Episode 45: The Serial Butcher
Episode description
Between the years of 1984 and 1988 Kansas City, Missouri would be plagued with sinister acts of sexual torture and murder by one of the most brutal serial killers in U.S. history, Robert Berdella. Growing up Berdella was physically and mentally abused by his father, and as a loner in school who struggled with his sexuality was bullied constantly. By the time he had entered college, Berdella had begun torturing and killing animals. At least six young men fell victim to Berdella’s rape, torture, and murdering after forcing his victims to endure periods of up to six weeks of captivity. Berdella became known as the Kansas City Butcher due to his practice of extensively dissecting his victims' bodies, which he would then dispose of some in garbage bags. In April of 1988 22-year-old Christopher Bryson would be Berdella’s last victim as he was able to escape Berdella’ house of horrors and get help from a neighbor. What police would find at Berdella’s home would astonish them and quickly realized that they had a serial killer on their hands. Along with discovering several bodies on Berdella’s property a diary that he kept was discovered and in it he described his killings as being "some of his darkest fantasies becoming his reality". In August of 1988 Berdella pleaded guilty and was sentenced t without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of one of his victims, Larry Pearson, and later in December of the same year plead guilty to one other charge of first-degree murder, along with four charges of second-degree murder. So was this a sinister mind who had been created from his environment or a mind that was just born to be sinister.
Referenes:
The Confession — Bob Berdella: The Kansas City Butcher — Crime Library
Serial Killer: Robert Berdella - The Yard: Crime Blog (theyardcrimeblog.com)
Biography on Bob Berdella the Butcher of Kansas City
Robert Berdella | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Robert Berdella Was Dubbed 'The Kansas City Butcher' After Killing Six Young Men (ranker.com)
Robert Berdella: The Horrific Crimes Of "The Kansas City Butcher" (allthatsinteresting.com)
Robert Berdella Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements (thefamouspeople.com)Profile of Serial Killer Robert Berdella (thoughtco.com)
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