There’s Danger Here

Harvey Carignan Part 2 of 2

15 year old Kathy's body is found. Harvey is the main suspect, but the burden of proof keeps police from an arrest. As the world closes in, Harvey leaves town moving to Minnesota. There in Minneapolis and surrounding counties a string of beatings, rapes, and murders begins. the women that survived gave matching descriptions. Soon a task for is created to deal with this savage man attack teenagers and young women. After a memo goes out, police out on patrol spot their man. He is arrested without incident. Multiple line up's all point the finger at Harvey. After getting away in Alaska, then Washington. Minnesota gets the killer. He attempts an 'adopted child syndrome' plea after insanity doesn't work. But he is convicted and spends the rest of his natural born life behind bars. 
 
Rule, Ann. 1983. The Want-Ad Killer. The True story of a manipulative murderer and the struggle for justice
https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-harvey-louis-carignan/80604640/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005114/http://crimefeed.com/2017/09/a-look-back-at-the-want-ad-killer/
https://kfgo.com/2020/02/19/tales-of-true-crime-episode-3-the-murderer-who-escaped-execution-to-become-a-serial-killer/
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/carignan-harvey.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/want-ad-serial-killer-harvey-carignan-b2300486.html
https://radiomankato.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-minnesota-prison/
https://www.grunge.com/1227944/how-harvey-carignan-the-want-ad-killer-got-his-nickname/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/serial-killer-who-lured-women-29453478
https://www.startribune.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-prison-at-95/600259273

Harvey Carignan Part 1 of 2

Harvey was born in 1927 in Fargo, North Dakota. During the great depression, his lack of nutrition stunted his growth and he wet the bed until 11. Once he started stealing things, he was moved around between family before finally ending up in a boys home. There his height exploded to 6'2". When he exited the boys home at 18, he joined the Army. His first duty station was Alaska. There he began to show his true colors. He killed a woman and attacked another. For this he was discharged and sentence to death, but a technicality vacated the murder charge. His assault charge was limited, but saw him do time in Alcatraz before being released. Still he was in an out of prison, even when he moved to Washington. There he married on two different occasions. But when a teenager goes missing, Harvey is the prime suspect. 
 
Sources:
Rule, Ann. 1983. The Want-Ad Killer. The True story of a manipulative murderer and the struggle for justice
https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-harvey-louis-carignan/80604640/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005114/http://crimefeed.com/2017/09/a-look-back-at-the-want-ad-killer/
https://kfgo.com/2020/02/19/tales-of-true-crime-episode-3-the-murderer-who-escaped-execution-to-become-a-serial-killer/
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/carignan-harvey.htm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/want-ad-serial-killer-harvey-carignan-b2300486.html
https://radiomankato.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-minnesota-prison/
https://www.grunge.com/1227944/how-harvey-carignan-the-want-ad-killer-got-his-nickname/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/serial-killer-who-lured-women-29453478
https://www.startribune.com/serial-killer-harvey-carignan-dies-in-prison-at-95/600259273

Joel Rifkin

Joel was born in 1959 and immediately placed for adoption. But a loving family took him in, later adopting a daughter to expand the family. He grew up in New York state and was a slow kid. Called Joel the Turtle by his peers, bullied throughout his school years. When he graduated, he tried and failed college, preferring sex workers to class. Jobs didn't prove much better. That was until his father died. After that he finished school, but never grew out of wanting to be with sex workers. But after idolizing serial murders for too long, he decided to join them. That was until a body in his truck gave him away as a killer, his propensity to talk that he was indeed a serial killer. 
 
Sources:
Rosewood, Jack. Lo, Rebecca. Joel Rifkin The horrifying and true story of Joel the Ripper. 2018
https://www.biography.com/crime/joel-rifkin
https://troopers.ny.gov/joel-rifkin-arrest
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/joel-rifkin-childhood
https://www.nbc.com/long-island-serial-killer-joel-rifkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6iQHUJEHaU

Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins

Pee Wee was born in the 1930's and almost immediately the neglect began. After drinking kerosene at one he suffered convulsions for years. All the men in his life inflicted capital punishment on him. He was a fighter from the beginning. He thought school was useless and quit early on. Then met a couple of other like-minded boys and his criminal career took off. After a while, the law caught on and he was in and out of the confines for years. As an adult, nobody was to question him. He did what he wanted, when he wanted. Including taking any life he saw fit. For years he reigned, until the law finally caught up with him. Bored in prison with his life sentence, he was challenged to kill again. For this he received the death penalty. 
Sources: 
Rosewood, Jack. 2015. Donald Gaskins: The meanest man in America True Crime by evil killers Vol. 7
Monster Publishing. 2021. Final Truth. The autobiography of Pee Wee Gaskins
https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/exhibits/show/our-history/pee-wee-gaskins--prospect-s-no
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/serial-killer/donald-pee-wee-gaskins-rape-cannibalism-serial-killing-no-regrets
https://www.facebook.com/RealCrimeChannel/videos/donald-pee-wee-gaskins-the-meanest-man-in-america/466735959452199/
https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/research/news_and_pubs/caravel/archive/2014/2014-caravel-pee-wee.php
https://www.oxygen.com/sins-of-the-south/crime-news/who-is-south-carolina-serial-killer-donald-pee-wee-gaskins
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/donald-pee-wee-gaskins/
https://www.pbs.org/video/carolina-stories-pee-wee/

The Stanford Experiment

The Stanford Experiment was touted as the gold standard for determining how good people react in bad situations. Guards become monsters in an attempt to control their prisoners. Prisoners become hopeless and reckless. But what if the experiment that based all human actions on was scripted? More of an act or a play rather than human nature. Should everything continue to be based on the results of the experiment or should we take a different look at human actions? 
Sources:
The Stanford Experiment: Unlocking the Truth
Charles River Editors. 2024. The Stanford Prison Experiment. The history of the notorious pyschological experiment on guards treatment of prisoners.
Sharpe, Gordon. 2024. Unethical Psychology Experiments.

