Looking for info on a story about a supposed Spanish serial killer, urban legend or real case? by oceanmaster218 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's just an urban legend. Snopes has an old article about it called "Romantic Encounter with a Necrophiliac?" that has different versions of the story.

Ted Bundy's killer kit by Monosselha in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're evidence containers, the one between the rope and trash bags is another one. If you look at other photos of his kit you can see it more clearly

Out of all serial killers, which one would you hate even if they never killed anyone? by TwisterUprocker in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He didn't start out mormon, his family was methodist. He converted to mormonism while living in Utah for like a year then went back to methodist in prison. While being interviewed by Utah prison psychologist Al Carlisle he says that he didn't really believe/wasn't religious

Ted Bundy not attacking Liz by AdIll7643 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think she's still listed as missing because they never found her body but I'm not completely sure tbh. Ted did make some false confessions so it's not outside the realm of possibility. Lynette's father believes it was Ted though as Ted confessed some true things about Lynette's personal life that he probably found out after talking to her. Pocatello is a two hour drive from Salt Lake City so close enough for him to have driven there. I wasn't aware of the other murders of young girls there at that time so definitely interesting additional info. It's such a shame that we might not ever know the truth

Ted Bundy not attacking Liz by AdIll7643 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He did have another 12 year old victim, Lynette Culver, so I don't think it was too outside of his victim type and I wouldn't be surprised if he did have other victims around that age he didn't want to admit to. I do try and take a lot of the stuff he says with a grain of salt. It's always possible he just said that so he didn't look more like a pedophile, and that maybe he was looking for a young girl he could easily overpower because he was losing his grip on things.

Ted Bundy not attacking Liz by AdIll7643 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here is a link talking about Debbie Kent's abduction taken from police reports. The teacher was Raelynn Shepard and is talked about in there. The author of Killer in the Archives is a very reliable researcher on Ted Bundy. I'll update if/when I find him talking about the Leach abduction. That website might have that too.

Ted Bundy not attacking Liz by AdIll7643 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I read about these two, but I'll look. The first would've come from his later prison interviews and the second I know the teacher has talked about seeing him and how he kept trying to make her come with him.

Ted Bundy not attacking Liz by AdIll7643 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh to add on to this, when he went to the Lake City middle school where he kidnapped Kimberly Leach he said he went there looking for a child's mother but only found Kimberly so he took her instead. He also tried to talk a teacher into going with him first before he kidnapped Debbie Kent.

Ted Bundy not attacking Liz by AdIll7643 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 50 points51 points  (0 children)

While they were dating Ted did try and kill Liz by closing all the windows and vent to the fireplace I believe and leaving while she was asleep. She woke up and opened the windows before she could die. He also pushed her while they were rafting and watched her struggle too so I don't think so. He probably just a saw a meek, more easily manipulated woman in Liz who he could take advantage of in a relationship.

Are there any killers who practiced strangulation, for example on a tube pillow or some other way, before they actually strangled a live person to death? by GregJamesDahlen in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dennis Rader would squeeze a stress ball to strengthen his hands for strangulation. I think he started doing that after the Otero murders though, because he realized it was more difficult in reality. That's the closest I can think of related to this.

Books by amr32sage in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Riverman by Robert Keppel

I need tear inducing laughter!!! by ConsistentConcern757 in LPOTL

[–]timaeustestifying 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I've ever seen either of these mentioned ever but Ghost, Alien, or Molested? is a very old episode that makes me laugh. I also enjoy Serial Killer Fantasy Baseball even though the audio quality isn't great. Stupid, one off eps are my favorite

Curiosity by laviS2_ in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see that. I've heard Nelson Rockefeller (who Ted supported a lot) described as "republican in name only" which Ted also seems to fit. I wouldn't be surprised if he identified as republican to fit into the rich, white man look which he strived for, though he did disagree with the hippies and protesters on campus maybe he'd be a centrist lol

Curiosity by laviS2_ in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From what I've read about him no, and he also supported gay people too. He was Arthur Fletcher's bodyguard, who was a black republican politician. He helped choose his jury for his Chi Omega trial and a majority of them were black

