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May 31, 2022 · Gilliam's skull had part of an ice pick lodged inside, and Lamp's skull showed evidence of hammer strikes. According to court documents, after an entire night of enduring the depravities inflicted by the killers, the terrorized young girls were killed the next morning when Bittaker shoved an ice pick into Gilliam's ear and into her brain and strangled her.
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Gilliam was struck in each ear with an ice pick, and then strangled to death. [19]: 41 After Bittaker had murdered Gilliam, he then forced Lamp out of the van. Upon exiting the sliding door, Bittaker shouted to her: "You wanted to stay a virgin; now you can die a virgin!" [31]: 232 before Norris struck her upon the head with a sledgehammer.
Feb 17, 2024 · Norris revealed that Bittaker had killed Gilliam before Norris bludgeoned Lamp about the head as Bittaker strangled her. The details of their suffering were beyond comprehension. Lawrence Bittaker ...
In 2014 Los Angeles-based photographer Merrick Morton (a onetime LAPD reserve officer) spotted a derelict stash of LAPD crime photos dating from the 1920s to 1970s. The cellulose nitrate-based film and negatives were decomposed and deemed as fire hazard. Working with the Fototeka photo digitation se
Jun 2, 2021 · The Toolbox Killers' Victims. In total, Bittaker and Norris kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered five women: Lucinda "Cindy" Schaefer, 16; Andrea Hall, 18; Jacqueline Gilliam, 15; Leah Lamp, 13, and Shirley Lynette Ledford, 16, The Los Angeles Times reported in 1989. Schaefer was the first victim, kidnapped in June 1979 while walking home.
Oct 26, 2020 · Oct. 31, 1979, Sunland-Tujuna suburb of Los Angeles, California: A Halloween house party was in full swing, with guests dressed in the usual macabre costumes: ghosts, zombies, vampires, murder…
Nov 17, 2018 · 31 Vintage Crime Scenes Brought To Life In Stunningly Gruesome Color. These colorized versions of vintage black-and-white crime scene photos reveal a unique perspective on the murders, mobsters, and mayhem of decades past. Mafia kingpin Joe Masseria holds the ace of spades, "the death card," in his hand following his murder on the orders of ...
