Offender Record · OFF-2026-043
Rory Conde (photo from the Radford University biography)
Rory Enrique Conde
Also known as Rory Conde, The Tamiami Trail Strangler, The Tamiami Strangler
Sex
Male
Race
White
Height
5'9"
Weight
165 lbs
Hair
Black
Eyes
Brown
Born
1965
Custody
Incarcerated
States
CO, FL
Distinguishing featuresNone reported per FDLE registry dated 2017.
Custody
Incarcerated at Union Correctional Institution, Raiford, Florida · #M25274
Custody record at the facility
Conde is incarcerated on Death Row at the Union Correctional Institution in Union County, Florida. His death sentence, imposed in 2000, was vacated after Hurst and he remains awaiting resentencing as of April 13, 2026.
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Summary of the record
Rory Enrique Conde, born June 14, 1965, in Barranquilla, Colombia, is known as The Tamiami Trail Strangler and is a serial killer who killed six prostitutes in Miami, Florida, over a span of five months from September 1994 to January 1995. On July 12, 1995, Conde was charged with six counts of first-degree murder. He was convicted of the murder of Rhonda Dunn and sentenced to death on March 7, 2000. On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty to the other five and received five consecutive life terms without parole. His death sentence was overturned following Hurst v. Florida, and he is currently awaiting resentencing. Conde is currently a state prisoner incarcerated on Death Row at the Union Correctional Institution in Union County, Florida.
Documented Arrests, Charges and Convictions
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Rape (Prior Conviction)
Miami Dade County · Unknown · Florida Statute 794.011 · Sentence: Prior conviction cited in penalty phase
In a trial held prior to the trial below, Conde was convicted of rape and burglary.
SourcesCONDE v. STATE (2003)
Burglary (Prior Conviction)
Miami Dade County · Unknown · Florida Statute 810.02 · Sentence: Prior conviction cited in penalty phase
In a trial held prior to the trial below, Conde was convicted of rape and burglary.
SourcesCONDE v. STATE (2003)
Offense date Sep 16, 1994, Miami, Florida
Murder of Lazaro Comesana - First Degree Murder
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 782.04 (First Degree Murder) · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Charged (pending) Charged (pending) · Sentence: On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty and received five consecutive life terms without parole (collectively for five victims)
Conde killed for the first time after becoming enraged when a prostitute he picked up for $50 turned out to be a man. Lazaro Comesana, 27, became victim number one. When Conde discovered he had just paid $50 for oral sex from a man, he reached behind Lazaro Comesana and strangled him. In each of the six murders, Conde strangled his victim from behind at his house, then performed anal sex on the dead body before dumping their bodies on the Tamiami Trail.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Conde, Rory; Florida police nab serial killer suspect; Commission on Capital Cases - M25274
Offense date Sep 16, 1994, Miami, Florida
Sexual Battery
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 794.011 · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Included in murder convictions
On each occasion, Conde picked up prostitutes, engaged in sexual relations, strangled them, and disposed of the bodies. In each of the six murders, Conde strangled his victim from behind at his house, then performed anal sex on the dead body.
SourcesCommission on Capital Cases - M25274; Rory Enrique Conde
Offense date Sep 16, 1994, Miami, Florida
Kidnapping
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 787.01 · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Included in murder convictions
Conde would pick up the prostitutes from a seedy section of Eighth Street and take them home to his west Miami-Dade apartment.
