The Vampire Killer of Sacramento

About this episode

This episode discusses the case of Richard Trenton Chase, a serial killer in the 1970s, and the role of behavioral profiling in his capture.

Criminal Behaviorology Episode # 64 Title: The Vampire Killer of Sacramento The entire presentation can be found on our YouTube channel: @criminalbehaviorology - https://youtu.be/KXLS6l_M-PQ?si=h2GFPkruN2R01K5x - https://youtu.be/KXLS6l_M-PQ The views of our guests, should we have any, do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors. Donate to Criminal Behaviorology Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u81930699 The horrific story of this real life vampire in the 1970s. With a little help from behavioral profiling, police captured the perpetrator and stopped him from committing future grotesque murders. What is most frightening is that such an obviously mentally unbalanced individual was unmonitored and untreated in the general public. Highlights: - Richard Trenton Chase, the horrific serial killer case in 1970s California. - Robert Ressler’s book Whoever Fights Monsters, a segment on the Vampire of Sacramento case is read. The desperate search to find who was responsible. - The so-called “organized” versus “disorganized” offender types. The disorganized concept might be the result of a perpetrator’s psychosis. How an understanding of mental illness…

Topics covered

• serial killer
• behavioral profiling
• mental illness
• crime
• California

Keywords

• Vampire Killer
• Sacramento
• Robert Ressler
• Whoever Fights Monsters

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Whoever Fights Monsters

Books & works: The Vampire Killer of Sacramento, Criminal Behaviorology, Whoever Fights Monsters, Night of the Shaping Dead, Eating at Us

Places: California

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