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Hillside stranglers

Paola Giannetakis
Paola Giannetakis

Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were serial killers known as the Hillside Stranglers who murdered 10 young women in Los Angeles between 1977-1979. They left signature marks on the victims' wrists and necks. Bianchi had a troubled childhood, being raised by adoptive parents with a history of mental illness, abuse, and rejection by women. He and Buono raped and murdered their victims, often leaving the bodies on hillsides in LA. They were eventually caught and charged with killing 14 women total.

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The Serial Killer ≒ A serial killer is an offender who kills more than 2 persons in different moments (cooling off) there several motivations to kill : for the thrill, sexual satisfaction and/or power control ≒ Eric Hickey: the majority of serial killers have a MODUS OPERANDI and a SIGNATURE ≒ They often have dysfunctional backgrounds involving sexual or physical abuse, drugs or alcoholism and related problems
The Serial Killer ≒ Serial killers have at one time been diagnosed or have either disorganized thinking, bipolar mode disorders, a feeling of resentment towards society brought on by their own failings, sexual frustrations, an inability to be social or socially accepted
The Hillside Stranglers ≒ Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were guilty of kidnapping, rapping, torturing, and then murdering girls from the age of 12-28. ≒ They left signature marks on the victims wrist and neck ≒ Majority of bodies found on the Hillsides of Los Angeles
Kenneth Bianchi Born May 22, 1951 in Rochester, New York His mother was an alcoholic and prostitute and had him at seventeen, she gave him up for adoption to the Bianchi couple. As a boy was a compulsive liar and had an anger problem that resulted in many temper tantrums. He was also diagnosed with Petit Mal Syndrome and was later treated at a psychiatric center for mental problems
Anger ≒ Bianchi anger and objectification of women stemmed from a variety of sources, but it would be safe to assume that much of that rage and resentment was towards his own birth mother, and his adoptive mother for having told him who and what she was.
Religion ≒ Also, religion had featured prominently in Kenneth's childhood, which contributed to his skewed view of women; he objected to girls wearing "sexy" clothes, even jeans, and expected every girl he was with to be a virgin.
≒ At age of eighteen, he married Brenda Beck whom he cheated on several times to the point of her leaving him ≒ Faced many rejections in life: Married another woman whom she left after eight months of marriage His job application as a police officer was turned down several times Finally did get a job as a security guard but was charged with theft and then fired Proposed to his ex-wife again whom she turned down because of not having a stable job
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THE FIRST MURDER ≒ Deborah and friend Yolanda Washington sold a fake list of prostitute names to the cousins ≒ To get revenge the cousins raped and murdered Yolanda Washington ≒ Washingtons body was found on a hillside with a cloth still tired around her neck from being choked to death and marks on her neck and wrist
Victims * Oct 1977 - Yolanda Washington, 19 * Oct 1977 - Judy Miller, 16 * Nov 1977 - Lissa Kastin, 21 * Nov 1977 - Dolores Cepeda, 12 * Nov 1977 - Sonja Johnson, 14 * Nov 1977 - Kristina Weckler, 20 * Nov 1977 - Jane King, 28 * Nov 1977 - Lauren Wagner, 18 * Nov 1977 - Jill Barcomb, 18 * Nov 1977 - Kathleen Robinson, 17 * Dec 1977 - Kimberly Martin, 22 * Feb 1978 - Cindy Hudspeth, 20 * Jan 1979 - Karen Mandic, 22 * Jan 1979 - Diane Wilder, 27
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≒ Two years later, on October 22, 1979, Bianchis evil behavior came to an end ≒ He was arrested for rapping and murdering two university students ≒ Bianchi was found because of leaving pubic hairs on Cindy Hudspeths body ≒ After intensive investigation, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono was charged with rapping and murdering fourteen victims
Trial

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Hillside stranglers

  • 2. The Serial Killer ≒ A serial killer is an offender who kills more than 2 persons in different moments (cooling off) there several motivations to kill : for the thrill, sexual satisfaction and/or power control ≒ Eric Hickey: the majority of serial killers have a MODUS OPERANDI and a SIGNATURE ≒ They often have dysfunctional backgrounds involving sexual or physical abuse, drugs or alcoholism and related problems
  • 3. The Serial Killer ≒ Serial killers have at one time been diagnosed or have either disorganized thinking, bipolar mode disorders, a feeling of resentment towards society brought on by their own failings, sexual frustrations, an inability to be social or socially accepted
  • 4. The Hillside Stranglers ≒ Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were guilty of kidnapping, rapping, torturing, and then murdering girls from the age of 12-28. ≒ They left signature marks on the victims wrist and neck ≒ Majority of bodies found on the Hillsides of Los Angeles
  • 5. Kenneth Bianchi Born May 22, 1951 in Rochester, New York His mother was an alcoholic and prostitute and had him at seventeen, she gave him up for adoption to the Bianchi couple. As a boy was a compulsive liar and had an anger problem that resulted in many temper tantrums. He was also diagnosed with Petit Mal Syndrome and was later treated at a psychiatric center for mental problems
  • 6. Anger ≒ Bianchi anger and objectification of women stemmed from a variety of sources, but it would be safe to assume that much of that rage and resentment was towards his own birth mother, and his adoptive mother for having told him who and what she was.
  • 7. Religion ≒ Also, religion had featured prominently in Kenneth's childhood, which contributed to his skewed view of women; he objected to girls wearing "sexy" clothes, even jeans, and expected every girl he was with to be a virgin.
  • 8. ≒ At age of eighteen, he married Brenda Beck whom he cheated on several times to the point of her leaving him ≒ Faced many rejections in life: Married another woman whom she left after eight months of marriage His job application as a police officer was turned down several times Finally did get a job as a security guard but was charged with theft and then fired Proposed to his ex-wife again whom she turned down because of not having a stable job
  • 10. THE FIRST MURDER ≒ Deborah and friend Yolanda Washington sold a fake list of prostitute names to the cousins ≒ To get revenge the cousins raped and murdered Yolanda Washington ≒ Washingtons body was found on a hillside with a cloth still tired around her neck from being choked to death and marks on her neck and wrist
  • 11. Victims * Oct 1977 - Yolanda Washington, 19 * Oct 1977 - Judy Miller, 16 * Nov 1977 - Lissa Kastin, 21 * Nov 1977 - Dolores Cepeda, 12 * Nov 1977 - Sonja Johnson, 14 * Nov 1977 - Kristina Weckler, 20 * Nov 1977 - Jane King, 28 * Nov 1977 - Lauren Wagner, 18 * Nov 1977 - Jill Barcomb, 18 * Nov 1977 - Kathleen Robinson, 17 * Dec 1977 - Kimberly Martin, 22 * Feb 1978 - Cindy Hudspeth, 20 * Jan 1979 - Karen Mandic, 22 * Jan 1979 - Diane Wilder, 27
  • 15. ≒ Two years later, on October 22, 1979, Bianchis evil behavior came to an end ≒ He was arrested for rapping and murdering two university students ≒ Bianchi was found because of leaving pubic hairs on Cindy Hudspeths body ≒ After intensive investigation, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono was charged with rapping and murdering fourteen victims
  • 16. Trial