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Serial Killer News - Issue #9

Monday, February 25, 2008

IPSWICH, England – Convicted serial killer Steve Wright, aka the "Suffolk Strangler," told Newsoftheworld.co.uk that he is planning to commit suicide. "I can't cope with the thought of spending the rest of my life behind bars," Wright said. "I'm going to do it with my sheets, through a grille in my cell or with the bed. I'm going to do it the first opportunity I get." A jury of nine men and three women recently found Wright guilty of murdering five prostitutes.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH, FL. — Earlier this month the Daytona Beach Police Department announced plans to collect DNA samples from every person they arrest, for comparison to DNA recovered from four murder victims they have linked to a single serial killer. Apparently investigators believe the suspect to be illiterate, as they have chosen to announce they will be collecting DNA at a DUI checkpoint in South Daytona this Friday. Not only did they announce it but they have also supplied the exact time and place of the planned checkpoint. In an interview with News-journalonline.com, Lt. Ron Wright said the checkpoint would be on Nova Road, a back road often used to avoid the police. "They think we're all on U.S. 1, so they take Nova," Wright said, chuckling. "We'll be at both …We want people to know that we're going to be there." I think you've accomplished that, Ron. Not only will the people know you are going to be there, but so will the Daytona Beach Serial Killer. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call (888) 277-TIPS.


Wednesday, February 27, 2008

BOSTON – Suspected serial killer Leonard “The Quahog” Paradiso died at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston today. According to the State Department of Correction, Paradiso, 65, had been stricken with testicular cancer. Paradiso's death comes just one week after the release of a book Timothy Burke wrote about him, titled "The Paradiso Files: Boston’s Unknown Serial Killer." At the time of his death, Paradiso was serving a life prison sentence for the 1979 murder of 20-year-old Marie Iannuzzi. Investigators have long suspected that Paradiso was responsible for several other unsolved murders, including the 1974 deaths of Lois Centafante, Kim Benoit, and Kathy Williams, and the 1975 deaths of Holly Davidson and Melodie Stankiewicz.


MANILA, Philippines – Police say they are hunting a serial killer who has murdered at least two women this month. Few details are available at this time; however, police say both victims were burned after they were murdered. The suspect is described as a male, between 35 to 40 years of age, 5'5" to 5"6" tall, with a slender build. Investigators say they are confident they will catch the killer before he strikes again.


Thursday, February 28, 2008





HOLLYWOOD – The Capture of the Green River Killer, a two-part television miniseries about convicted serial killer Gary Leon Ridgeway, is slated to premiere March 31 on the Lifetime Movie Network. "For nearly 20 years, the Green River Killer haunted Washington State with a series of shocking murders," reads a description of the miniseries at Lmn.tv. "The LMN miniseries is told through the eyes of one young runaway, Helen Remus, whose fate, bad luck, and unwise choices lead to her encounter with the notorious serial killer. Leading the hunt for the murderer is Sheriff David Reichert, who becomes so entangled in the case that he's willing to risk his family and career to find justice for the slain girls. Surprisingly, it's a meeting with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy that may help Reichert finally find his man, but bringing him to justice will be anything but easy. Follow this incredible true-crime tale that's based on the book Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer by Congressman David Reichert."


Friday, February 29, 2008



LONDON – The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has banned the DVD release of "Murder Set Pieces," a fictional film about a serial killer who rapes and tortures his victims before killing them. The ban means the DVD cannot be legally sold anywhere in the UK. "It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to 'Murder Set Pieces,' even if statutorily confined to adults, would involve risk of harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, and would be unacceptable to the public," BBFC director David Cooke told Hollywoodreporter.com.


Trivia:


Last Week's Question and Answer:

Q: Which serial killer held block parties for his neighbors and entertained children as "Pogo the Clown"?

A: John Wayne Gacy



"Respectable Chicago-area businessman hires young men to work in his contracting company, then rapes and murders scores of them, burying their bodies on his properties. In prison, he became the focus of researching the psychopathic mind." Read the rest at Crime Library.

Melissa Church was the first person to send in the correct answer. Congratulations Melissa! This week Melissa asks readers:

What did the initials "BTK" mean to convicted serial killer Dennis Rader?

The first person to send in the correct answer will have his or her name listed in next week's edition of Serial Killer News Briefs and will have the opportunity to pose the next trivia question.