Kendall Francois  Kendall Francois (July 26, 1971 – September 11, 2014) was an American serial killer from Poughkeepsie, New York, convicted of killing eight women, from 1996 to 1998. After his conviction and sentencing, Francois was housed in the Attica Correctional Facility until being transferred to the Wende Correctional Facility shortly before his death. It was revealed in his trial in 2000 that he tested positive for HIV in 1995, but this was not said to have been related to his death. In August 2000, Francois was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was incarcerated in Attica Correctional Facility until shortly before his death. He died in the Wende Correctional Facility on September 11, 2014, at the age of 43. The official cause of death was "apparent natural causes." According to a woman who corresponded with Francois in prison, he had cancer. [[Category:American male criminals] [[Category:AIDS-related deaths in New York (state)]]