Ira Einhorn

Ira samuel einhorn (may 15, 1940 – april 3, 2020), known as "the unicorn killer", was an american environmental activist and murderer. Jul 6, 2021in april 2020, ira died while serving his sentence at the state correctional institution – laurel highlands in somerset, pennsylvania. Apr 3, 2023once a popular environmental activist of 1960s and 1970s philadelphia, ira einhorn became infamous as the "unicorn killer" after he murdered his girlfriend holly maddux.

Apr 22, 2011earth day co-founder killed, composted girlfriend ira einhorn was on stage hosting the first earth day event at the fairmount park in philadelphia on april 22, 1970. Apr 3, 2020ira einhorn, a former hippie guru who spent years living in europe after murdering his ex-girlfriend in philadelphia in the 1970s has died in prison. He called himself poetically, “unicorn,” because the name einhorn (a german-jewish name) means “one horn”.

Apr 7, 2020ira einhorn was the darling of philadelphia’s counterculture in the 1960s and ’70s. Apr 21, 2025the ira einhorn case, due to its unusual circumstances and the enigmatic figure of einhorn himself, has garnered attention beyond traditional news coverage. Ira einhorn was convicted in absentia of murdering maddux two decades ago and hiding her body in the trunk.

Ira samuel einhorn (may 15, 1940 – april 3, 2020), known as "the unicorn killer", was an american convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, holly maddux.