By David Lohr
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| Keith Hunter Jesperson |
June 22, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY — Keith Hunter Jesperson, AKA the "Happy Face Killer," has claimed to commit as many as 160 slayings across the United States. The number goes up or down, depending on his mood or how much attention he is seeking. According to police records, Jesperson committed his first murder on January 23, 1990, when he snuffed out the life of 23-year-old Taunja Bennett. Officially, Jesperson did not kill again until the summer of 1992, when he killed a Jane Doe and dumped her body 10 miles north of Blythe, California. Assuming that timeline is correct, the contents of a letter Jesperson wrote in 2001 are all the more interesting. Read the entire story here.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
MODIMOLLE, South Africa — The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has issued an emergency bulletin, warning residents of a serial killer who is targeting children. According to the press release 13 children, between the ages of four and 13, have vanished since 2004. It is not yet clear why the ISS suspects a serial killer is responsible.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
WASHINGTON— Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has proposed legislation for a federal ban on the Internet sale of "murderabilia." Cornyn wants to punish inmates who mail anything for the purpose of interstate commerce and anyone who sells murderabilia on the Internet. Penalties could include a three to ten years prison sentence. Tod Bohannon, owner of MurderAuction.com, argues that collecting true crime artifacts is a hobby and a ban would be an infringement on the freedom of expression.
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