Transcript Kenneth Bianchi - Radford University

Love Conquers All: The Women
Who Marry Convicted Serial
Killers
Dr. Mike Aamodt, Radford University, [email protected]
Why Marry a Convicted Killer?
The Attraction
• Notoriety
– Celebrity status
– Being associated with the worst of the worst
– Being considered a rebel
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Attraction to the “bad boy”
Need to nurture and save
Need for control
Intimate relationships
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Cons can show great sensitivity
Lack of sex places focus on feelings and conversation
Sacrifice makes the relationship more important
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Randall Woodfield
• Crime
– I-5 Killer
– Killed 18, raped 60
• Dates
– Convicted June 26, 1981
– Married April 25, 2001
• Spouse
– Previous marriage in prison that ended in
divorce after 6 months
– Jennifer Lyn Coria in 2001
• Prison Policy
– Weddings held twice a year
– Vows exchanged in warden’s office
– Got to honeymoon in the “conjugal trailer”
Angel Maturino Resendiz
• Crime
– Railroad Killer
– Killed 9 people
• Dates
– Convicted in May, 2000
– Sentenced to death
– Engaged in 2001
• Spouse
– Nancy Resendiz (age 50)
– Bachelor’s degree
• Prison Policy
– Resendiz is already married so it
does not recognize marriage
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez
• Crime
– Carlos the Jackal
– Killed 83 people
• Dates
– Convicted in
– Sentenced to life in France
– Engaged in 2001
• Spouse
– Isabelle Coutant-Peyre
– Lawyer
• Wedding
– Both are currently married and waiting for their
respective divorces
Ted Bundy
• Crime
– Killed over 30 people
• Dates
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Convicted 12-6-80
Sentenced to death
Married on February 9, 1980
Executed 1/24/89
• Spouse
– Carole Ann Boone (age 50)
– Former friend
• Wedding
– Exchanged “vows of intention” in the
courtroom with a notary public present
– Gave birth to Bundy’s daughter in 10/82
– By 1986 out of Bundy’s life
Henry Louis Wallace
• Crime
– Killed 13 people
• Dates
– Convicted on 1/29/97
– Sentenced to death
– Married on June 5, 1998
• Spouse
– Rebecca Torrijas
– Former prison nurse
– 23 years older than Wallace
• Wedding
– Married next to the execution
chamber
Richard Ramirez
• Crime
– Night Stalker
– Killed 13 people
• Dates
– Convicted September 20, 1989
– Sentenced to life
– Married in 1996
• Spouse
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Doreen Lioy
Free-lance magazine editor
B.A. in English Literature
IQ of 152
Claims to be a virgin
"He's kind, he's funny, he's charming. I
think he's really a great person. He's my
best friend; he's my buddy."
• Prison Policy
Angelo Buono
• Crime
– Hillside Strangler
– Killed 7 people
• Dates
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Convicted in 1983
Sentenced to life
Married in 1986
Died in prison 9/21/2002
• Spouse
– Christine Kizuka
– Mother of 3
– Supervisor for the Employment
Development Department for the State of
California
Arthur Shawcross
• Crime
– Genesee River Killer
– Killed 13 people
• Dates
– Convicted in 1991
– Sentenced to 250 years
– Married in 7/10/97
• Spouse
– Clara D. Neal
– Former girlfriend
• Wedding
– Visiting room of the prison
– Clara: “It was nice and all. It took 10 years to
make the grade but I finally did it.”
