The House of Horrors: Gary Heidnik’s Basement Crimes and Final Execution in Pennsylvania
The House of Horrors: Gary Heidnik’s Basement of Terror 🔦 Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed 🔦 Brought to you by The Sassy Gazette The House of Horrors: Gary Heidnik’s Basement of Terror Posted: July 17, 2025 Gary Michael Heidnik, born November 22, 1943, and executed on July 6, 1999, remains one of the most notorious and twisted figures in American criminal history. A serial rapist and murderer, Heidnik abducted six women between 1986 and 1987 and held them captive in a self-dug basement pit in his Philadelphia home. Two of those women died as a result of torture and starvation. His horrific actions earned him the death penalty and the grim title of being the last person executed in the state of Pennsylvania. Heidnik’s crimes didn’t just horrify the public they inspired fiction. The infamous "Buffalo Bill" character in The Silence of the Lambs drew partial inspiration from his monstrous acts. But long before Hollywood took notice, North Philadelphi...
