STOKES, Winford LaVern
Winford LaVern Stokes is one slippery murderer. In fact, he slipped custody three times in his short career as a serial killer. Born March 21, 1951, Stokes was still a teenager when he killed for the first time. In 1969, he and some buddies robbed a tavern and killed the owner. Stokes was inside with […]
Atlanta 1981 – when newspapers report that children are safe
Wayne Williams had a profound effect on Atlanta. So profound, that I stumbled upon an old newspaper article about 2 young missing kids, and had to write about it. Fourteen-year-old Termal Heard and 10-year-old Dempster Williams had gone missing on Wednesday. The newspaper reported them safe on Thursday. Why did that merit news coverage? They […]
LOCKETT, Will (Petrie KIMBROUGH)
Sometimes, people about to be executed, spontaneously confess to more murders. There is no investigation, as the person is about to die. It is taken as truth, a sign that the killer wanted to “get right with God.” That’s the case with African American Will Lockett (aka Petrie Kimbrough) in 1920. He confessed to three […]
HUNTER, Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis Hunter is a serial killer who targeted elderly women in his neighbourhood. In fact, all his victims lived within 2 miles of each other. This makes him a territorial serial killer. Hunter worked as a furniture mover, among other jobs. This would come in handy for stealing property after raping and killing his […]
OKUBO, Kiyoshi
Kiyoshi Okubo was a Japanese serial killer who murdered women throughout 1971. He had an extensive history of sexual assaults, starting from a young age. At age 11, Okubo attempted to molest neighbourhood girl. As a youngster he was called “Son of Kodaira” (an earlier serial killer). Despite a wealthy family and loving parents, Okubo […]
PEOPLES, Louis James
Louis James Peoples stalked Stockton California, murdering whoever got between him and a dollar. He killed 4 people, making him a Personal Cause /Criminal Enterprise serial killer. Peoples began this crime spree by breaking into the van of an off-duty police officer and stealing his gun. It was June, 1997 when he stole the gun. […]
ROSENFELD, Brian Kevin
Brian Kevin Rosenfeld was a medical serial killer. Rosenfeld, like many killers in the medical field, got away with his murders for so long, because no one reported his bad behaviour. When he was fired, the reasons weren’t passed on. Nurse’s aide Martha Jacqueline Russell saw Rosenfeld inject something into the feeding tube of Henry […]
RIVERA, Vincent Faustino
Rivera has the distinction of killing another serial killer. While in prison for 2 murders, he killed Gerard Schaefer. Rivera doesn’t even have his own Wiki page. He is mentioned on Schafer’s page, that’s it. On February 10, 1990, Rivera met 43-year-old Grace Anthony is a bar. He talked his way into her home, and […]
MURPHY, Donald
Serial killer Donald Murphy murdered his victims in Detroit, Michigan. Most, perhaps all, of the women he killed were prostitutes. Murphy started his criminal career young. On February 10, 1967, he was found guilty of sex assault. At 23, he was sentenced to 6 months in Detroit House of Correction. Two years later, on July […]
McDUFF, Kenneth Allen
Dispatch | Timeline | Books | Podcasts | Videos Kenneth Allen McDuff committed two distinct series of murders. The first, in 1966, involved the slaughter of three teenagers. He saw the young woman so murdered the two boys. He and an accomplice then raped and murdered her by compressing her neck with a broomstick. This […]