SourcesRory Enrique Conde; IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. SC00-789 RORY ENRIQUE CONDE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Offense date Oct 08, 1994, Miami, Florida
Murder of Elisa Martinez - First Degree Murder
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 782.04 (First Degree Murder) · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Charged (pending) Charged (pending) · Sentence: On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty and received five consecutive life terms without parole (collectively for five victims)
Elisa Martinez, 44, was the only victim that Conde had met before killing her, according to court records.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Conde, Rory; Commission on Capital Cases - M25274
Offense date Nov 20, 1994, Miami, Florida
Murder of Charity Nava - First Degree Murder
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 782.04 (First Degree Murder) · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Charged (pending) Charged (pending) · Sentence: On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty and received five consecutive life terms without parole (collectively for five victims)
Charity Nava, 23, was the third victim. After the third killing, he deliberately left a written message on the victim's body that identified her as his third victim and challenged investigators to catch him. A Miami-Dade homicide detective identified a green beeper that he believed belonged to one of the homicide victims.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Conde, Rory; Commission on Capital Cases - M25274; IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. SC00-789 RORY ENRIQUE CONDE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Offense date Nov 25, 1994, Miami, Florida
Murder of Wanda Crawford - First Degree Murder
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 782.04 (First Degree Murder) · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Charged (pending) Charged (pending) · Sentence: On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty and received five consecutive life terms without parole (collectively for five victims)
Wanda Crawford, 38, was murdered five days after Charity Nava. Court records show Conde strangled all victims from behind at his residence.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Conde, Rory; Commission on Capital Cases - M25274
Offense date Dec 17, 1994, Miami, Florida
Murder of Necole Schneider - First Degree Murder
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 782.04 (First Degree Murder) · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Charged (pending) Charged (pending) · Sentence: On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty and received five consecutive life terms without parole (collectively for five victims)
Necole Schneider, 28, was murdered on December 17, 1994. Nicole Schneider's body had been dumped only a block away from Carla's new home.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Conde, Rory; Commission on Capital Cases - M25274
Offense date Jan 13, 1995, Miami, Florida
Murder of Rhonda Dunn - First Degree Murder
Miami Dade County Police Department · Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County · Docket 95-19816 · Florida Statute 782.04 (First Degree Murder) · Arrested Jun 24, 1995 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Death on March 7, 2000; death sentence overturned following Hurst v. Florida and currently awaiting resentencing
On 01/13/95, Rory Conde picked up a prostitute, Rhonda Dunn, and took her to his apartment. After twice engaging in sexual relations, Dunn got up to go to the bathroom. Conde followed her and began to manually strangle her from behind. Dunn and Conde struggled and fell to the floor, but Dunn eventually died from asphyxiation. Conde disposed of her body by driving it to another location and leaving it on the side of the road.
SourcesCommission on Capital Cases - M25274; IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. SC00-789 RORY ENRIQUE CONDE v. STATE OF FLORIDA; Rory Enrique Conde
Pattern and Background
Victim counts and the pattern of the offenses as stated by courts, agencies and the cited reporting. Suspected counts are what officials have said publicly, not a finding of this site.
1
Victims convicted
6
Victims confessed
0
Victims suspected
Active years
1994–1995
Stated motive
Domestic or partner
Range from home
local
Confessed
Yes
Cooperated with investigators
Yes
Marital history
Married, Separated
Children
2
Places Lived, Worked and Frequented
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CO
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
1965 – 1979 · Birth location; lived with grandmother Maria Rojas
FL
Miami, Florida
1979 – present · Moved from Colombia at age 12 with sister; lived with father Gustavo Conde
Miami, Florida
1994 – 1995 · Building supply salesman; also reported as parking lot attendant in some sources
Raiford, Florida
1995 – present · Union Correctional Institution, Death Row; DOC# M25274
Hialeah, Florida
1995 – 1995 · Arrested at grandmother's home on June 24, 1995
Known Vehicles
Vehicles and approximate dates of ownership or use, as reported in the cited records. A photo next to a vehicle is the vehicle itself as published.
1995 unknown Toyota Celica – Toyota Celica owned by Conde during crimes
approx. until 1995
Investigators obtained warrants to search the apartment and Conde's Toyota Celica, obtaining DNA samples that were tested for possible involvement in the murders.
Timeline
Jun 14, 1965
Conde was born June 14, 1965, in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Dec 1965
His mother died of tetanus when he was six months old. Conde and his sister Nelly were then raised by their paternal grandmother, Maria Rojas.
1979
When Conde was twelve, they moved to Miami to live with Conde's father, Gustavo Conde, an airline worker who had recently remarried.
1987
He married his wife in 1987 when he was 21 and she was just 15.
Jul 1994
Around July of that year, Carla finally left him and took their two children.
Sep 16, 1994
On September 17, 1994, police combing the area around Flagami found the body of 27-year-old Lazaro Comesana, a cross-dressing prostitute and former hairdresser. This was Conde's first murder victim.
Oct 08, 1994
Elisa Martinez (10/08/94) was Conde's second victim.
Nov 20, 1994
Charity Nava (11/20/94) was Conde's third victim. After the third killing, he deliberately left a written message on the victim's body that identified her as his third victim and challenged investigators to catch him.
Nov 25, 1994
Wanda Crawford (11/25/94) was Conde's fourth victim.
