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Monday, May 4, 2009

This old man...


WORST SERIAL KILLER EVER!
National Enquirer

LAPD say 72 year old "Grim Sleeper" suspected serial killer may have raped and killed up to 30 women in decades old slay spree!

John Floyd Thomas, 72, has been officially charged with two murders so far and his DNA matches that found at three other crime scenes in West Los Angeles from unsolved murders dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.

Robbery-Homicide Cold Case Detective Richard Bengston stated evidence in 25 other killings is currently being examined, but cops say Thomas is the suspected serial killer.

"When all is said and done, Mr. Thomas stands to be Los Angeles' most prolific serial killer," Bengston told the Los Angeles Times.

The killings corresponded with the suspect's whereabouts during the 70s' and 80s and stopped when the alleged suspect was imprisoned for the rape of an elderly Pasadena woman.

Thomas was convicted twice of sexual assault and had long been a person of interest in several outstanding homicides in the Greater LA area.

The cases remain unsolved for years due to primitive DNA testing at the time. LAPD are still investigating cases attributed to an unidentified serial killer dubbed The Grim Sleeper who they believe to be the suspect currently in custody.

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a serial killer buff so I was excited to hear the LAPD may have captured a prolific serial murderer. The NE's headline to a bit strong considered even with an inflated body count he's far from the worse serial killer ever but you don't sell tabloids by putting things in perspective. With DNA testing they should be catching a lot more of these old dudes.

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