The Today we're diving into the story of George Russell Jr.

A guy who started as the class clown and ended as one of Bellevue's most unsettling figures.

George was the kind of person who could charm his way through any crowd,

blending in and gaining trust.

But beneath the jokes and charm, there was darkness simmering.

One moment he's making everyone laugh.

The next, he's silently lurking beside someone's bed in the dead of night.

This wasn't just a search for acceptance. George had a deeper, disturbing need for control.

His friendly fixer role was a mask, hiding something far more chilling.

Buckle up, because this story is darker and stranger than you'd expect.

This is 10-minute murder.

Florida, 1958.

George Waterfield Russell Sr. and his wife Joyce had their first child, George Russell Jr.

And on paper, it probably looked like a classic, happy family was in the making.

But reality had other plans.

Not long after George Jr. was born, Joyce decided she needed a fresh start, a different

kind of life, so she packed up, left her husband, and maybe surprisingly, left her infant

son with her mother while she went off to college.

She'd be back, she assured herself, with a degree and a better

future. And she did come back, only it wasn't with just a diploma she'd picked up along the way.

She'd returned with a new husband, a successful dentist, and a move to an upscale Washington

neighborhood. For little George, though, it meant a life where he'd

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