Montie Ralph Rissell (born November 28, 1958),[1] also known as Monte,[2] is an American serial killer and rapist who raped and murdered five women between 1976 and 1977 in Alexandria, Virginia, where he lived.
Rissell claimed he grew angry with her after she "allowed" him to have sex with her and she made it seem like she enjoyed it, so he drowned her in a nearby ravine.
The second murder occurred in March 1977, when Rissell raped and stabbed 22-year-old McDonald's manager trainee, Ursula Miltenberger, near the Hamlet Apartments.
[6] The third murder victim was 27-year-old Gladys Ross Bradley, a post office clerk and resident of Hamlet Apartments.
[8] The fourth murder victim was 34-year-old Aletha Byrd, a personnel counselor at the Woodward & Lothrop department store at Tysons Corner Center.
[11] Rissell became eligible for parole in 1995, which was heavily protested by the victims' family members and the community.
[12] Rissell was featured in season 1, episode 4 of the 2017 Netflix crime drama, Mindhunter; actor Sam Strike portrayed him.