Lawrence Bittaker & Roy Norris: The Toolbox Killers - HalloWeek 2020 Episode 2

Killer Instinct

Savannah Brymer & Studio71

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris picked up the disturbing nickname of the Tool Box Killers after it was discovered they kidnapped, tortured and killed 5 teenage girls, often using various tools in their twisted crimes. On this episode, Savannah details these 5 brutal murders, how these killers were caught, and why they are considered to be some of the most disturbing individuals investigators have ever had to encounter. If you have any thoughts on this case or any other case, or just want to get in touch with Savannah about the show, email her at [email protected]. Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, you guys. Welcome back to another episode of Hollow Week. This is episode two of
0:13.5	Hollow Week. If you missed yesterday's episode, you can go ahead and listen to that one if
0:18.5	you want to right now and then come back. And if you're unfamiliar with what Hollow Week
0:23.5	is, Hollow Week is the one time a year where we do five back-to-back episodes of crazy
0:30.7	true crime and paranormal cases within the five days leading up to Halloween. I love Hollow
0:37.6	Week. You guys love Hollow Week. It's a win-win all the way around. So with that being said,
0:43.0	make sure you are subscribed to the podcast that way you don't miss an episode we usually
0:48.6	post weekly every single Wednesday. But for this special little Hollow Week segment, we will
0:55.3	be posting every day for five days straight. So make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss an
1:00.1	episode. It's going to be a crazy next couple days of cases. So buckle up. So I decided for this
1:08.0	episode of Hollow Week, we are going to be talking about arguably the most gruesome serial killer duo
1:15.9	in American history. Over the time of their murder spree, they tortured, raped, and murdered five
1:23.0	young women over the course of five months in California in 1979. Today we are talking about
1:31.4	Lawrence, Bittaker, and Roy Norris, otherwise known as the toolbox killers. These men have been
1:39.2	described by the FBI as the most disturbing individuals for reasons you will understand as we
1:45.0	continue on with this case. So let's get into it. Lawrence Bittaker was born on September 27th,
1:52.3	1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His birth parents had decided right when Lawrence was born that
2:00.2	they didn't want to have any children. So they ended up placing Lawrence up for adoption where he
2:07.0	was adopted shortly after by a couple named Mr. and Mrs. George Bittaker. Everywhere I looked,
2:14.2	I was unable to find Lawrence's adoptive mother's name. Everywhere out there they are referred to as
2:21.1	Mr. and Mrs. George Bittaker. So that is what we are going to have to go off of. Now George worked
2:27.8	in the aviation industry. So he worked in aircraft factories. And because of this, it required his
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