Photo: California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, U.S. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I won't pretend there's anything to admire here. William Richard Bradford was a California-born killer convicted of the 1984 murders of a 15-year-old neighbor and a barmaid, and suspected of far more. What strikes me is how little remains beyond the crime itself, and how that absence feels almost fitting. I keep this entry not to memorialize him but to anchor the names of the lives he ended. In a database full of glittering careers, a record like this is a sober reminder that fame and notoriety are not the same thing, and that some stories deserve to be remembered only as warnings.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- William Richard Bradford
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィリアム・リチャード・ブラッドフォード
- Reading
- うぃりあむ・りちゃーど・ぶらっどふぉーど
- Born
- May 18, 1946 – March 10, 2008
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Pleasanton, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- serial killer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Bradford%20(murderer)
Frequently asked questions
When was William Richard Bradford born?
May 18, 1946 – March 10, 2008.
Where is William Richard Bradford from?
William Richard Bradford is from Pleasanton, California, United States.
What does William Richard Bradford do?
William Richard Bradford works as serial killer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.