The Story Behind Ted Bundy’s Prison Photos
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jerry Gay met Ted Bundy several years after the mystery of missing and brutally murdered women had gripped the nation. In 1977, Gay, who then worked for The Seattle Times, was granted access to Bundy in Colorado, where the infamous killer was held in custody on a murder charge. Earlier that year, Bundy had escaped by jumping from a courthouse window in Aspen. He was captured six days later. Gay, who had once served as president of the National Press Photographers Association, said he was driving to a conference when a Seattle Times reporter asked him t ..read more
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The Day Richard Ramirez Tried To Befriend Sean Penn
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In mid-1987, actor Sean Penn was incarcerated in L.A. County jail for reckless driving and assaulting a photographer on the set of his movie, Colors. During his 60-day sentence, of which he served 33 days, the actor was at one point stationed catty-corner to Richard Ramirez, and apparently, the infamous killer was a fan of Penn’s. Sean penn in Colors. During one of his interviews, Penn recalled the eerie encounter: “I was down here on Bauchet Street, L.A County jail in the cell working kind of across from him. And after about a month of, you know, seeing each other around and all of that he w ..read more
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A Look Into The Psyche Of Black Dahlia’s Killer
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On the early morning of January 15, 1947, a mother taking her child for a walk in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, stumbled upon a deeply disturbing sight: the body of a young, naked woman, cut cleanly in half at the waist. The badly mutilated body was lying just a few feet from the sidewalk and was posed in such a way that passersby reportedly thought it was a mannequin. Despite the extensive mutilation and injuries on the body, there wasn’t a drop of blood at the scene, indicating that the woman had been killed elsewhere. The reporters from the LA Examiner who were present at the scene offered th ..read more
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How Anna Williams Escaped BTK By Sheer Luck
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On April 28, 1979, Dennis Rader broke into the home of his 8th intended victim, Anna Williams. Rader cut the phone lines and waited for both her and her granddaughter, who occasionally spent the night at Williams’ house, to return. Fortunately, the pair managed to escape their violent end. Before returning home from a night of square dancing, the 63-year-old decided to make a stop at her daughter’s home. Meanwhile, Williams’ 24-year-old granddaughter, Rebecca, was asked to work an overtime shift at the Tollway that night. The BTK spent hours waiting but became impatient and left. Dennis Rader ..read more
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How A Family Killer Resurfaced As A Professor of Psychology
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On August 4, 1967, 15-year-old James Gordon Wolcott grabbed a .22 long-barrel rifle and killed his father, mother, and 17-year-old sister in cold blood. When asked what drove him to pull the trigger, Wolcott told the investigators that he hated his family. Wolcott said he was tired of his mother’s loud chewing, his sister’s “bad accent,” and his father’s disapproval of Wolcott’s anti-war views. The teenager told the police that his father did not want him to drive to Austin to attend peace marches and felt as though his family was “conniving against him to drive him out of his mind.” Follow ..read more
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3 Shocking Photos Of Allen Lee Davis’s Botched Execution
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Enjoyed the preview? Continue reading by becoming a member! Get instant access to over 500 GRAPHIC crime scene photos for the price of two coffees. New crime scenes added weekly! Username:* E-mail:* Password:* Membership Details Lifetime Access + Three eBooks - $10 One-off payment, unlimited lifetime access to the photo gallery. FREE GIFT: Three best-selling eBooks included in our eBook Bundle (worth $20). Automatically renew subscription Discount Code: Applying discount code. Please wait... Payment Details Processing. Please wait... Send these credentials via email. The post 3 Shoc ..read more
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Meet The Killer Who Had His Mouth Taped Shut
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On August 15, 1995, while on trial for the murder of a seventy-six-year-old cancer patient William George Compton, Christopher Charles Lightsey was gagged for continually disrupting court proceedings. Lightsey stabbed Compton forty-two times and stole his gun collection. Police connected Lightsey to the murder when the victim’s rifle surfaced at a pawn shop. During the trial, the judge repeatedly threatened to remove Lightsey from the courtroom if he did not calm down. The killer yelled obscenities and made obscene gestures at prosecutor Lisa Green. “I did not kill anybody! This is a fraud ..read more
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Mystery Of The Keddie Murders In 12 Photos
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On the morning of April 11, 1981, 14-year-old Sheila Sharp returned from a neighbor's house after a sleepover and stumbled upon the most disturbing and gruesome scene that Keddie, California, had ever witnessed. As she opened the door, she discovered three lifeless bodies on the living room floor of the infamous Cabin 28. It was Sheila Sharp's mother, Sue, her brother John, and his friend Dana, lying in a pool of blood, bound with medical tape and appliance wire. The three innocent victims had been stabbed, bludgeoned, and strangled to death. Sheila's 12-year-old sister, Tina, was missing ..read more
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The Tragic Story Of John Wayne Gacy’s Last Victim
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In 1993, while writing his honors thesis at UNLV, 18-year-old Jason Moss became pen pals with five of the most infamous murderers: Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, Henry Lee Lucas, Charles Manson, and most notably, John Wayne Gacy. Jason Moss. Looking ahead to a career in law enforcement, Moss researched what would most appeal to each of his subjects and established relationships through correspondence by posing as an admirer or even a potential victim. Prior to contacting Ramirez, Moss studied satanic worship. To capture Gacy’s attention, Moss posed as a young, naive, insecure gay man who cou ..read more
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20 Unseen Photos Of The Yorkshire Ripper Murders
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Enjoyed the preview? Continue reading by becoming a member! Get instant access to over 500 GRAPHIC crime scene photos for the price of two coffees. New crime scenes added weekly! Username:* E-mail:* Password:* Membership Details Lifetime Access + Three eBooks - $10 One-off payment, unlimited lifetime access to the photo gallery. FREE GIFT: Three best-selling eBooks included in our eBook Bundle (worth $20). Automatically renew subscription Discount Code: Applying discount code. Please wait... Payment Details Processing. Please wait... Send these credentials via email. The post 20 Uns ..read more
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