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In February of 1984, Australian- American serial rapist and killer, Christopher Wilder, embarked on a seven-week, cross-country killing spree, abducting and torturing at least twelve young women and girls who were aspiring to be models, and killing at least eight of them. Having previously committed numerous rapes and sexual assaults in both Australia and The United States dating back to 1963, Wilder had developed his methods for victimizing young attractive females by enticing most of them with the promise of taking their photographs for modeling jobs. His sinister misdeeds would earn him the nick names “The Beauty Queen Killer” or “The Snapshot Killer”. So, did the justice system in both Australia and The United States fail at keeping a known violent rapist from committing such a deadly crime spree?

References:

Christopher Wilder: How Did the Beauty Queen Killer Die?

Christopher Wilder, Florida spree killer in 1984 | Miami Herald

The Messed Up Truth Of The Beauty Queen Killer

Christopher Wilder | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Florida serial killer Christopher Wilder: What to know

Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen Killer’s Shocking Cross-Country Rampage – True Crime Archives

Survivors of serial killer Christopher Wilder speak out for first time - ABC News

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Mary Vincent was just fifteen years old in September of 1978, hitchhiking her way to Los Angles, when she was brutally attacked by Lawrence Singleton, who raped her, severed her forearms with an axe and left her for dead in the California Desert. Miraculously, her determination to put her attacker behind bars gave her the strength to survive. This is the true harrowing tale of Mary Vincent’s all inspiring tenacity to survive and the resilience of the human spirit.

References:

Chilling case of young hitchhiker, 15, who lost both arms in savage axe attack - The Mirror US

Mary Vincent The Incredible True Story Of Survival

The Harrowing Tale Of Mary Vincent, The Teen Who Lost Both Arms During A Violent Assault While Hitchhiking

A Long Walk to Justice: How One Survivor Reclaimed Her Life | by MaK Arbuckle | Medium

Mary Vincent: the survivor who was kidnapped, raped, had her arms chopped off, and left to die by Lawrence Singleton - Thar Tribune

How Mary Vincent Survived A Horrific Abduction While Hitchhiking

Bloody Details Emerge From Rapist's House / Florida victim stabbed repeatedly

Singleton Found Guilty Of Murder - CBS News

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Teens come with an array of emotions from happiness to anger, from excitement to anxiety and even jealousy and envy. But what happens when some of those emotions become too overwhelming for teens to handle on their own? Well, in the summer of 1984, in Orinda, California, sixteen-year-old Bernadette Protti, ruthlessly murdered her fifteen-year-old classmates Kirsten Costas, which was motivated by greed, envy and the desire to be more like Kirsten. So, what were the signs that were missed showing Bernadette was on her way to becoming a killer?

References:

Life Story of Bernadette Protti and Where She is Today

The Grisly 1984 Murder Of Cheerleader Kirsten Costas That Inspired Multiple Films

'Death of a Cheerleader' Is Based on a True and Very Chilling Story

16-Year-Old Is Held in Killing - The New York Times

What's The True Story Behind Lifetime's Remake Of 'Death Of A Cheerleader?'

Crime: Profile of a Murder Suspect | TIME

The True Story Behind 'Death of a Cheerleader'

The story of Bernadette Protti: Everything you need to know - Tuko.co.ke

Bernadette Protti: Where is Kirsten Costas Killer Today?

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What would you do to ensure that your child made their school’s athletic team? Well, in 1991, in Channelview, Texas, thirty-six- year-old mother of two, Wanda Holloway, was charged with solicitation of capital murder after she allegedly hired a hitman to try and kill the mother of her thirteen-year-old daughter’s cheerleading rival. However, her hire to murder plot would be ruined after police were informed of her plan. So, was Wanda Holloway a mentally unstable woman or was she vicariously living through her daughter which caused her to cross over the line of sanity and into a killer?

References:

Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot: What We Know About Wanda Webb Holloway

ID Documentary Goes Inside Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Wanda Holloway And The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Daughter of 'Pom-pom Mom' tells her side in documentary

Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot: What We Know About 'Pom Pom Mom' Wanda Webb Holloway - Newsweek

Daughter of 'Pom-Pom Mom' Breaks Silence Over Texas Cheerleading Murder Plot - ABC News

Exclusive | 'Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot' daughter defends mom: 'Not crazy'

Daughter of “Cheerleader Mom” Breaks 20-Year Silence – Texas Monthly

The Mom Who'd Stop at Nothing to Get Her Daughter on the Cheerleading Team | Houstonia Magazine

Wanda Holloway: Where is the Cheerleader Mom Today?

