The Kill File
by Brittni SpearsSeason 63
This week we will explore some serial killers in South Africa, one is one of the most prolific serial killers known in the country. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/apartheid/352764#:~:text=Apartheid%20divided%20South%20Africans%20into,land%20outside%20of%20their%20area. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/apartheid Catch me a killer by Micki Pistorius Evil Serial Killers: in the minds of monsters byCharlotte Greig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr7SeCa9rWc https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/south-africa/travel-guide/township-tours-in-south-africa#:~:text=Township%20tourism%20is%2C%20not%20surprisingly,the%20shadow%20of%20entrenched%20prejudice. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03a2581d2a3748ae9281bfc91227fb9b https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/abc_murders_selepe/10.html https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Moses_Sithole https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/moses-sithole-south-africa-s-worst-serial-killer https://www.capetownetc.com/entertainment/the-bloody-history-of-south-africas-serial-killers/ 
This week we talk about the ripper crew and all of their horrific crimes committed against women in the early 80's. Sources: CBS News (2019, June 13) In First On-Camera Interview, Thomas Kokoraleis Claims Innocence: 'Everybody Thinks I'm A Monster; I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4hXIVRZ3Uw&t=5s https://www.history.com/articles/what-was-satanic-panic-1980s https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1988/63423-7.html Dietrich-Kolokouris, S. Dr. (2026). Chicago Ripper Crew: Reboot (3rd ed.) Self-published. Davidson, L. (2025). The Devil’s Den: The Chicago Ripper Crew. Self-published. Fletcher, J.S. (1995) Deadly Thrills. Penguin Group. Jack Rosewood, & Lo, R. (n.d.). The big book of serial killers volume 2: Another 150 serial killer files of the world’s Worst Murderers (Vol. 2). LAK Publishing. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/spreitzer-edward.htm https://www.newspapers.com/image/13540453/?article=52e4b73b-863c-4812-b466-3350d8409102&terms=Linda%20Sutton&search-id=82027317-31c8-4055-81a8-b6c4b06bc1dd&search-rank=1 https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Ripper_Crew Greig, C. (2005). Evil Serial Killers: In the Minds of Monsters. Meto Books. https://serialkillercalendar.com/Edward%20SPREITZER.php https://windycityghosts.com/the-ripper-crew-of-chicago/ https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thomas-kokoraleis-parole-chicago-ripper-crew/22040/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/11/11/A-man-described-as-Robin-the-Ripper-suspected-along/9665405838800/ https://test.crimesolverscentral.com/serialkillers/1475 https://www.newspapers.com/image/73504109/?search-id=11e75ff4-734f-45eb-a563-e8da0ff66470&search-rank=2 Not a full list of sources. 
The exorcisms of Michael Taylor & Joan Vollmer
The Sunday Morning Slasher PART 2
The Sunday Mornin Slasher
This week we delve into a professional athlete turned serial killer when we discuss the I-5 bandit. Trigger Warnings: Sexual assault, sexual assault of a minor,rape, brutality, murder and murder of a minor Sources: 2020 May 30. Killer Athlete (S2E8). Mark of a SerialKiller. Oxygen Network. Peacock. Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers (Vol. 1) LAK Publishing. https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/serial_killer_randy_woodfields.html https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/americas-deadliest-serial-killers/9/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160927223010/http://www.charlespresspub.com/woodfield.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181118141225/https://www.si.com/longform/true-crime/i-5-killer-green-bay-packers-randall-woodfield/index.html https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Randall_Woodfield#CITEREFLamovskyRosettiDeMarco2007 https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/woodfield-randall.htm https://vocal.media/criminal/drafted-and-deadly https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/crime-news/i-5-killer-randall-woodfield-green-bay-packer-serial-killer https://medium.com/crimebeat/one-of-the-deadliest-serial-killers-in-u-s-history-was-an-nfl-draft-c554de47a6c5 https://lifesabloodymess.blogspot.com/2018/10/i-5.html#:~:text=On%20a%20chilly%20Sunday%20evening,5%2C%20to%20clean%20the%20office. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14876430.R_C_Johansen/blog https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/serial_killer_randy_woodfields.html https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/portland_detectives_definitely.html https://cdn.bookey.app/files/pdf/book/en/the-i-5-killer.pdf https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/03/23/two-killers-leave-a-trail-of-bodies-along-interstate-5-in-california-in-the-1980s/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170126111715/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/341440-215721-i-5-killer-played-for-psu-before-taking-dark-turn <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190048/http:/www.radiotimes.com/film/qqsgq/ 
