Earle Nelson was one of the less well known serial killers in comparison to Jeffrey Dahmer or Jack the Ripper. Yet his crimes were still horrific. Earle Nelson wasn't always insane though, His killing spree was due to the traumatic brain injury he sustained as a child. After the accident which featured him being hit by a car while biking, he was never the same. His mind was forever altered leading to an unfortunate change of character. This traumatic event would forever change the course of his life. During his childhood both of Earle’s parents died of syphilis causing him to have to grow up living with aunts, uncles, grandparents and other relatives. He grew up and lived in San Francisco most of his life. He ended up living with his grandparents …show more content…
He pretended to be a plumber to gain entry into a man named Charles Summers' home. He encountered Charles' 12 year old daughter and attempted to sexually assault her. Luckily, she screamed at the top of her lungs and her brother came to the rescue. Earle tried to run but eventually the police caught up to him. The judge sentenced him to Napa State Mental Hospital after it was declared that he was mentally insane. Doctors then said he was incurably insane and said he needs to stay institutionalized forever. Regardless, Earle escaped on three different occasions and the nurses gave up of …show more content…
Woodcot’s description was made by Canadian Police. They also advised women to be wary of letting guests into their homes under any pretext, particularly those looking to rent a room. They provided a $1,500 reward for information that resulted in the capture of the offender. Several sightings of the strangler were reported across Canada. Police in Killarney, Manitoba, detained a man who matched the description of the strangler on June 16, 1927. The man, who identified himself as Virgil Wilson, was composed and not the raving, murderous devil the constables had anticipated. Constables, however, kept him behind bars while they decided whether to admit him or
Description: The unidentified killer terrorized the town of Vallego, California by his vicious and evil work in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The killer named himself the name “The Zodiac,” in August 7, 1969 in a letter written to the Bay Area Press, the killer follows it with a cross within a circle. The Zodiac claimed 37 victims in a letter written to a publishing company but police were only able to confirm 7 of them. His victims were 3 couples between the ages of 16- 19 and a single man. Bryan Calvin Hartnell, one of the two victims that survived the brutal attack of The Zodiac was able to provide information on the killer.
The serial killer of Nebraska Breaking News! The local police captured Mr.Carl after the murdered of Mr.John this Saturday night at approximately around three in the morning, this tragedy happened in Mr.John's house. The murdered killed him by placing a bed over him and intoxicating him not letting breath till death. According to the police every night Mr.Carl would enter the old mans room to check on his Mr.Johns eye but it was always closed for him to do the job and get rid-off the eye.
A Texas Ranger working with Sells said he could confidently connect Sells with fifteen murders and crimes spanned across years of time(SC12). Tommy Lynn Sells had confessed while under trial for the murder of Katlyn Harris that he had committed many crimes throughout his life and that they stretched from coast to coast of the United States which later gave him the nickname, The Coast to Coast Serial Killer. While Tommy had committed many crimes only few had gone on record. Technology was not as advanced back in his time which allowed him to get away with so many crimes. When a crime scene witness went to testify on a case that did not have a definite killer, a man giving Tommys’ description would always be seen near the act but a time too many,
In 1897 May 12th, Earle Nelson was born and he was an American serial killer. Nelson's childhood was a difficult one. His mother and father both died of syphilis before Nelson turned two. He was then raised by his grandmother who was very religious. When Earle reached 10 years old he got hit by a trolley car while riding his bike, he was unconscious for six days and when he woke up his behavior became unpredictable.
Herman Webster Mudgett was a man born in a wealthy family in Gilmanton, New Hampshire U.S.A on May 16 1861 and Died May 7 1896 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He graduated from medical school whereas he took his alias of Dr.Henry Howard Holmes and took a job in chicago as a pharmacist a well known terrible achievement of his is being one of America's first recorded serial murderers. His victims were usually his employees, lovers or even his hotel guests, some were locked in soundproof rooms filled with gas that let him asphyxiate them, Some were taken to the hanging chamber where Holmes would hang them and some were locked in a soundproof bank vault and left to suffocate. He was tried and charged for the murder of his accomplice Benjamin Pitzel and also was said to confess about committing 100+ murders but later changed the number to 27 he was sentenced to
BREAKING NEWS! Last night, at 11:30 PM, a serial killer by the name of Jimmy Peterson has attacked several victims on the streets in New York City. Witnesses say that they saw him, running around with a “sniper rifle” believed to be a .300 Win Mag caliber, seemingly shooting random people close to him. Jimmy Peterson has been determined to be mentally ill, admitted several times to mental hospitals. Additionally, he had a violent childhood, with an extensive criminal record involving drug usage, attempted murder, and gang relations.
A month earlier, a woman had been raped and murdered in her home, and police suspected that a neighbor named Kirk Eaton had done it. When they saw Allen walking a few blocks away from the crime scene, they originally thought he was Eaton, so they brought him in. Even when Detective Herbert Riley realized that he had arrested the wrong man, he didn’t let Allen go, instead interrogating him anyway. Allen was mentally ill and during questioning he admitted to being drunk. No matter how many times Allen protested that he was innocent, the detective didn’t let him go.
He got sent to indian island by being called and offered a job. What he did was operate on Louis Cless, while he was intoxicated. His actions resulted in her death. Although this crime was serious and involved death, it was not extremely violent. What happened was not meant to, if he was not intoxicated this probably would never have happened.
The Boston Strangler’s first victim was 55-year-old Anna Slesers on June 14, 1962. The police discovered she was raped and strangled by her own belt that was tied in a bow. Throughout the victim’s house drawers were opened and possessions were scattered on the ground, and thus the police
Imagine a man taking innocent women to the woods to hunt them down with his rifle, just like wild animals. This sick man killed up to 21 women and raped over 30. Robert Hansen was a violent criminal, who is little known for the horrific crimes he committed in the Alaskan wilderness. Robert Hansen had a hard life as a kid. His father was very strict and forced him to work many hours each day at the family bakery( Lohr, 5 ).
The serial killer I am researching is Ed Gein. He was born on August 27, 1906 and died on July 26, 1984. He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He lived with his dad, his mom, and his older brother named Henry.
He was subsequently rushed to a nearby hospital where Janice Cole, one of the doctors employed there and his prison doctor, attempted to stabilize him. However, doctors later pronounced him dead when attempts to resuscitate him failed. Soon after, he spontaneously "auto-resuscitated" in one of the doctors described as "The Lazarus Effect. " It was at this time that, amidst the Monday morning mayhem, he managed to change into the attire of a hospital employee. Under the guise of a doctor, he absconded the hospital and began, or rather resumed, his manic killing spree.
By the age of 12 Nelson was an accomplished car thief but as stated earlier was sentenced to jail time. While in jail Nelson’s father killed himself, blaming his father's suicide on himself he would save a portion of the money he stole to help support the family. At one point in Nelson’s life he was labeled by the FBI “Public enemy
Alex Asp Mr. Willsey English 3 9 May 2015 Charles Howard “Smitty” Schmid Jr. Charles Howard Schmid Jr. (July 8, 1942 – March 30, 1975), also known as The Pied Piper of Tucson, was a serial killer in the state of Arizona. He did not do good in school, but some considered him good-looking, intelligent and well-behaved. He excelled in gymnastics and even led his school to a championship, but stopped his senior year.
What: Strole was sexually assaulted by Hathaway and then was beaten to death. The body was later found by the victim's son. Investigators gathered evidence but all the leads burned out. The Suspect committed suicide after the police 30 years later linked his prints to the crime.