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Lawrence Bittaker & Roy Norris

The Tool BoxKillers

Among the depraved serial killers The Toy Box and Tool Box Killers stand out the most to me. They did more than just torture, physically and mentally. In my opinion, they are the most sickening and terrifying ones to exist. They treated their victims as if they were objects and overall, they were monstrous. They are the most disturbing people I have ever heard of.

Lawrence was born September 27th, 1940 and died in prison on February 24th in 2020. Roy was born February 5th, 1949 and died in prison on February 24th, 2019. 

The pair kidnapped, sensually assaulted, tortured and murdered 5 teenage girls in 1979. They would also record audio of the torture which is now used as FBI training. This is one case that has haunted FBI profiler John Douglas. 

The pair's fifth and final victim, Shirley Ledford, was recorded and played in court. People had actually run out of the courtroom because of how bad it truly was. Reading the transcripts of the recording is just as disturbing hearing it as it is reading it. Even members of the jury ran from the courtroom crying and vomiting. 

Lawrence and Roy would even play the recordings in the van as they drove around looking for more victims. 

With one victim, she said she understood she was going to be murdered but asked to pray one last time before they did it. They wouldn't even allow that. The pair would use knives, screwdrivers and even shoved icepicks into the girls’ ears. 

After Norris told a former inmate what he and Bittaker were doing the inmate told police, finally ending their reign of terror. Norris testified against Bittaker after pleading guilty to all charges in exchange for prosecutors not pushing the death penalty on him. 

Despite a large search of the mountains where the others were found, the bodies of Hall and Schaefer have never been found. Bittaker admitted he started killing at age 18 and wasn't arrested until age 38. People believe he has more than the 5 victims he was charged with. 

The innocent girls they murdered were:

16 year old Lucinda Schafer

18 year old Andrea Hall

15 year old Jacqueline Gilliam

13 year old Jacqueline Lamp

16 year old Shirley Ledford 

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December 25, 2007

Phoenix Arizona

Aaron Taylor was born in Bend Oregon and was one of 5 children. The family had moved when Aaron was 10 and he received average grades, but was more into mechanics. His father said he could tear things apart and put them back together.

His father said his problems came around high-school. He wanted to fit in and be accepted by his fellow students.

A turning point in Aaron's life was a motorcycle accident. The wreck almost killed him, his mother bathing and changing him when needed.

His parents didn't notice any sign of mental illness but something had changed within him after the accident.

Aaron Taylor had been imprisoned for seven years before being released. His mother Pat and her husband Frank had gone to various homeless shelters and hired a private investigator which gave no results.

A few days before New Years 36 year old Aaron Taylor had been found. Aaron had been burned alive.

Frank was hopeful of having an open casket service. The county coroner spoke against it, saying Aaron was in two body bags.

Aaron was known to frequent the area he had been killed, a courtyard bench near Cactus Road. Witnesses spoke of three young men harassing him regularly.

In the past, the three men had gotten him drunk, taped him to the bench, bound him and threw him into the nearby fountain.

On Christmas Day, witnesses spoke of seeing the three young men flicking matches onto him. Other witnesses explained they thought it was fake, a mannequin.

Emergency personnel tried CPR and rushed him to the burn unit but expectations were low. Shortly after his arrival he had passed.

Medical examiners explained that he was alive when they had lit him on fire. He was breathing for a few moments while being burned and showed no recent signs of injuries.

Because the fire department doused the scene, there was very little evidence. But police were able to track down the three suspects. Two brothers and a friend.

The trio was known locally as troublemakers. The men's parents quickly set them up with attorneys, answers that were given were very vague and of no help.

Investigators hope that time will urge people who knew the trio to come forward and help the Investigation.

Witnesses say the three men had called Aaron ‘Jesus’ because of his long hair. They also spoke of hearing the three men say, “Jesus had to die, it was Christmas.”

“We’re going to let the law take care of it,” Frank said. “And if the law doesn’t do it, there's somebody else who will after this life.”

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Unsolved Murders in Massachusetts & The Fear of a Serial Killer

Around the state of Massachusetts people have gone missing and the cases remain cold and unsolved. It has caused worry and concern throughout the state, some dating back decades.

Well known cases such as Molly Bish, The Lady of The Dunes, and The Boston Strangler cases. Massachusetts investigators are actively looking into said murders but nothing has been set in stone.

Molly Bish was a 16 year old lifeguard who went missing in 2000 while working at Comins Pond in Warren. Her remains were found three years later, five miles away in a wooded area. The case remains unsolved.

The Lady of The Dunes aka Ruth Terry(formerly unidentified) was found murdered in June of 1974. Her body was exhumed 1980, 2000, and 2013 in an effort to identify her. It has since come to light that her husband Guy Muldavin had killed her.

Five more unsolved cases include Susan Taraskiewicz, Shakonda Wilson and William Haynesworth, Quaaneiruh Goodwyn, and Karen Marchioni.

Susan was killed September 13, 1992. She was found beaten and stabbed to death, her body placed in the trunk of a car. Police believe she was killed somewhere else before being placed inside. She had left to get sandwiches for her coworker and did not return. Her mother Marlene believes her coworkers killed her and covered it because she knew of fraudulent activities going on. To this day the reward money of 250k is still available. The case remains unsolved.

Shakonda and her boyfriend William Haynes Jr were found murdered. Her infant daughter at the time was found in her crib with a drawer over her, the daughter believes it was intentionally put over her by her mother to hide her. The tip line for this case is 617-343-4470. This case remains unsolved.

