silveria confessed, police noted that he had intimate knowledge of the crime. Roger Lee Bowman, 38, was found dead on April 21, 1995, in
Salt Lake City, Utah. Bowman was last seen walking his dog along the train tracks. Police had already identified Silveria as a suspect before he confessed to beating and stabbing Bowman, but they were looking for him using the alias Brad Foster. James E. McLean, 50, was found stabbed to death on July 23, 1995, in his shack at a homeless encampment in
Albany, Oregon. Silveria confessed he met McLean walking along the railroad tracks near his shack. After McLean was murdered, Silveria stole his money. Paul Wayne Matthews, 43, was found dead on October 15, 1995, in a homeless encampment outside
Whitefish, Montana. Following his arrest on March 2, 1996, Silveria confessed to killing Matthews. Michael Andrew Clites, 24, was found bludgeoned to death on December 5, 1995, in
Portland, Oregon. ==See also==