The Toolbox Killers

Terror Bites: Bite Sized True Crime

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In this harrowing episode of Terror Bites, we take you deep inside one of the most disturbing true crime cases in U.S. history—The Toolbox Murders. In 1979, serial killers Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris abducted, tortured, and murdered five teenage girls across Southern California, using everyday tools as instruments of horror. But it wasn’t just the crimes that shocked the nation—it was what came next.

We unpack the chilling courtroom drama that followed. From the haunting audio tape played in court to the eyewitness testimony from one of the killers himself, this trial was unlike anything the justice system had ever seen. With forensic evidence, psychological warfare, and a smiling killer on the stand, the case was a nightmare come to life and justice had to face it head-on.

This is more than a story of violence. It’s a look at evil, accountability, and a justice system pushed to its limit. If you’re drawn to true crime trials, serial killer psychology, and real-life horror, this episode will leave you shaken.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Terabytes, the True Crime Podcast, where the stories are dark, the laughs are twisted,
0:14.7	and the terror, well, it's real. I'm your host, and this where we dive into the most bizarre, chilling and downright weird
0:24.3	true crime stories you've never heard.
0:26.9	Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss a single second of the madness.
0:35.0	California, 1979, Summer Sun, beaches, freedom. It was also the hunting ground for two of the most
0:44.9	sadistic killers in American history. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris. Together, they became known as the toolbox killers.
0:57.2	Because of what they kept in the back of their van,
1:00.4	because of what they did with it.
1:02.9	Bidica was the brain.
1:05.2	Norris was the muscle.
1:07.5	They met in prison,
1:10.0	bonded over rape fantasies.
1:12.6	And when they got out, they turned fantasy into action.
1:18.0	They bought a van, a 1977 GMC cargo van.
1:24.9	No windows, sliding door. They called it murder Mac. Inside. Duct tape. Icepicks.
1:36.0	Pliers. Sledgehammer. And a cassette recorder. Their plan was simple. Find girls, young, alone, offer a ride, take them to the mountains,
1:55.2	do whatever they wanted. Then, silence them.
2:03.8	June 24th, Lucinda Schaefer.
2:08.8	Sixteen years old, walking home from church.
2:11.7	She said no to the ride.
2:13.7	They forced her in.
2:24.7	She was gagged, tired, raped. They debated killing her, argued about how. Then finally,
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