Annette Selix, 11



Darrell Keith Rich


Facts of Crime: Rich sexually assaulted and killed several young women in the Redding area between June and August 1978 and became known as the "Hilltop Rapist." He was convicted and sentenced to death for three counts of first-degree murder: Annette Fay Edwards, 19, was beaten to death with a rock after Rich attempted to have sex with her; Linda Diane Slavik, 26, was driven by Rich to his house in Cottonwood. She was raped there and then driven to a remote area where she was shot and killed. Just before she was killed, she was shown the dead body of Patricia Ann Moore, who had been killed at the same remote location; Annette Lynn Selix, 11, was driven by Rich to his Cottonwood house where he committed acts of rape, and sodomy. He then drove her 30 miles to Johns Creek Bridge and threw her 105 feet to the rocks below. An autopsy determined that she had been alive at the time he threw her off the bridge and that she survived for a time after landing on the rocky area. Rich was also convicted of second-degree murder: Patricia Ann Moore, 17, was driven to a remote area by Rich, where she was raped and then beaten to death with a rock. Rich was also convicted of sexual assaults on four other women and an attempted sexual assault on a fifth. Rich told a friend he had "found" a dead body. The friend informed police, who questioned Rich. After flunking a polygraph test, Rich confessed to each of the crimes.

Victims: Annette Lynn Selix, Annette Fay Edwards, Patricia Ann Moore and Linda Diane Slavik

Time of Death: 12:13 a.m.

Manner of execution: Lethal injection

Last Meal: Declined a last meal and drank tea, broth and Gatorade until his execution.

Final Statement: "Peace."