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Today is Thursday January 23rd, 2020.

On this day in 1978, Richard Trenton Chase,

the vampire of Sacramento, killed his second victim Teresa Wallin.

Later that week he killed and mutilated four more,

becoming one of the most disturbing serial killers the quiet Sacramento suburb had ever seen.

Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original. Due to the graphic nature of today's

crimes, listener discretion is advised. Extreme caution is advised for children under 13. Today we're covering the start of a

killing spree that landed Richard Chase in prison for the rest of his life

following his 1976 in prison for the rest of his life.

Following his 1976 release from the Beverly Manor

psychiatric facility, Chase had been buying

and slaughtering dogs and other small animals to drink their blood.

But then in January of 1978, he decided to turn his murderous instincts on people instead.

Let's go back to the morning of January 23rd

as 22-year-old Teresa Wallin cleaned her house, only a few blocks from where Richard Chase was

stalking through her neighborhood.

Theresa Wallen had the day off from work. Her husband David had left at 6.30 that morning to go to his job at National Linen. He wasn't supposed to come home until later that evening.

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