Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 migrant farm workers found buried in shallow graves in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, in 1971.
At the time, the crimes were characterized as among the most notorious in U.S.
history.
The exact victim total remains unknown and may be significantly higher, according to local authorities.Corona was convicted of 25 counts of first-degree murder in 1973.
An Appeals Court overturned the conviction in 1978 on the basis of incompetent legal representation and granted him a new trial.
In 1982, he was again found guilty of all 25 homicides.
He served out a life sentence in California State Prison, Corcoran.