See, and I was going to say Kathy's suggestion was so very Right, in that good and twisted wrong way.

John List was from the town where I grew up -- he was another one who killed his entire family, disappeared, and remarried to a completely clueless woman (clueless about his past, that is). So creepy to think about how she felt when they caught him.

Sirhan Sirhan's mother was my kindergarten teacher.

List was the one who was found when America's Most Wanted did a age-adjusted model of his face and someone found it a remarkable resemblance to her neighbor, wasn't he?

Yup. They also based the Terry O'Quinn movie Stepfather on the story. (Although he didn't actually have a stepdaughter.)

Uh huh...that's him.

Well, you could post about John Wayne Gacy--clown at children's parties as well as a serial killer, thus uniting the two themes!

Heh.

I have (well, had, one of them has died) two friends with the same names as multiple killers--I think Colin Ferguson counts as a mass murderer, right? I am completely blanking on the other dude's name--it's a soundalike, but my head is wooly.

Other than that, well, I creeped my sister out by mentioning that I know people who'd do what Dexter did, without needing the bulk of Dexter's motivation. Krav attracts types--what can I say?

I have no close ties to any serial killers or assassins, that I know of. But I'm young yet. Someone could rocket to notoriety.

Also, I am TOTALLY buying my dad a nun for his birthday!!! If only I'd known about this before Christmas, I would've done it then! His birthday is not until June, but I just emailed my sister and brother, explaining that we need to adopt dad a nun.

Someone could rocket to notoriety.

You're very optimistic.

I remembered it! The friend in question (he's been dead now 15 years, sadly) was Peter Cureton. Which pretty much sounds like Peter Kürten.

That's all I got. Dry bread has been eaten, Gatorade sipped, and I'm off to bed.

we need to adopt dad a nun

It's the caring gift, and you don't have to walk her.