Richard Trenton Chase

• Abused by his mother• MacDonald Triad• Alcoholic / Drug Abuser as a teen• Hypochondriac

Childhood

Blood Issues…• Rabbit killings• Organ Smoothies…• Blood lust• Police encounter

Institutionalization

• Beverly Manor• Committed as schizophrenic• Medicine failure• “Dracula”• Escape• Birds• Release

Release

• Mother took away medicine• Bought own apartment• Zoosadism…again• Bolder…• Antisocial personality develping

First Victim•Bought guns•Started Practicing•Drive by killed Ambrose Griffin, 51•2 more near misses

The Murders• Teressa Wallin (22)

The Murders• Danny Meridith• Evelyn Miroth• Jason Miroth

The Murders• David Ferreira

The Hunt• Profile– Disorganized, does nothing to hide evidence– Not planned, people random– Undernourished, white male, mid twenties

• Nancy Holden• Bloody footprints and fingerprints

The Apartment

• Blood everywhere, in food and glasses• Human tissue in fridge• Bones on plates• The calender…

Trial

• Evidence– Blood samples– Chase’s own blood– David Ferreira’s Body

• Death Penalty vs. Insanity• 6 counts of murder• Guilty in first degree and legally sane• Sentenced to gas chamber

A Sick Mind• Why did he drink blood?• Were the murders planned?• Did he feel guilt?• Problems• Nazi issues

Death

Sources

• http://www.hauntedamericatours.com• http://en.wikipedia.org• http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_kill

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