Q:Facts: - states: indiana - beginyear: 1954 - penalty: death overturned to life imprisonment - victims: 6 + - caption: irvin after being arrested - death date: 09 november 1983 - endyear: 1955 - country: united states - alias: the mad dog killer - birth date: 02 april 1924 - name: leslie irvin - image size: 152px - apprehended: april 8 , 1955 - image: leslieirwinkiller.jpg - birth place: indiana , united states - cause: lung cancer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of leslie irvin -lrb- serial killer -rrb- .
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'' leslie '' mad dog '' irvin -lrb- april 2 , 1924 -- november 9 , 1983 -rrb- was an american serial killer whose killing spree in the early 1950s terrorized residents of southwestern indiana and whose supreme court case set a precedent for ensuring a fair trial for defendants even in the wake of a great deal of pretrial publicity .