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Jonathan Preston Haynes
Born (1958-03-10) March 10, 1958 (age 67)
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Other namesAryan Beauty Killer
OccupationChemist
MotiveNeo-Nazism
ConvictionsFirst degree murder
Burglary
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment
Details
Victims
  • Martin R. Sullivan
  • Frank Ringi
Span of crimes
27 May, 1987 – 7 August, 1993

Jonathan Preston Haynes (born 10 March 1958) is an American murderer known for racially motivated murders.[1][2][3]

His parents, banker Edward Haynes and Custis Haynes, considered themselves to be liberal and open to people of any religion or race. The family closely followed the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.[4]

As a child, Haynes was never popular, preferring books over people. He secretly read Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf in high school, when what his father described as "his troubles" began.[4]

On 27 May 1987 Haynes entered a beauty salon in San Francisco, California and asked for a consultation shortly before opening fire, Frank T. Ringi Jr. (42) and Tom Trulli were both shot multiple times, Ringi who was a well known hair stylist died from his wounds while Trulli survived. Frank T. Ringi Jr. was born on 5 February, 1942 in Connecticut to Italian-American parents.[5][6]

On August 6, 1993 Haynes entered a North Shore, Chicago office and shot a plastic surgeon Dr. Martin R. Sullivan (68) several times killing him. Sullivan was one of Chicago's most prominent plastic surgeons at the time. Haynes allegedly planned the shooting for around a week. Dr. Martin Russell Sullivan was born in 12 October 1924 in Chicago but would live most of his life in Wilmette, Illinois.[7][8]

Haynes was also accused of planning to kill Skokie plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Reich.[9][10]

In 1994, Haynes was found guilty of the murders of Dr. Martin R. Sullivan and Frank Ringi.[11] He represented himself in his trial and said he had to kill the doctor to protect the integrity of Aryan beauty.[12][3]

Haynes was also accused of planning to kill Skokie plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Reich.[9][10]

Haynes was sentenced to death for his crimes; however his sentence was commuted to life in prison after Illinois governor George Ryan commuted all death sentences to life without parole in 2003.[13]

References

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  1. ^ EDT, Newsweek Staff On 8/22/93 at 8:00 PM (August 22, 1993). "Violence: A Killing Over 'Aryan Cosmetics'". Newsweek.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "FORMER MD. MAN CLAIMS HE KILLED TWO TO DEFEND 'ARYAN BEAUTY,' POLICE SAY". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15.
  3. ^ a b "Accused Slayer of a Surgeon Says 'Fake Aryan Beauty' Angers Him". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 11, 1993 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ a b McLarin, Kimberly J. (September 5, 1993). "No Remorse". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Kevin (1993-08-10). "FORMER MD. MAN CLAIMS HE KILLED TWO TO DEFEND 'ARYAN BEAUTY,' POLICE SAY". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  6. ^ "2 Murdered for Helping People Look 'Aryan' : Crime: White supremacist admits killing hairdresser and plastic surgeon because they gave clients 'fake' features". Los Angeles Times. 1993-08-11. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  7. ^ "Dr. Martin Russell Sullivan, age 68". gunmemorial.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  8. ^ "White supremacist confesses to 2 killings". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  9. ^ a b Krochmal, Pat (1993-08-12). "Accused killer's past steps traced". skokienewspaperindex.com. Life - Skokie edition. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  10. ^ a b "Skokie surgeon next on Haynes death list". skokienewspaperindex.com. Skokie Review. 1993-08-12. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  11. ^ "2 Murdered for Helping People Look 'Aryan' : Crime: White supremacist admits killing hairdresser and plastic surgeon because they gave clients 'fake' features". Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1993.
  12. ^ "Neo-Nazi guilty in Chicago doctor's death". UPI.
  13. ^ Writer, Jon Hilkevitch, Tribune Staff (5 May 1994). "HAYNES SENTENCED TO DIE". chicagotribune.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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