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"THE HILLSIDE STRANGLERS: THE BELLINGHAM BETRAYAL, THE FAKE INSANITY & THE COPYCAT KILLER - PART 2"

"THE HILLSIDE STRANGLERS: THE BELLINGHAM BETRAYAL, THE FAKE INSANITY & THE COPYCAT KILLER - PART 2"

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 Reid Carter concludes the Hillside Stranglers saga on the 47th anniversary of the murders that finally exposed Kenneth Bianchi. January 11th, 1979: Bianchi lured Western Washington University students Karen Mandic and Diane Wilder to a house he was guarding, raped and strangled them both. Arrested within days. Faked multiple personality disorder claiming "Steve" committed the murders - psychiatrists destroyed the ruse. Girlfriend Veronica Compton smuggled his semen from prison in a rubber glove tied with rosary beads, attempted copycat murder to prove Bianchi innocent. Failed. Angelo Buono convicted after longest trial in California history. Bianchi - now calling himself Anthony D'Amato - denied parole July 2025.

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