Bio 

Chander Matta, also known as Bobby Matta, was born in 1969 in India and later moved to the United States with his family. He grew up in an immigrant household, and his father worked for the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

By 1990, Matta was living in Arlington, Virginia, as an Indian citizen with permanent resident status in the United States. Few public details were reported about his personal life before his arrest.

At around 21 years old, he became the focus of a major investigation after three women were killed over a short period during the Memorial Day weekend in the Washington, D.C. and Virginia area.He was later convicted of the triple murders and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Murder Story

During the Memorial Day weekend of May 26–27, 1990, Chander “Bobby” Matta murdered three women in Washington, D.C. and Virginia over a period of about 36 hours.

The victims were Jodie Marie Phillips, 16, Sherry Larman, 20, and Sandra Rene Johnson, 26. Investigators said all three women were targeted while working as prostitutes. Each victim was killed by asphyxiation using a plastic bag during robberies. The quick series of murders caused fear in the area and led to an intensive police investigation.

Matta was arrested on June 10, 1990. In 1991, he was convicted of the three murders and, on May 23, 1991, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.