There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird homicide.

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

A cop of murder.

Finding out someone you knew and knew well is a cold-blooded killer can be a difficult pill to swallow.

On July 26, 1936, a man was born who had almost everyone in his life fooled,

which is probably how he got away with murder for about four decades without detection.

So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

John Floyd Thomas Jr. was born on July 26, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, and, after his mother died when he was just 12 years old, spent the rest of his life being raised by his aunt and godmother.

John, from what the research can tell, had a pretty normal childhood.

And in 1956, when he was of age, John joined up with the U.S. Air Force, served for a brief period of time,

and was stationed at Nellas Air Force Base in Nevada.

A place where a superior would later note his constant tardiness and his, quote, slavingly, appearance.

After being dishonorably discharged, John was arrested for burglary and attempted rape back home in L.A.

He was convicted of both crimes and sentenced to six years in prison in 1957.

He remained there until 1966.

It seemed like, as far as most were concerned, John kept his head down and his nose clean for the next four or so decades.

A fact that was proven false when he was arrested on March 31, 2009, for a murder that took

place about seven years after his release from prison.

Just two days after the arrest, John Floyd Thomas Jr. was charged with the murders of Ethel Sokoloff,

who died in November of 1972, and Elizabeth McKeon, who died in February

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