Bruce Millsap


Bruce Millsap is an American serial killer who was convicted of eight murders during robberies across California. His case received attention when, in 2016, Teri Nichols, an assistant teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District, was caught attempting to smuggle in heroin and cellphones to him while he was in prison.

Victims and convictions

Millsap's accomplice, Kendrick Loot, was convicted of murdering Herrera, McKissick, and Moon, but not the other five victims. In addition, the two were also convicted of several counts of either robbery or attempted robbery as well as attempted murder. Both were sentenced to death in February 2000.

Prison contraband incident

In August 2016, Teri Nichols, a teaching assistant from Los Angeles, attempted to bring Millsap heroin, pills, and 18 cellphones along with chargers for each of them. Prison officials caught her in the visiting room and she was later charged in Marin County court with one count of bringing a controlled substance into a prison as well as a misdemeanor charge for possession with intent to deliver a wireless device to an inmate. In November 2017, Nichols pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a controlled substance in prison while two other charges against her were dropped. As part of her plea deal, she was sentenced to six months in jail.