(via Canal killings: Bryan Miller's 'zombie hunter' persona raised in court)
The story behind Bryan Miller's notorious "Zombie Hunter" persona surfaced in court Wednesday, as Miller's attorneys fight to spare the convicted double murderer from the death penalty.
Before his arrest in 2015, Miller would regularly dress up as the character, appearing at events around Phoenix in his signature helmet, mask and goggles, carrying a large fake gun and driving his modified police car spattered with faux blood.
He would attend comic conventions and other fandom-related events as the Zombie Hunter, building a reputation within the tight-knit costuming community.
Now Miller is facing the prospect of a death sentence, after being convicted last month of murdering Angela Brosso in 1992 and Melanie Bernas in 1993.
The brutal murders of the two young women, randomly attacked as they cycled along Phoenix canals, shocked the city when they occurred 30 years ago. Both young women were stabbed fatally in the back before being mutilated and sexually assaulted as or after they died.
The case ran cold for two decades before Miller was arrested in 2015, following a forensic breakthrough in which detectives matched his DNA to samples at the crime scenes.
somewhat wild murder trial going in up in Phoenix...