Entries in the ‘1980′s’ Category:
filed in 1980's, Illinois, In The News, Unsolved on Feb.14, 2009
I wasn’t around much in 1982 seeing how I wasn’t born until December of that year but a case that took over the country were the Chicago Tylenol murders. Seven people died that year when they took Tylenol that was tainted with potassium cyanide, including a 12 year old girl. It’s the 25th anniversary of [...]
filed in 1980's, 1990's, Foreign on Feb.21, 2007
Fred and Rose West were a killer couple similiar to Karla and Paul. Just as their Canadian counterparts victimized a family member, Fred and Rose had no problems victimizing even their own children. Fred West was born in 1941 and was reportedly the product of incest. By the time he was 20 years old, Fred [...]
filed in 1970's, 1980's, Famous Serial Killers, UK on Feb.12, 2007
Peter Sutcliffe is better known as The Yorkshire Ripper. At the time many compared him to the never caught Jack The Ripper. His main targets were, like many serial killers, street walkers. Sutcliffe claimed twice as many victims as Jack The Ripper. Just like many serial killers, Peter Sutcliffe seemed like an average man. He [...]
filed in 1980's, Missouri on Jan.08, 2007
Like many serial killers, the neighbors of Robert Berdella didn’t think anything of him. He didn’t seem bad. He was kinda quiet but was a member of the Crime Watch group for the neighborhood. Berdella claimed to have turned his home into a halfway house for those troubled youngmen that were in the area. Little [...]
filed in 1980's, 1990's, Australia on Nov.27, 2006
John Wayne Glover suffered from what people would call “Gerontophilia” which is the technical term for a morbid sexual fixation on the elderly. It’s basicly the opposite of pedophilia. John Glover was probably the last person who you’d expect to turn out to be a killer. He was a family man with two daughters, a [...]
filed in 1980's, California, Lesser Known Serial Killers on Nov.13, 2006
In the early 1980′s Lake and Ng somehow found each other and this would prove deadly for many. They lived in a bunker on a peice of remote wooded property in northern California. There they would live out their fantasies of raping, torturing and killing. Not only would the committ these horrible deeds but they would [...]
filed in 1980's, Utah on Nov.06, 2006
Arthur Gary Bishop was born in 1951 and was raised by devout Mormom parents. He excelled at school and was ranked an Eagle Scout. After graduation from high school he served as a teenage missonary in the Philippines. By all account he seemed to be a “normal” teenager. By the time he reached his mid-20′s [...]
filed in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Information on Oct.15, 2006
Here are just a few Sadistic Killers from the past few years. If you want/need more information just simply do a Google search and I’m sure you’ll find something! In March of 1989 alleged Satanist Tony Hall is convicted and sentenced to death for the 1987 murder of victim Ngoc Van Dang near Orlando, Florida. [...]
filed in 1980's, In The News, Indiana on Sep.20, 2006
My buddy Watchlist shared this article with me. The person who is claiming to have killed the young girl is leaving notes at the homes of other young girls boosting of the 1988 killing and rape of the 8 year old 1st Grader. The letters were written in 2004 and police are hoping someone out [...]
filed in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Famous Serial Killers, Maryland on Aug.22, 2006
Unlike most serial killers who come from horrible backgrounds, Hadden Clark came from a privileged background. There was abuse though. Both parents were alcoholics which created an unstable home life. The youngest daughter would run away in her teens. Their oldest son would end up in prison after killing a girlfriend. Then you have Hadden. [...]