By David Lohr
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| Peter Sutcliffe |
December 28, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
CROWTHORNE, England — Convicted serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, 61, is recovering from injuries he sustained when a fellow inmate stabbed him in the face last week. Unfortunately, the injury was not serious and Sutcliffe is expected to make a fully recovery. "Occasionally there are incidents where one patient assaults another and those incidents are dealt with accordingly," a prison spokesperson told UPI.com. Sutcliffe is currently serving a life sentence for the murders of 13 women.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
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| Charles Sobhraj |
KATHMANDU — Last week Nepal's Supreme Court, for a third time in recent months, delayed delivering their verdict on an appeal filed by convicted serial killer Charles Sobhraj. Angered over the continued delays, Sobhraj, 63, told CNN-IBN the judges are hesitant to make a ruling in his case because they are afraid of being criticized by the media. "I am not happy," he said when asked for his comment. Known as "the Bikini Killer," Sobhraj allegedly committed over a dozen murders during the 1970s. Sobhraj's attorneys claim he was not in Nepal during the time the murders were committed. A new hearing date has not been set.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
NASHVILLE, TN — Police are investigating possible connections in three recent homicides in South Nashville. Brandon Coons was found shot to death on Sixth Avenue on December 13. Two days later, the body of Jose Coronado was found alongside the railroad tracks south of Fogg Street, he had also been shot to death. The third victim was found shot to death today at the corner of Benton Avenue. Police acknowledge the killings may be related but our hesitant to provide details on the investigation.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
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| Peter Sutcliffe |
WEST YORKSHIRE, England — Sonia Newlands, 39, daughter of Yorkshire Ripper victim Wilma McCann, was found dead in her home this week. According to Yorkshirepost.co.uk, Sonia hung herself to escape the years of heartache she suffered over the loss of her mother. Wilma McCann, 28, was the first known victim of convicted serial killer Peter Sutcliffe. In October 1975, Sutcliffe attacked her with a hammer and stabbed her multiple times until she died. Sonia was seven-years-old at the time of her mothers murder. Sutcliffe is currently serving a life sentence for the murders of 13 women.
Friday, December 28, 2007
HONG KONG— A serial cat killer is mutilating and torturing family pets and according to the South China Morning Post, police have yet to take sufficient action to catch the perpetrator. "If I were the killer and could see that the police were not eager to catch me, I would not be afraid to kill more cats," a spokeswoman for an animal welfare group told the newspaper. In many of the cases the killer dismembered the cats and threw their mutilated corpses along roadways and outside of local supermarkets. Police deny they are not taking action and claim a lack of manpower is hindering the investigation.
Serial Killer Story of the Week
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| Dennis Rader |
CRIME LIBRARY — Dennis Rader: For three decades, the terrifying serial killer who called himself BTK ("Bind, Torture, Kill") was uncaught. First he would cut the phone lines, and then he would get into the house somehow, waiting for his victim to come home. The killings drove Wichita's women into a frenzy, but then the murders inexplicably stopped. Police theorized that BTK could have died or have been incarcerated for some other crime or mental disease, or maybe even moved away. Then, in March 2004, BTK sent a very convincing letter to the local newspaper, taking responsibility for the September 1986, unsolved death of Vicki Wegerle. Included with the letter were a photocopy of Wegerle's driver's license and three photos of her body that BTK took after he killed her. Two months later, BTK sent a copy of the chapter titles of David Lohr's Crime Library story on the case to a local TV station. Lohr's feature story was the only BTK case history on the Net at that time. However, BTK had changed several of the chapter titles, including one that he changed to "Will There Be More?" And so, it began again, with BTK impatiently pointing out to police the murders of his that they missed. Finally, BTK made the mistake that culminated in his capture. Here is the most detailed story of this case as it unfolded in 1974 and then again in 2004.
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