Philip Joseph Hughes Jr. (born January 29, 1948) known as The East Bay Strangler, is an American convicted serial killer. He killed at least three young women in Contra Costa County throughout the 1970s with the help of his ex-wife, Suzanne Perrin. In 2015, Hughes stipulated that he was not suitable for parole, agreeing not to request a new parole hearing until 2025. He is currently serving life imprisonment at California Correctional Institution.