This week we cover a lesser told story of the Cape Cod serial killer, a Mr. Tony Costa. Trigger Warnings Murder, Necrophilia, Dismemberment,Mutilation, Brutality Sources: Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers (Vol. 1) LAK Publishing. Sherman, C. (2022) Hell Town the Untold Story of a SerialKiller on Cape Cod. Sourcebooks. https://read.amazon.com/?asin=B0B353XP4K&ref_=dbs_t_r_khbodl https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/entertainment/2022/05/31/tony-costa-cape-cod-serial-murders-casey-sherman-helltown-kurt-vonnegut-norman-mailer-provincetown/9942373002/ https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/casey-shermans-new-crime-thriller-revisits-cape-cod-serial-killer/ https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/american-revolution Crime up Close. Horrific Acts of Dismemberment. Born toKill? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RndkP65jOi4 https://www.aetv.com/articles/tony-costa-cape-cod-killer https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/costa-antone-charles.htm https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Costa,%20Antone%20-%20spring,%202006.pdf https://nypost.com/article/serial-killer-tony-costa-was-my-babysitter/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/tony-costa https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/1swkfz6/tony_costa_the_cape_cod_vampire/ https://darkdowneast.com/patriciamaryanne/ https://provincetownindependent.org/tag/tony-costa/ https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/360/360mass177.html https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/casey-shermans-new-crime-thriller-revisits-cape-cod-serial-killer/ https://www.grunge.com/1004154/this-may-have-been-the-cape-cod-vampires-motive-to-kill/ https://darkdowneast.com/thebabysitter/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Ev2WeY6BM https://www.aetv.com/articles/tony-costa-cape-cod-killer https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158718249/sydney_lee-monzon https://alchetron.com/Tony-Costa 
This week we delve into the case of the rugby team who's plane crashed into the Andes Mountains and the unspeakable things they had to do to survive in the elements. Trigger Warnings: Cannibalism Sources: https://eh.net/encyclopedia/an-overview-of-the-economic-history-of-uruguay-since-the-1870s/#:~:text=Inequality%20diminished%20in%20many%20respects,dictatorship%20(1973%2D85). Modern Mummies:The Preservation of the Human Body in the Twentieth Century, ChristineQuigley https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMSSCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA225&pg=PA225#v=onepage&q&f=false Alive The story of the Andes Survivors, Piers PaulRead, Unthinkable but True A World Bestseller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planch%C3%B3n-Peteroa#:~:text=Learn%20more,Volc%C3%A1n%20Peteroa%20and%20Volc%C3%A1n%20Azufre. https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-starvation-this-is-what-happens-to-your-body-when-its-deprived-of-food-262355 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/gangrene#:~:text=Gangrene%20is%20a%20dangerous%20and%20potentially%20deadly,gangrene**%20*%20**Gas%20gangrene**%20*%20**Fournier's%20gangrene** 
The murder of Dr. Amie Harwick
This week we cover one of Scotland's most brutal serial killers that is still talked about to this day.... Trigger Warnings- Murder, brutality Sources: Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers. LAK Publishing. Banijay Crime. 2025, March 12. Glasgow’s Serial KillerUnmasked. Once Upon a True Crime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAR_9xu63lc Nicol, A.M. (2016). Manuel Portrait of a Serial Killer.Black and White Publishing. Digitized retrieval by Internet Archive 2022.https://archive.org/details/manuelportaitof0000amni https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/manuel-peter.htm https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Manuel,%20Peter.pdf https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/secret-files-might-have-saved-peter-manuel-from-gallows-5jwprxmmv3b https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-was-peter-manuel-the-real-story-of-in-plain-sights-notorious-serial-killer/ https://www.wgbh.org/tv-shows/drama/2019-02-07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-peter-manuel-scotlands-most-notorious-serial-killer https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypm4418deo https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/once-upon-a-true-crime/peter-manuel-the-beast-of-birkenshaw-glasgow-s-worst-serial-killer https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/05/13/scottish-serial-killer-raped-women-left-trail-of-bodies-after-1955-rejection/ MacLeod, H. & McLeod, M. (2009) Peter Manuel SerialKiller. First Published by Mainstream Publishing Company. https://archive.org/details/petermanuelseria0000macl/page/70/mode/2up?q=Anne+Kneilands https://www.newspapers.com/image/80284019/?match=3&terms=Anne%20Knielands https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/05/13/scottish-serial-killer-raped-women-left-trail-of-bodies-after-1955-rejection/ https://www.policemuseum.org.uk/crime-casebook/interesting-cases/the-manuel-murders-1956-58/ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/who-was-peter-manuel-the-real-story-of-in-plain-sights-notorious-serial-killer/ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Social-Class-and-t 
