Dean Phillip Carter (born August 30, 1955) is a convicted spree killer currently housed on San Quentin, California's Death row. He has been convicted (trials) of the murder of four women: Susan Knoll, Jillette Mills, Bonnie Guthrie, and Janette Cullins. He was also implicated in the death of Tok Chum Kim. On March 25, 1984 Carter raped a woman who survived his attack.Carter was born the illegitimate son of a half-Inuit woman in Nome, Alaska.