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We have a weird...

...described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion.

The science behind profiling is truly fascinating.

It's amazing how little details of crime scenes or facts about the case can evolve even to the most minute detail about

the suspect's life. When done correctly, it can often lead to a killer's capture. But,

when done incorrectly, it can prolong a crime spree and cost many of their lives. On February 3rd, 1975, the Skid Row Slasher was finally apprehended, and his arrest would prove

just how wrong his profile really was.

So, if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a

morning cup of murder.

The Skid Row Slasher began his reign of terror with the November 1964 murder of transient David

Russell. His body was found with numerous stab wounds, his throat cut, and left on library steps in Southern

California. The very next day came the death of 67-year-old Benjamin Hornburn, who was killed

in the restroom of a seedy motel. His throat was slashed from ear to ear and had other stab wounds

to his head and torso.

Then, just as soon as it began, the killings that police had started to attribute to the work of one single person stopped.

It wasn't until December of 1974 when the killer would return with a vengeance.

On December 1st, 46-year-old drifter Charles Jackson was found on the same spot David Russell was found a decade before. About a week later, 47-year-old Moses Yacchanak

was found in a Skid Row alley and, about three days after, 54-year-old Arthur Dahlstedt, all of these victims had their throat

cut from ear to ear with evidence that the killer drank their blood post-mortem.

There were often cups of blood left around the body, as well as rings of salt around the

corpse, leaving many to think these murders were an act of Satanism.

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