Gerard Schaefer Jr.
The odds that someone would know someone who disappeared, let along murdered is rather slim. The odds that one person would know several people who had either disappeared or were murdered and not be the one responsible is even more rare. Gerard Schaefer, who died in prison in 1995 after another prisoner stabbed him, would proclaim to not be a serial killer. In fact, he attempted to sue anyone who said that he was. And yet, he was convicted of murdering two women and not only bragged about killing others, but at least four other women that he personally knew either mysteriously disappeared or were found murdered. Today there has been significant studies into the behaviors of serial killers but back in the 1960's there was not a lot known. Today we know that serial killers often have a somewhat obsession with killing animals. We know that their criminal activities, although not always caught, start early. Male serial killers are often found to have been “peeping toms”...