San Diego police believe they have caught the man behind a series of fatal fire attacks on the city's homeless, People confirms. Officials tell People that Jon David Guerrero, 39, has been charged with three counts of murder and two counts of premeditated attempted murder, along with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murder, in connection with five attacks on homeless men beginning in early July. Investigators allege that Guerrero set the men ablaze after dousing them with gasoline. Police say he was detained on Friday after a San Diego patrol officer allegedly noticed him in the Park West section of the city,...
- 7/20/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
San Diego police believe they have caught the man behind a series of fatal fire attacks on the city's homeless, People confirms. Officials tell People that Jon David Guerrero, 39, has been charged with three counts of murder and two counts of premeditated attempted murder, along with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murder, in connection with five attacks on homeless men beginning in early July. Investigators allege that Guerrero set the men ablaze after dousing them with gasoline. Police say he was detained on Friday after a San Diego patrol officer allegedly noticed him in the Park West section of the city,...
- 7/20/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Would it surprise you to learn that you have probably never heard of the most prolific serial killers in the world? Infamous names like Richard Ramirez, David Berkowitz, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy barely crack the top 30. So who were the worst?
Determining the “world’s worst serial killer” is an impossible feat. Anyone who kills a person in cold blood is pretty horrible, so the only quantifiable way to determine the “worst” is by the number of kills. This too proves difficult, as many serial killers, once arrested, often confess to dozens or hundreds of murders they had nothing to do with. For example, Henry Lee Lucas confessed to over 600 different murders at one point or another, in what is widely believed to be a farce meant to waste law enforcement’s time and money. Even after all that, most law enforcement believe they have evidence that he was...
Determining the “world’s worst serial killer” is an impossible feat. Anyone who kills a person in cold blood is pretty horrible, so the only quantifiable way to determine the “worst” is by the number of kills. This too proves difficult, as many serial killers, once arrested, often confess to dozens or hundreds of murders they had nothing to do with. For example, Henry Lee Lucas confessed to over 600 different murders at one point or another, in what is widely believed to be a farce meant to waste law enforcement’s time and money. Even after all that, most law enforcement believe they have evidence that he was...
- 3/1/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
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