The Florida Highway Killer “You killed seven people in one year.” “Oh well!” “But you killed seven men.” “Yeah, sure did.” I referenced female serial killer Aileen Wuornos in a previous blog post (Are Some People Born Evil). This is her story. Stolen Childhood Aileen Carol Wuornos was born in 1956 to teenage parents. She […]
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The Golden State Killer “I did it because I could.” Joseph James DeAngelo almost got away with nearly 200 felonies including 13 murders. It seemed he was the perfect criminal. Growing Up Joseph DeAngelo Jr. was born in 1945 to an Army sergeant. His childhood was grim. DeAngelo and his siblings were subjected to various
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The Night Stalker “Ramirez developed a fixation on Satan. He finally had a name to call the darkness growing within him.” Some serial killers check every box – then there are others like Richard Ramirez that break all the “rules.” Dancing with Death Death seemed to never be far from Richard Ramirez. He nearly died
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It’s a grim reality that evil exists in this world and has taken up residence in the hearts of men. A question I have personally asked more than once and that many people wonder is the question in the title of this post: “Are some people born evil?” I’ve done quite a bit (too much
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“If ever there was a case where the death penalty is appropriate, this is the case.” The Hillside Strangler killings are among a rare class of murders that were perpetrated by a serial killer team: Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr. They also happened to be cousins. Angelo Buono The older Angelo Buono (born 1934)
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“The Dating Game Killer” “He could play the chameleon: changing aliases, addresses, and occupations as it suited his devious purposes.” Rodney Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buqour) portrayed all the classic traits of a psychopath: deceptive, manipulative, charming – and deadly. He displayed a stunning lack of conscience, playing a destructive game of self-gratification at
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What comes to your mind when you hear serial killer? Maybe it’s the over-the-top, cheesy (yet somehow terrifying) iterations of the silver screen from the late 1970’s on into the 80’s. I’m of course talking about the likes of hockey mask wearing Jason from Friday the 13th and Michael Meyers from Halloween who wore that
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