Skyler Saunders
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Reason First: The Salesman and the Getaway Driver- The Hillside Stranglers
Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were cousins, but the brutal murders they committed together bonded them to each other like blood brothers. Without a rational care in the world, the pair indulged their sadistic fantasies when they tortured, sexually assaulted and raped twelve women between them.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The .44 Caliber Killer- David Berkowitz
David Berkowitz appeared sane when he stood trial in the state of New York for killing six people and wounding seven others. Initially, he denied being in his right mind, and claimed a Satanic cult made him do it, and that a neighbor’s dog told him to kill. But Berkowitz demonstrated a better than average grasp on reality when questioned about the public’s fascination with killers such as himself. He said we all have the capacity to kill other human beings; anyone angry or frustrated enough had the potential to do “horrendous things,” he said. He said Western civilization was declining towards anarchy, and he was doing his victims a favor. Painting himself as their deliverer from a collapsing society, he argued he was sparing them the mayhem of the coming apocalypse. Whether he sincerely believed his dire predictions is irrelevant; no matter how justified his pessimism about the future might have been (especially in hindsight), he had no right to appoint himself “Angel of Mercy” for the people of New York.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The BTK Strangler- Dennis Rader
Binding, torturing, and killing were actions Lutheran church president Dennis Rader chose to spend his free time. For nearly two decades in Wichita, Kansas, this monster disguised as an upstanding member of the community, dedicated a portion of his life fetishizing and murdering ten people. His capture and arrest led to a prison sentence of ten consecutive life terms and a parole option available only after 175 years of imprisonment.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Twisted Creature of Doom- Ted Bundy
Lead prosecutor George Dekel wanted to see serial killer Ted Bundy fry for his crimes. He compared the entire experience of bringing evidence against this monster to “pulling out fingernails with rusty pliers.”
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part IV- Blue Fibers Aid Cops Because of Heroine in Disguise
Shoulder-length brown hair was a draw for Route 40 Killer, Steven Pennell. His first three victims fit the same physical profile, with this signature feature being most obvious. His fourth victim, Kathleen Meyer, was no different.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part III- A Dedicated Step-father
Amateur sleuthing is frowned upon by professional law enforcement, and for good reason. Anything could turn deadly for the good guys. A wannabe investigator could be caught in a shootout and have to prove later they were acting in self-defense. Even if no bullets fly, an extremely concerned step-parent could get himself into trouble by inserting himself into the middle of an ongoing murder investigation.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part II- Detectives Swiski and Hedrick Meet
A few days before Independence Day 1988, another body appeared. This time it was 31-year-old Catherine A. DiMauro. New Castle County Police Department investigator Jim Hedrick was assigned to the case.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Route 40 Killer Part I- They Called her ‘Tinker’
In 1987, long before Joe Biden became president-elect, a vicious string of crimes attracted signficant media attention to the diminutive state of Delaware. On a stretch of road known as Route 40, or Pulaski Highway, a brute dispatched five women in sadistic fashion. The first to die, Shirley A. "Tinker" Ellis, had worked as a prostitute, but had aspirations of becoming a nurse. She wished to visit a friend in Wilmington who had contracted AIDS. Before Ellis died, her killer brutally tortured her using electrical equipment like tape, wire, sharp pliers, and a hammer-like tool.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Southern California Strangler- Randy Steven Kraft
Sunny Southern California is supposed to be a haven for people looking for sun and fun, a good life, where they can wear bikinis on the beach, and drink a beer after surfing the waves. But Randy Steven Kraft worked hard to destroy that image over a ten-year period during which he terrorized a stretch of highway already stalked by serial killers William Bonin and Patrick Kearny.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Was It All In His Head? -The Gerald Eugene Stano Case
With forty-one confessed homicides to his name, Gerald Eugene Stano represents the mixed-up murderer. At first, he was in a bad way as he practiced coprophagia (eating of one’s feces) as a child in a foster home. Born Paul Zeininger, Stano was adopted by Nurse Norma Stano who adored the young boy. Like other serial killers, he experienced bullying early on. But Stano was having none of this. He stole, bribed people, and performed poorly in school, excluding music class.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Freeway Killer- William Bonin
There’s certainly a danger in hitchhiking. It’s really a two way street. Either the driver or the hiker could be a killer. In William Bonin’s case, he was the driver who left a bloody trail. His mostly young, male victims agreed to take a ride with him, and then Bonin's base urges would take over, allowing him to rape and murder these men.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Criminal
