Before serial killer Eugene Barrett took his final victim in 1995, he had already been in prison for murder twice, but had been released early each time.

When the parole board decided to let Eugene go, they were effectively giving a death sentence to two women at the same time.

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Born on June 30, 1931 in Oakland, California, Eugene Barrett was the firstborn son of Howard and Emily.

Considering what kind of person Eugene grew up to be, it would be pretty interesting to know what was going on during his childhood,

if anything. But his early years are kind of a mystery. He did, however, study at the Washington Intermediate School in Honolulu until he dropped out in the ninth grade. In his 20s, Eugene fought

in the Korean War, but because he liked to drink a little bit too much, he was kicked out of the

army in 1955.

Eugene decided to permanently call Honolulu Hawaii his home.

At some point, Eugene got involved with a woman named Annie Phillips, a divorced mother of five

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