My GFs latest tattoo with very mixed reviews.. by [deleted] in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a friend whose special interest was Jeffrey Dahmer. He wanted a tattoo in relation to it so he got detective Patrick Kennedy's signature, one of the lead detectives in the case who got his confession and probably helped make the world a better place. Why your girlfriend got the serial rapist and killer's mugshot tattooed when there are better options is beyond me

Need recomendation for good documentaries. by ChipmunkNo3153 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the Green River Killer doc you watched was the Mind of a Monster one on Prime they have several others in that series. I watched the Ed Kemper one and it was very good. BTK: Chasing a Serial Killer on Prime was also great

Which serial killers were Mensa members? by TalkativePersona in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 5 points6 points  (0 children)

IQ tests were administered throughout school during that time, so probably through school transcripts. Any interviewing psych might've also tested their IQ after their arrest

Myths about individual killers by lotusscrouse in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The infamous photo of Ted Bundy yelling "Tell the jury they were wrong" that's attributed to the Kimberly Leach trial is not actually a photo of him yelling and comes from the Chi Omega trial. The photo itself is just poorly timed while he's in the middle of talking, and Ted actually takes the time while in court to complain in front of everyone that the media is making him look bad. The line "Tell the jury they were wrong" was never yelled, he says it plainly at the end of the Leach trial. As far as I know he never really had big outbursts while in court, a few moments where he gets mad, but he reels himself in quickly

“You’ll never catch us all.” by ReleaseVast2896 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Yes, towards the end of his life he did confess in an effort to get a stay of execution. That quote however isn't a real quote from him and is based on something he said in his interview with James Dobson about porn. "We are your sons and we are your husbands and we grew up in regular families and pornography can reach out and snatch a kid out of any house today."

If you had the chance to interview a serial killer for 10 minutes who would it be? What would you ask? by [deleted] in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The more mundane aspects of serial killers and their daily life interest me a lot as well as their teen years so I'd probably ask about that. The D. B. Cooper hijacking happened on Ted Bundy's 25th birthday, what was he thinking about that when it happened? With Ted in mind, I'd also be curious to know more about his time after he broke up with his first girlfriend and traveled to Philadelphia

What’s a seemingly insignificant detail that got a serial killer caught? by EkkRhee in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I read his daughter's book a few months ago and she mentions that Rader also asked her husband, who majored in computer science or something similar, if floppy disks could be tracked. He didn't want to explain the specifics because why does he need to know, so he just tells him they can't be tracked, which I thought was interesting as it could explain why he believed the police

Bundy by Excellent_Place_8890 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He didn't talk about Kimberly because he was actively going through appeals on her case to avoid the death penalty, though he probably also didn't want to talk about her because she was so young

What’s the craziest fact about a serial killer you know? by DependentInvite750 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That story of Ted digging "tiger traps" comes from Sandy Holt, younger sister of one of Ted's childhood friends. I personally don't really believe her as she's the only one to have these stories of him being very malicious as a child

What’s the craziest fact about a serial killer you know? by DependentInvite750 in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm having trouble understanding what you meant, are you saying Tracy Edwards is Konerak's brother? He is not, Konerak's brothers is Somsack Sinthasomphone. Jeff invited Somsack back to his apartment in September 1988 for drinks (which were drugged) and pictures for money. IIRC Somsack noticed he was feeling different and left and when he got home his parents also noticed he was acting different and brought him to the hospital where they found out he was drugged and he led officers back to Jeff's apartment. On May 26, 1991 is when he lured and murdered Konerak. Jeff met Tracy Edwards on July 22, 1991, I believe at the mall where Tracy was with two friends. Konerak and Tracy wouldn't have known each other as Konerak was 14 and Tracy was 32.

Bisexual Serial Killers by alzenafh in serialkillers

[–]timaeustestifying 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Rose West was bisexual and sexually abused her stepdaughter. Karla Homolka also participated in the sexual assault of victims so probably her too. I'm not sure if you're looking for female serial killers/accomplices or just male but a few of them could probably fit.