James Anthony Frederick (born June 21, 1960) is an American criminal and serial killer who was linked via DNA to three robbery-murders committed in Lantana, Florida, from 1991 to 1992.

[3] The discovery was made by Rita's brother and his wife, who had gone to check on them after learning that Bado had failed to show up at her job as a cashier at a Walmart in Delray Beach.

[4] Both women were found bound in the master bedroom; were partially nude; showed signs of sexual assault and were apparently shot to death with a small-caliber weapon.

"[6] To both the investigators and to Bados' friends' dismay, however, news of the double murder was quickly overshadowed by the after-effects of Hurricane Andrew, which caused great damage across the state.

Now considered a prime suspect, officers traveled to the state of Wisconsin, where Frederick was serving a life term for armed robbery, to question him about the murders, but he did not provide them with anything useful.