20 “Killer” Facts That You Never Knew About Serial Murderers
True crime buff? How many of these did you already know?
The Hillside Stranglers Almost Killed a Celebrity’s Daughter
Hillside Stranglers, Angelo Buono, Jr. and Kenneth Bianchi, were convicted of kidnapping, raping, and torturing girls and women ranging in age from 12–28 years old in the Los Angeles area during the late 1970s.
While talking to a young woman that they had picked up and plan to assault and murder, they discovered that she was the daughter of Hungarian actor Peter Lorre. Lorre played the role of a child murderer in the famous film “M”. Afraid that killing a celebrity’s daughter would bring unwanted attention, they let her go unharmed.
Mack Edwards Buried His Victims Where They Could Never Be Found
Mack Ray Edwards also hunted in the Los Angeles area and was convicted of the murders of three children, but stated that he may have killed up to 18 between 1953 and 1970. He worked as a heavy equipment operator with a freeway building company called Caltrans.
Edwards buried the bodies of his victims in places that he would later help build highways over. Not all of his victims have been…
