In 1974, a Texas jury convicted Suff and his then-wife, Teryl, of beating their two-month-old daughter to death.

1976) 531 S.W.2d 814, finding insufficient evidence to convict her as either the primary actor or a principal in their baby's murder.

She struck him with a flashlight she had in her hand, causing Suff to lose his grip, allowing her to briefly escape.

She used her flashlight to shine a light on them and when Suff went to pick them up, she ran out the door and flagged down a car.

Her autopsy revealed that she had been hit in the head, and she had cigarette burns on her arms and other areas of her body; all injuries occurring prior to her death.

Her autopsy revealed marks around her wrists and ankles, indicating she was bound, scratch marks on her face, a black eye, four stab wounds in the middle of her chest, at least two knife wounds on her genitalia, and one of her nipples was partially removed; all antemortem.

She was found with her legs propped up and a trash bag pulled over the top half of her body, tied at the waist with a rope.

She was found strangled to death, possibly with a wire, with such great force it cut the skin of her neck.

Her nude body appeared to be posed; her right arm was bent and tucked under her abdomen, her left arm was bent with her hand on the ground and palm facing upward, her left leg was drawn to her chest, and her right leg was extended outward.

Her autopsy revealed her death to be caused by strangulation, with acute opiate intoxication a possible contributing factor.

She was initially found nude, but a patron covered the body with a jean jacket before police arrived.

[7][5] Suff subsequently raped, tortured, stabbed, strangled, and sometimes mutilated 12 or more women in Riverside County between June 28, 1989, and December 23, 1991.

On January 9, 1992, Suff was arrested after a routine traffic stop when a police officer found a bloody knife and objects believed to be related to the killings.

[16] Suff was working as a warehouse clerk for Riverside County when he was arrested, having been hired while still on parole from Texas.

During the penalty phase that followed, the prosecutor presented evidence linking Suff to the 1988 murder of a San Bernardino woman as well as evidence that, despite his prior Texas prison term for murdering his first daughter, he abused and violently shook his three-month-old daughter by his second wife.

In August 2024, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced that Suff was linked to the murder of 19-year-old Cathy Ann Small, a resident of Lake Elsinore whose body was found in South Pasadena in 1986.

[21] The Riverside Killer by Christine Keers and Dennis St Pierre was published in 1996 by Pinnacle True Crime.

[22] In 1997 Cat and Mouse - Mind Games with a Serial Killer was published by Dove Books.

The book includes short stories and poems written by Suff and photos of several of his victims.

The 40-minute program includes dramatic recreations and interviews with the lead detective of the Riverside Taskforce, Det.