Ottis Toole - Trivia, Family, Bio
Matthew Harrington
Updated on February 13, 2026
Serial killer, and road partner of Henry Lee Lucas, who was convicted of six murders and believed to be the killer of Adam Walsh.
Before Fame
He was a serial arsonist.
Trivia
His murder of Adam Walsh, a six year-old boy abducted from a Sears store and decapitated, earned national attention, and it wasn't confirmed until 27 years later that Toole was the killer.
Family Life
He had one sister and was friends and the killing partner of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
Associated With
His murder of Adam Walsh was made into a TV movie, "Adam," starring Jobeth Williams.