October 16, 2022 Quaaneiruh Goodwyn, 24 years old at the time, was with friends at Star 50 Convenience Store as gunfire broke out. Three individuals were shot and Quaaneiruh was fatally shot in the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. This case remains unsolved.

Karen Marchioni was found stabbed to death on October 8th 2001. She was 41 years old at the time and managed to call the police for help. She died two hours later in the hospital. Police identified a suspect but no one was arrested or charged. This case remains unsolved.

As of late there is speculation of a serial killer loose in New England. As of June 1st, a 13th body was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Adriana Suazo, the most recent victim was found by a passerby in the woods of Milton. Police aren't sure what caused her death, her body showing no signs of trauma. She marks the 13th body found, the county coroner has offered little information about her.

Bodies, mostly women, have been found across a large area of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine since March. They are primarily found in wooded areas. Police do not believe a serial killer is the cause of these deaths, stating the absence of forensics linking the cases.

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Murder Across State Lines

Law enforcement have expressed concern over possible truck driving serial killers, stating there could be 100s of them. The FBI's Highway Serial Killings Initiative has identified 850 different cases since 2003 and roughly 450 active suspects. 

Robert Rhoades, The Truck Stop Killer is confirmed to have tortured and killed two couples in Illinois and Texas. Ranging from 1989 and 1990. Although police suspect he has killed 50 or more women between 1975 and 1990.

Wayne Ford, another truck driver, murdered four women in 1997 and 1998. He strangled and dismembered three of his victims. He carried a woman's breast in a bag in his pocket when he turned himself into the police. 

Sean Goble, another truck driver, murdered 4 women between 1994 and 1995. 

Bruce Mendenhall is accused of killing 5 women. Investigators described his truck as a “killing chamber.” The truck had various tools used for torture and murder. 

Semi trucks offer isolation, mobility, lack of witnesses and they don't stay in one place for long. They can also use trucks for the crimes, like Rhoades. 

As of May 2016 ViCAP investigators have compiled a list of over 750 murder victims found near highways and nearly 450 possible suspects. As of 2024 there are 850 murders linked to truck drivers, 200 active and unsolved, and 450 suspects being actively investigated. 

Keep in mind there is a huge amount of truck drivers that are not serial killers. Not every trucker is bad. But there are quite a few that are. 

If you have any information about the murders please contact the FBI by tip line. 

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Name: Dennis Lloyd Martin

Missing from: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Date Missing: June 14, 1969

Description: Martin was 7 years old when he went missing. White male, 4'01" tall, 55 pounds, dark brown eyes, dark brown, wavy hair. Last seen wearing a red T-shirt, green trousers, and low-cut Oxford-style shoes.

Case Info: Martin was last seen playing with other children while on a family outing with his parents at the Spence Field area of the Appalachian Trail.

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Leaving Quietly

•When churches begin to act like cults•

Leaving a place of worship should bring peace. But when leaving brings fear, guilt or backlash- that's not faith. That's control.

Cult(definition) -

A cult is a social group with intense devotion to a specific person, idea, or object, often characterized by extreme or unusual beliefs and practices.

Mega Church(definition) -

A church having an extremely large congregation

Cults are built on psychological warfare. Manipulate tactics, promises, threats, and overall fear. Once you’re in, it's hard to get out. And once you get out, you’re the bad guy.

Cults do their best to separate those that are with them and those that leave them. They will be shunned, publicly called out, or even physically hurt. Even if they chose to leave for a calm reason, expect public backlash.

Megachurches are large churches usually garnering 2000 or more people per week. Think of local large churches, have one in mind?

Charles Manson targeted young women, typically runaways who were lost in life. People who needed a sense of belonging and acceptance.

Manson's manipulation tactics were everywhere yet calculated. He put on a fake persona, he used flattery and a shared purpose of enlightenment to draw people in.

Another tactic is called love bombing which is used by many cults and manipulators.

New recruits were given extra attention and affection, causing a sense of peace and security. Manson built a better and stronger bond with those this way.

His followers were isolated from friends and family, and took part in using LSD. This disoriented them, Manson's influence over them strengthened with this tactic.

"Don't drink the kool-aid."

(Did you know Jim Jones got the off brand koolaid?)

Jones started at a church and ended at a forest in Guyana. His followers blindly listened to him, moving to a new country. And those that stayed behind?

It was the work of the Devil. They were shunned, they had been influenced by darkness and that is why they left the church.

Though megachurches are large with usually a lot of people, they notice when someone has slipped through the cracks. They notice when you're no longer following blindly, no longer holding onto every word they say.

And that is the work of the Devil.

Even if you leave for a casual reason, they want their followers to see it is bad to leave. You are now an outsider. Jim Jones did this to people who left him. The ones that stayed, they didn’t want to be outcasts like those that left. They didn't want to be shunned.

Now, why do cults and manipulators call out the ones who leave exactly?

A member leaving can challenge the leader, leak insider information, or just make them look bad.

Cults use the "us vs. them" ideology. Cult leaders thrive on power and control, and once lost they lash out, usually publicly. Once a member leaves, it opens the door for others to leave. To let people question whether or not they should leave as well.

Leaders will often use gaslighting, fear mongering and of course, divine punishment. Don't for the shunning and public callout.

If you leave a church, and they say it's because of the Devil, they will pray for you, you're the bad guy, especially publicly. Know the manipulation tactics and don't look back.

Not every pastor is a cult leader but if they respond to your quiet exit with control, shame, or fear- they're acting like one.

You just slipped from a cult and despite pastors calling you out publicly, you just won by leaving.

If you are navigating a quiet exit please go to

https://www.peopleleavecults.com/

You are not alone♡