Lemuel Warren Smith
• Crime
– Killed at least 3 people in New York
• Dates
– Convicted in
– Sentenced to death, later changed to life
– Married in 1983
• Spouse
– Dawn Pepita Hall Simmons (46)
– Famous writer (biographer of famous
women) who earlier in life had changed sex
from a male to a female
• Wedding
Kenneth Bianchi
• Crime
– One of the Hillside Stranglers
– Killed 7 people in California & Washington
• Dates
– Convicted November, 1983
– Sentenced to life
– Married September 21, 1989
• Spouse
– Shirlee Book (36)
– Very unattractive
– Wanted Bundy, settled for Bianchi
• Wedding
Tex Watson
• Crime
– Part of the Manson Family
• Dates
– Convicted in 1969
– Sentenced to life
– Married September 7, 1989
• Spouse
– Kristin Joan Svege (20)
– Read that his previous relationship ended
and then wrote him letters
• Wedding
– She wore an ankle-length white gown,
matching white shoes, and carried a flower
bouquet and Bible
James Earl Ray
• Crime
– Not a serial killer, but shot Marin Luther King
• Dates
– Convicted in 1969
– Sentenced to 99 years
– Married October 13, 1978
• Spouse
– Anna Sandhu (32, he was 50)
– Was an artist for a TV station doing a
documentary on him
– She proposed to him
• Wedding
– She wore an off-white pleated skirt with
matching crocheted blouse
– Marriage lasted 12 years, he filed for divorce
John Wayne Gacy
• Crime
– Killed over 30 boys
• Dates
– Convicted March, 1980
– Sentenced to life
• Fiancée
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Sue Terry (43 in 1988)
Mother of 8
Wrote to him after seeing him in the paper
Relationship lasted a year until she was
finally convinced of his guilt
Serial Killer
His Age Her Age
Spouse
Art Shawcross
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66
Clara Neal
Maturino Resendiz
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50
Nancy Resendiz
Richard Ramirez
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Doreen Lioy
Angelo Buono
51
Henry Louis Wallace
33
Randall Woodfield
41
Jennifer Lyn Coria
Ted Bundy
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Carole Ann Boone
Tex Watson
34
Kenneth Bianchi
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Christine Kizuka
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Rebecca Torrijas
Kristin Joan Svege
Shirlee Book
How Do They Meet?
• Personal ads
• Pen pals
• Professional Services
– Lawyers
– Psychologists
– Prison guards
• Visiting other inmates
• Prison volunteers
• During the trial
– Jurors
– Groupies
Lovely Couple
How They Met
Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Introduced by first husband whose
cell was next to Buono’s
Carlos the Jackal & Isabelle CoutantPeyre
She was his attorney
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
She was a former friend
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
She was a former girlfriend
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn Coria
She began visiting the prison
Kenneth Bianchi & Shirlee Book
She saw him on TV and wrote to him
Tex Watson & Kristin Svege
She read about him in the paper
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
She sent him a birthday card after
seeing him on TV. He asked her to
visit
Lovely Couple
Where They Got Married
Angelo Buono & Christine
Kizuka
Angel & Nancy Resendiz
Visitation room
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
Courtroom during trial
Henry Wallace & Rebecca
Torrijas
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Next to the execution chamber
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer
Lyn Coria
Warden’s office
Richard Ramirez & Doreen
Lioy
Visiting room
Lovely Couple
What They Wore
Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Tex Watson & Kristin Joan Svege
She war an ankle-length white gown,
matching white shoes, and carried a
flower bouquet and a Bible
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
She wore a pale green dress covered
with pink flowers and a pearl
necklace. Henry wore red prison
jumpsuit and black tennis shoes
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Kenneth Bianchi & Shirlee Book
She wore a floor-length white satin
gown, a veil, and white gloves
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
Doreen wore a white wedding dress
with chiffon sleeves. Richard wore a
blue prison outfit with no restraints.
Lovely Couple
The Wedding Party
Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Angel & Nancy Resendiz
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
Wallace’s attorney, the manager of
the death row unit, and a public
defender served as witnesses
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn
Coria
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
Ramirez’s brother, sister, niece, his
biographer, and 2 attorneys. No one
from her family attended, but 60
inmates did.
Lovely Couple
Can they consummate the
marriage?
Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
No, because he was not eligible for
parole
Tex Watson & Kristin Svege
Yes, spent honeymoon in the conjugal
trailer. They have 3 children.
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
Not allowed to, but they did and
Bundy fathered a daughter
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
No
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Yes
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn
Coria
Yes. They got to honeymoon in the
“conjugal trailer”
Kenneth Bianchi and Shirlee Book
No, they were denied permission to
use the conjugal trailer
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
No, and she was a virgin when she
was married
States Allowing Conjugal Visits
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California
Connecticut
Mississippi
New Mexico
New York
Washington