John David Norman

John David Norman
Norman, c. 2008
Born(1927-10-13)October 13, 1927
DiedMay 22, 2011(2011-05-22) (aged 83)
Other names
List
    • Alan Hitchcock
    • Charles Caldwell
    • Clarence McKay
    • Doug White
    • John Paul Norman
    • John Shanks
    • Patrick Nelson
    • Stephen Furwell
    • Steven Gurwell
Organization(s)Odyssey Foundation
Delta Project
Handy Andy
Spouse
Barbara Jean Lonsford
(m. 1952; div. 1953)
Details
CountryUnited States
States

John David Norman (October 13, 1927 – May 22, 2011) was an American pedophile and sex offender convicted numerous times between 1960 and 1998 on charges of child molestation and child pornography. Throughout his life, Norman operated various direct mailing services dedicated to distributing child pornography and arranging sex trafficking. Among these operations were the Odyssey Foundation based in Dallas; the Delta Project, Creative Corps, and M-C Publications of Chicago; and Handy Andy from Pennsylvania.

Norman is known for his alleged links to serial killers Dean Corll and John Wayne Gacy, the latter via Norman's associate Phillip Paske. He used at least twenty aliases in his life. Norman's final conviction on child pornography charges was in 1998. Save for a brief period of supervised release from October 2008 to March 2009, he spent the rest of his life in state custody. Norman died in 2011, at age 83.