SERIAL KILLERS By Sarah Winder Gerald Gallego Born

SERIAL KILLERS By: Sarah Winder

Gerald Gallego Born 1946 and died 2002 He was known as the “Sex Slave Killer” There was 10 victims. His method of murder was shooting and beating. He was also rape his victims before hand He worked with his wife Charlene and she would drive around while he did the acts. Location of killings were in California, Oregon, and Nevada He had fantasies that made him build a secret hideaway where hostages(sex slaves) would be kept. Weapons were tire iron, 25 -Caliber pistol, and shovel Killed his victims near a ditch and then would put their bodies in the ditch after.

Gerald Gallego’s Victims Rhonda Scheffler, 17 Kippi Vaught, 16 Brenda. Judd, 14 Sandra Colley, 13 Stacey Redican Karen Chipman Twiggs Linda Aguilar, 21, unborn child Virginia Mochel, 34 Craig Miller, 22 And Craig’s fiancée Mary Elizabeth Sowers, 21

Gallego’s Family life and Childhood Gerald never met his father but his father Gerald Sr. was serving time in prison when his son was born, nine years later Gerald Sr. was the first man to die in Mississippi’s gas chamber for the murder of two police officers. At the age of 13 he had sex with a six-year old neighbor girl. At the age of 32 he had been married 7 times twice with the same women Warrants called for his arrest on charges including incest and rape. Geralds late wife Charlene who helped him with the killings had a different childhood with a solid caring home growing up but she fell in love with Gerald and learn to accept his doings.

Gallego’s Charges Police found them when Gerald and Charlene would make a call to Charlene’s parent and were able to track the phone call. In 1984: Charges in California and Nevada were sentenced to death in both states and again a second time. Charlene testified against him so in exchange for her testimony she received 16 years and 8 months in prison.

Benjamin Atkins “Tony” Known “Woodward Corridor Killer” Born 1968 and died on 1997 from an infection of HIV Killed 11 women in a period of 9 months He worked as a self-described pizza cook and a male prostitute. He was homosexual. Killings were in Detroit, Michigan. Most were prostitutes and they were all raped and strangled. His motive was because of his hatred for prostitution from his mother being one. He would get high off of cocaine and after sexual intercourse he would start seeing his mother and strangle the women to death. Women were killed in vacant buildings.

Atkin’s Victims Bertha Mason, 26 5 1/s months pregnant Juanita Hardy, 23 Valerie Chalk, 34 Vickie Truelove, 39 Vicki Beasley-Brown, 43 Joann O’Rourke, 40 Brenda Mitchell, 38 Debbie Friday, 31 Patricia George, 36 Unknown Female

Atkin’s Childhood No mention is made of him knowing who his father was His mother was a heroin addict and so him and his brother were seized by the state multiple times partly because she would perform sex acts in the front seat while she sat her boys in the back set. His mother was a prostitute When he was 10 he was sent to the St. Francis Home for Boys and one of the male caseworkers of Atkins was later accused of molesting the boy.

Atkin’s Charges They found him when a woman who survived Atkin’s attempted murder told Police what happened to her and they used her as bate to catch him. When they brought him in he asked for food and he ate five cheeseburgers and then confessed to all the murders in detail. Sentenced to 11 life sentences.

Joseph G. Christopher Known as “. 22 -Caliber Killer” or “Midtown Slasher” He was an army private and his motive was because he was racist against African Americans. He was born in 1955 This happened from upstate New York to Southwestern Georgia He shot his victims with a. 22 caliber and cut the heart out of 2 of his victims hearts and stabbed the other victims. Date of murders were from September to December 1980 He had 12 victims

Christopher’s Victims Glenn Dunn, 14 Harold Green, 32 Emmanuel Thomas, 30 Joseph Mc. Coy Parler Edwards, 71 Ernest Jones, 40 Luis Rodriguez, 19 Antone Davis, 30 Richard Renner, 20 John Doe Roger Adams, 31 Wendell Barnes, 26

Christopher’s Charges The police found him January 18 1981 when he was arrested at Fort Benning charged with trying to slash a black GI. They searched his apartment and found the gun, a gun barrel, and two sawed off rifle stocks. They also saw that he had a bus ticket and was on leave the same days the murders happened. When having his trial they found him mentally incompetent for trial but the jury rejected it so he was convicted on three counts of first degree murder, a term of 60 years to life.

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