He was one of the longest serving inmates on California’s Death Row, convicted of the brutal murder of a six-year-old Santa Barbara County boy.
Malcolm Joseph Robbins was found dead in his cell at Corcoran State Prison on Friday. Prison officials believe the 63-year-old man died from natural causes.
In 1980, Robbins kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered an Isla Vista boy. He confessed to the crime. Prosecutors say he was a serial killer. They say he committed similar crimes in Texas, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
