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Mark Goudeau
Born	September 6, 1964
Charge(s)	9 counts murder, 11 counts kidnapping, 15 counts sexual assault, multiple counts of armed robbery and aggravated assault
Status	Being held without bail at the Maricopa County Jail
Occupation	Construction worker
Spouse	Wendy Carr
Parents	Alberta Goudeau (deceased), Willie Goudeau

Mark Goudeau is a 42-year-old construction worker from Phoenix, Arizona. He is currently charged in the Baseline Killer attacks that have terrorized Phoenix. Goudeau was arrested on September 7, 2006 and accused of sexually assaulting two sisters, one visibly pregnant, ages 21 and 24, in September 2005 while they were walking in a Phoenix, Arizona park at night. He is charged with 94 crimes in all, including nine counts of first-degree murder, 15 counts of sexual assault and 11 counts of kidnapping. Goudeau, has pleaded not guilty.

At the time of his arrest, Goudeau was returning to his home on 28th street, near the location of the last abduction, rape and killing attributed to the Baseline Killer, a serial killer who operates in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

Goudeau’s wife, Wendy Carr, told The Associated Press that police have arrested the wrong man;

“My husband is innocent,” Carr said in a telephone interview. “This is a huge miscarriage of justice. And they have an innocent man in prison. This is all a mistake. He shouldn’t be in prison for something he didn’t do.”

According to Arizona prison officials, Goudeau is an ex-convict who served 13 years for aggravated assault. It should be noted that Goudeau pled down to the charge of aggravated assault. He had originally been charged with rape and kidnapping, crimes similar to those of the Baseline Killer.

The victim, who suffered a fractured skull, would later tell police that the attack began in Goudeau's apartment, where he hit her in the head with a barbell, tried to force cocaine up her nose, raped her and tried to drown her in the bathtub.

"She felt that she was in the room with the devil," a court investigator wrote in a report to the judge.

Goudeau was sentenced to 21 years in 1991, amid warnings from the court investigator that his chances of a repeat performance "appear to be great."[1]

On December 7, 2006, Phoenix police formally charged Mark Goudeau with all the crimes that have been associated with the Baseline Killer. Goudeau has been charged with 74 counts related to the case, with nine including murder, five sexual assaults, and 12 armed robberies.

On March 16, 2007 Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced that his office would seek the death penalty in this matter. The decision was based on the fact that Goudeau is accused of committing multiple murders and other serious crimes and allegedly carried out the acts in a cruel manner. [2]

Police tie Goudeau to all 'Baseline Killer' cases [3]

Court Summary Of Goudeau's Criminal Past [4]