Henley confessed to the rape and murder of twenty seven young boys and admits he recruited the victims for Corll.
He was killed by an accomplice, Elmer Wayne Henley, aged 17. Unlike Charles, Dean Corll was methodical and meticulous. Starkweather also inspired the films The Sadist, Badlands, Starkweather, Murder in the Heartland, The Frighteners and Natural Born Killers.Ĩ4% of American killers are Caucasian and 89% of their victims are white. The character The Kid, who appears in the complete and uncut edition of The Stand, is meant to be a reincarnated Charles Starkweather. The pair’s story has inspired authors, including Stephen King who incorporated many variations on Starkweather in his work.
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It is likely that Charles would have killed no matter what provocation, however, fueled by an ill fated romance, he became a notorious spree killer, classified as a serial killer because of a robbery and murder which occurred weeks earlier.
They were eventually apprehended, but left ten bodies in their wake. The two stayed in the house for six more days, turning people away with a note taped to the door that read: “Stay a Way Every Body is sick with the Flue.”Ĭaril Ann’s grandmother called the police and the two murderers became fugitives, embarking on a killing spree across Nebraska and into Wyoming. Once Caril arrived home, Starkweather strangled, and stabbed her two-year-old sister. Starkweather went to visit Caril and while she was out, he argued with and shot her mother and stepfather. The pair proved to be a deadly combination. He was poor worker, considered slow and unintelligent. When Charles was 18 years old, he began dating 14 year old Caril Ann Fugate He quit school and took a job near Caril. If he saw some poor guy on the street who was bigger than he was, better looking, or better dressed, he’d try to take the poor bastard down to his size.”Ĩ4% of American serial killers are caucasian, 90% are male and 86% are heterosexual. According to a high school friend, Bob Von Busch “He could be mean as hell, cruel. Charles also had a need to control others and be powerful. Conversely, not all abused or alienated children become killers. Abuse and alienation are typical precursors to the violent acts of these men and women, however, they are not always present. It’s fascinating to peek into the minds of serial killers, who are the most abhorrent examples of human kind.Ĭharles Starkweather and Elmer Wayne Henley represent opposing sides of the serial killer spectrum.Ĭharles grew up being bullied and teased because of a birth defect (bowed legs) and speech impediment. In order to be classified a serial killer, murderers must have 15 out of 21 of the characteristics they must be methodical with their killings, killing three or more people over a period of time, spanning at least 30 days. The FBI has created a list of different characteristics to identify serial killers.
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