Dec 17, 1994
Necole Schneider (12/17/94) was Conde's fifth victim.
Jan 13, 1995
On 01/13/95, Rory Conde picked up a prostitute, Rhonda Dunn, and took her to his apartment. Dunn eventually died from asphyxiation. Conde disposed of her body by driving it to another location and leaving it on the side of the road.
Jun 19, 1995
Police received a tip from residents at Trail Heights Gardens apartment complex that they had seen a naked and bound woman inside the residence of their neighbor, Rory Conde. Officers were dispatched to the scene, where they did indeed locate the victim, a 30-year-old prostitute named Gloria Maestre, still bound and gagged after suffering a rape at the hands of her assailant.
Jun 24, 1995
Conde was arrested around noon on Saturday, June 24, 1995. Conde was arrested at his Grandmothers house in Hialeah. The day after his arrest, Conde confessed to the murders.
Jun 26, 1995
Rory Conde was charged with six counts of first-degree murder.
Oct 20, 1999
On October 20, 1999 he is convicted of murdering Rhonda Dunn.
Mar 07, 2000
He was convicted of the murder of Rhonda Dunn and sentenced to death on March 7, 2000. Judge Jerald Bagley issued the death penalty to Conde during a 9:30 a.m. hearing.
Apr 05, 2001
On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty to the other five and received five consecutive life terms without parole.
2016
His death sentence was overturned following Hurst v. Florida, and he is currently awaiting resentencing.
Sources
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Other government record · Florida Legislature, Commission on Capital Cases ·
Commission on Capital Cases - M25274“On 01/13/95, Rory Conde picked up a prostitute, Rhonda Dunn, and took her to his apartment...The five previous victims (and date of death) are: Lazaro Comesana (09/16/94), Elisa Martinez (10/08/94), Charity Nava (11/20/94), Wanda Crawford (11/25/94), and Necole Schneider (12/17/94).”
News report · Serial Killer Calendar ·
Rory Enrique Conde“He was arrested on June 26, 1995. Convicted of the murder of Rhonda Dunn and sentenced to death on March 7, 2000. On April 5, 2001 he pleaded guilty to the other five and received five consecutive life terms without parole.”
News report · Murderpedia ·
Rory Conde - Murderpedia“Conde was arrested on June 24th 1995 at his Grandmothers house in Hialeah. During questioning, Conde confessed to the six murders.”
News report · Wikipedia ·
Rory Enrique Conde“Rory Enrique Conde (born June 14, 1965), known as The Tamiami Trail Strangler, is a Colombian–American serial killer who killed six prostitutes in Miami, Florida.”
News report · Memorable TV ·
Unknown Serial Killers of America: Rory Conde (Oxygen True Crime, Sunday, August 16, 2026)“Conde was a Colombian immigrant working as a parking lot attendant. He was convicted in 1999 and sentenced to death.”
News report · Hoodline ·
Tamiami Trail Strangler Stuck in Legal Limbo Decades After Miami Killing Spree“Rory Conde, convicted in six Tamiami Trail killings, had his 2000 death sentence vacated after Hurst and remains awaiting resentencing as of April 13, 2026.”
Other government record · Florida Department of Law Enforcement ·
FDLE - Sexual Offender and Predator Search - Rory E Conde“Rory E Conde is a sexual offender under Florida law; DOC# M25274; Date of Birth: 06/14/1965; Race: White; Sex: Male; Height: 5'09"; Weight: 165 lbs.”
Other · Radford University Department of Psychology ·
Radford University serial killer biography: Conde, Rory“Rory Conde is born in Barranquilla, Columbia; victim information and timeline of offenses.”
Court record · FindLaw / Florida Supreme Court ·
CONDE v. STATE (2003)“In a trial held prior to the trial below, Conde was convicted of rape and burglary.”
Court record · Supreme Court of Florida ·
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. SC00-789 RORY ENRIQUE CONDE v. STATE OF FLORIDA“On June 24, 1995, four armed Miami-Dade homicide detectives arrested Rory Conde; Appellant, Rory Conde, is currently a state prisoner incarcerated on Death Row at the Union Correctional Institution in Union County, Florida.”
News report · United Press International ·
Florida police nab serial killer suspect“Rory Enrique Conde, 30, of Miami, who had been in custody since Saturday for an attack on a prostitute June 19, was connected to the serial killings by evidence found in his apartment by investigators Sunday.”
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