The Beast of BC

Clifford Olson Jr was worn in Canada. He came from a nice and caring family. Yet from a young age he was angry, he was a fighter. Unfortunately once he learned to fight, he became more than a formidable opponent. After quitting school, he got in with the wrong crew of friends. Leading to a life of crime. But he was caught quickly, spending the better part of 20 years in and our of prison. When he met "the one" he made all the appearances of an honest, upstanding man. But in his wake he left dozens of bodies of the most helpless type of victims. Even after being caught he tried to make deals to benefit himself. Before finally fading out of the limelight.
 
Sources:
Green, Ryan. 2021. The Beast. A chilling true story of a psychopathic child killer. 
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/serial-killers-clifford-olson-awoke-b-c-to-the-nightmare-reality-of-modern-bogeymen
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/world/americas/clifford-olson-canadian-serial-killer-is-dead-at-71.html
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-life-and-death-of-clifford-olson/article4197011/
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/true-crime-canada/true-crime-canada-the-case-of-clifford-olson-6086848
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/serial-killer-clifford-olson-dies-1.1110039
https://globalnews.ca/news/157594/timeline-the-life-and-crimes-of-clifford-olson/

The Casanova Killer

Paul John Knowles had run-ins with authority from a young age. Starting with the truant officers in schools then police officers soon after. He became a ward of the state when his parents decided he was too much. From there the downward spiral began. He quickly went from group homes, orphanages and then landing himself in a boys home. Once he turned 18, he was left on the streets. Not knowing what to do with himself or how to support himself legally, he did the only thing he could think of. Stealing. After multiple stints in, Paul found himself in love, but it wouldn't last and in the wake of reality a killing spree began. One that lasted less than six months, but cost the lives of dozens that are known. Upon his final take down, media minted him the Casanova Killer for his looks. His looks that killed.
 
 
Sources: 
Green, Ryan. 2022. Drop Dead Dangerous. The lethal attraction of road trip killer Paul John Knowles
https://www.oxygen.com/sins-of-the-south/crime-news/who-is-casanova-killer-paul-john-knowles-cause-death-victims
https://www.macon.com/news/local/article259744030.html
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/man-who-caught-casanova-killer
https://www.11alive.com/gallery/news/investigations/casanova-killer/casanova-killers-victims/85-b97d65f9-6069-43a4-a0c1-9ee421433d9b
https://people.com/people-magazine-investigates-casanova-killer-paul-john-knowles-survivor-recounts-ordeal-8649742
https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/knowles-paul-john.htm

The Edmund Fitzgerald

November 10th 1975, a storm swept across Lake Superior. By the end of the night, one ship was at the bottom of the lake. She didn't call out in distress and the ship 10 miles behind lost radar of it in seconds. The one ship that set multiple records in the preceding years was gone along with the 29 men aboard. Growing around the lakes, the story has become legend and all those know about the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
 
 
Sources:
⁠https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/fitz.html⁠
⁠https://www.weather.gov/mqt/fitz_fitzc⁠
⁠https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green-sheet/2023/05/03/what-to-know-about-the-edmund-fitzgerald-whose-wreck-inspired-song/70174467007/⁠
⁠https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/⁠
⁠https://shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-journey/⁠
⁠https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/bell-restoration⁠
⁠https://www.awesomemitten.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald/⁠
 

The Atrocity that is Martin Dumollard

Martin was unfortunate enough to be born from an exiled father. He grew up as an only child after the death of his younger brother. But that wasn't easy either. After the empire invaded their homeland, the family fled only to be caught as they sought refuge. His father was killed and Martin witnessed the entire affair. His mother became catatonic, by four he learned how to find enough food to survive. As an adult he stayed away from people as best he could, but life was hard. After injuries he found his niche taking care of livestock. But a woman found him intriguing. Pushing them into courtship, then marriage. She wanted to sit at home living a comfortable life. But Martin couldn't provide....until he started stealing from women. This led to attacks and murders. For years he went after women, selling their jewelry and clothes. As the bodies stockpiled, so did their clothes. The items would help lead to the couples undoing. He was tried and convicted for the crimes that could be proven. In the end, he was led to the guillotine ending his reign of terror. 
 
Sources:
 
Green, Ryan. 2022. Crimson Petticoats. The betrayal, brutality and bloodshed behind the French maid massacres.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Martin_Dumollard
https://www.executedtoday.com/2012/03/08/1862-martin-dumollard-assassin-des-bonnes/
https://serialkillercalendar.com/Martin%20DUMOLLARD.php

The I-70 Killer

In the spring of 1992, six people were murdered. All of them in shops next to the I-70 highway. Five of the six were women. All brunettes with slender build. They were killed execution style in the back of the shops with a small caliber bullet. The media released the information that the gun was the linking element and the killer went silent. Years later a string of killings occurred along another stretch of highway in the South. But still nothing. In 2021 a joint task force was created to solve these murders. Even still, the case remains open. 
 
Sources:
Chasing the I-70 Killer
https://people.com/6-store-clerks-murdered-i-70-30-years-people-magazine-investigates-7561699
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/i-70-killer-search
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/six-people-at-five-different-scenes-search-for-i-70-serial-killer-continues-32-years-later
https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/local-news/30-years-after-a-murder-in-terre-haute-a-break-in-the-i-70-killer-case/
https://people.com/crime/30-years-after-the-i-70-killer-began-his-murder-spree-detectives-still-dont-know-his-name/