Wanda Holloway 's daughter Shanna breaks silence over Texas Cheerleading murder plot | Daily Mail Online

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Long after Jack the Ripper terrorized the city streets of London, another English serial killer, John Haigh would also use the city as his killing playground. Commonly known as the Acid Bath Murderer or Acid Bath Vampire, Haigh’s rose to infamy in the 1940’s after murdering six people and then dissolving their bodies in sulphuric acid purely for financial gain. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to death after human remains were found in a pile of rubble behind his workshop. So, what led John Haigh down the path to becoming a serial killer?

References:

The sick London serial killer who dissolved his victims in acid baths before stealing their identities - MyLondon

Dissolving the Mystery of the Acid Bath Murderer: The John George Haigh Story

The acid bath murderer: How John Haigh's crimes were uncovered.

John George Haigh – The Infamous “Acid Bath” Serial Killer – Capital Punishment UK

How a dry cleaning receipt caught a 1940s serial killer | News UK | Metro News

The Acid Bath Murders: John George Haigh Becomes A Monster - London Dark Tourist

The Acid Bath Murders

The Gruesome Story Of John George Haigh, The Acid Bath Murderer

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One of America’s most famous plays in Broadway history is Chicago- a musical set in the windy city in the early 1920’s. What makes the musical so appealing is that although the events unfolding on stage occurred almost 100 years ago, they feel current with its themes of fame, corruption and the sensationalism of the media, making it a clever satire of celebrity culture, entertainment and our justice system. The audience is captured in the musical’s storyline that seems to be ripped right from the front-page headlines, and that is because it was. The play was inspired and written by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins who was assigned to the Cook County Jail’s infamous “Murderess Row.” This is the true sinister criminal history behind America’s beloved musical Chicago.

References:

‘Chicago’: The Real Women of “Murderess Row” and the Woman Who Told Their Story – Broadway in Cincinnati News

Pioneering Tribune women in journalism – Chicago Tribune

A Tribune reporter wrote the hit play ‘Chicago’ after covering Cook County murder trials. Decades later, we owe her an obituary. – Chicago Tribune

Maurine Dallas Watkins

The girls of murder city

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Murder, mayhem and ‘all that jazz’ — the real women who inspired Oscar winner ‘Chicago’ – Chicago Tribune

This Famous Chicago 'Murderess' Didn't Kill Anyone, And New Book Proves It - University Village - Chicago - DNAinfo

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Between 1970 and 1973, serial killer and sex offender Dean Corll also known as the Candyman or Piped Piper, abducted, raped, tortured and murdered at least twenty-eight teenage boys and young men in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. This sinister crime spree would later become known as the Houston Mass Murders and only came to light after one of one the two teenage accomplices Dean Corll groomed turned on him. So, what lead to Dean Corll becoming a serial killer and why did two teenage boys help him commit such heinous crimes?

References:

The Candy Man Who Wasn't So Sweet After All | Houstonia Magazine

He Lured Victims for the Notorious 'Candy Man' Serial Killer. Here's What He Had to Say for Himself

Gruesome Things Dean Corll Did To His Victims

Hideous crimes of the real 'candyman' killer who lured kids with sweets, raped and used 'torture board' on 28 victims | The US Sun

Elmer Wayne Henley, The Teen Accomplice Of 'Candy Man' Dean Corll

Dean Corll [The Candy Man Serial Killer]: Why He Kills? Forensic

Dean Corll And Elmer Henley, Of 'Mindhunter,' Were Real Houston Serial Killers

Dean Corll, The Candy Man Killer Behind The Houston Mass Murders

Serial Killer Dean Corll's Accomplice Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. Speaks Out in New ID Doc

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In June of 2017, 25-year-old Jacob Stockdale, who’s conservative Christian family appeared on the ABC hit show “Wife Swap” nine years earlier, fatally shot his mother Kathryn and younger brother James at their family home in the rural township of Bethlehem, Ohio. He then turned the gun on himself, though he survived his head wound. So, what led to Jacob Stockdale to killing members of his immediate family and then trying to commit suicide?

References:

True Crime Society - The murder/suicide of the ‘Wife Swap’ Stockdale family

The Tragic Story Of The Stockdale Family From Wife Swap

The ‘Wife Swap’ Murders: What Led Jacob Stockdale To Kill His Mother And Brother? | by Elli Mac | True Crime With Elli Mac | Medium

Stark County man pleads guilty to the 2017 murders of his mom and brother

New Harbor Bridge brings new routes for commuters

Inside the 'Wife Swap' Murders, and Family's Wholesome Image Shattered

The Wife Swap Murders: Why Jacob Stockdale Killed His Family

The Wife Swap murders: Tragic story of the Stockdale family killings

Inside The 'Wife Swap' Murders Committed By Jacob Stockdale

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