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The summer of 1978 hit the west coast hard.

Temperatures were scorching, even as far north as the California Men's Colony in San Louis Obispo.

To deal with the heat, inmates tried to distract themselves any way they could.

For 38-year-old Lawrence Bittaker and his new pal 30 year old Roy Norris. That meant long

conversations deep into the night. Neither of the men had many other friends, so they

spent nearly all of their free time together.

As the summer wore on, they got to know each other well.

In hushed tones, they discovered that though they had differing backgrounds and outlooks on life, they shared

similar sadistic sexual fantasies.

From the corner of a table in the mess hall and a quiet cubby in the library, a dark alignment A

dark alliance was born.

Their friendship was built on a foundation of elaborate and

twisted discussions about the women they planned to hurt after they were released.

Bittaker and Norris vowed that when they got out of prison the next year,

they would meet up again.

And together, the two of them would fill a graveyard. Hi, I'm Greg Paulson. This is Serial Killers, a parcast original.

Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. Today we're exploring the stomach-chearning murders committed by Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, otherwise known as the Toolbox killers.

I'm here with my co-host, Vanessa Richardson.

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