Kenneth Bianchi

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Love Conquers All The Women Who Marry Convicted
Serial Killers
Dr. Mike Aamodt, Radford University,
maamodt_at_radford.edu
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Why Marry a Convicted Killer?The Attraction

• Notoriety
• Celebrity status
• Being associated with the worst of the worst
• Being considered a rebel
• Attraction to the bad boy
• Need to nurture and save
• Need for control
• Intimate relationships
• Cons can show great sensitivity
• Lack of sex places focus on feelings and
  conversation
• Sacrifice makes the relationship more important
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder

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Randall Woodfield

• Crime
• I-5 Killer
• Killed 18, raped 60
• Dates
• Convicted June 26, 1981
• Married April 25, 2001
• Spouse
• Previous marriage in prison that ended in divorce
  after 6 months
• Jennifer Lyn Coria in 2001
• Prison Policy
• Weddings held twice a year
• Vows exchanged in wardens office
• Got to honeymoon in the conjugal trailer

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Angel Maturino Resendiz

• Crime
• Railroad Killer
• Killed 9 people
• Dates
• Convicted in May, 2000
• Sentenced to death
• Engaged in 2001
• Spouse
• Nancy Resendiz (age 50)
• Bachelors degree
• Prison Policy
• Resendiz is already married so it does not
  recognize marriage

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Ilich Ramirez Sanchez

• Crime
• Carlos the Jackal
• Killed 83 people
• Dates
• Convicted in
• Sentenced to life in France
• Engaged in 2001
• Spouse
• Isabelle Coutant-Peyre
• Lawyer
• Wedding
• Both are currently married and waiting for their
  respective divorces

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Ted Bundy

• Crime
• Killed over 30 people
• Dates
• Convicted 12-6-80
• Sentenced to death
• Married on February 9, 1980
• Executed 1/24/89
• Spouse
• Carole Ann Boone (age 50)
• Former friend
• Wedding
• Exchanged vows of intention in the courtroom
  with a notary public present
• Gave birth to Bundys daughter in 10/82
• By 1986 out of Bundys life

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Henry Louis Wallace

• Crime
• Killed 13 people
• Dates
• Convicted on 1/29/97
• Sentenced to death
• Married on June 5, 1998
• Spouse
• Rebecca Torrijas
• Former prison nurse
• 23 years older than Wallace
• Wedding
• Married next to the execution chamber

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Richard Ramirez

• Crime
• Night Stalker
• Killed 13 people
• Dates
• Convicted September 20, 1989
• Sentenced to life
• Married in 1996
• Spouse
• Doreen Lioy
• Free-lance magazine editor
• B.A. in English Literature
• IQ of 152
• Claims to be a virgin
• "He's kind, he's funny, he's charming. I think
  he's really a great person. He's my best friend
  he's my buddy."
• Prison Policy

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Angelo Buono

• Crime
• Hillside Strangler
• Killed 7 people
• Dates
• Convicted in 1983
• Sentenced to life
• Married in 1986
• Died in prison 9/21/2002
• Spouse
• Christine Kizuka
• Mother of 3
• Supervisor for the Employment Development
  Department for the State of California

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Arthur Shawcross

• Crime
• Genesee River Killer
• Killed 13 people
• Dates
• Convicted in 1991
• Sentenced to 250 years
• Married in 7/10/97
• Spouse
• Clara D. Neal
• Former girlfriend
• Wedding
• Visiting room of the prison
• Clara It was nice and all. It took 10 years to
  make the grade but I finally did it.

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Lemuel Warren Smith

• Crime
• Killed at least 3 people in New York
• Dates
• Convicted in
• Sentenced to death, later changed to life
• Married in 1983
• Spouse
• Dawn Pepita Hall Simmons (46)
• Famous writer (biographer of famous women) who
  earlier in life had changed sex from a male to a
  female
• Wedding

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Kenneth Bianchi

• Crime
• One of the Hillside Stranglers
• Killed 7 people in California Washington
• Dates
• Convicted November, 1983
• Sentenced to life
• Married September 21, 1989
• Spouse
• Shirlee Book (36)
• Very unattractive
• Wanted Bundy, settled for Bianchi
• Wedding

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Tex Watson

• Crime
• Part of the Manson Family
• Dates
• Convicted in 1969
• Sentenced to life
• Married September 7, 1989
• Spouse
• Kristin Joan Svege (20)
• Read that his previous relationship ended and
  then wrote him letters
• Wedding
• She wore an ankle-length white gown, matching
  white shoes, and carried a flower bouquet and
  Bible

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James Earl Ray

• Crime
• Not a serial killer, but shot Marin Luther King
• Dates
• Convicted in 1969
• Sentenced to 99 years
• Married October 13, 1978
• Spouse
• Anna Sandhu (32, he was 50)
• Was an artist for a TV station doing a
  documentary on him
• She proposed to him
• Wedding
• She wore an off-white pleated skirt with matching
  crocheted blouse
• Marriage lasted 12 years, he filed for divorce

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John Wayne Gacy

• Crime
• Killed over 30 boys
• Dates
• Convicted March, 1980
• Sentenced to life
• Fiancée
• Sue Terry (43 in 1988)
• Mother of 8
• Wrote to him after seeing him in the paper
• Relationship lasted a year until she was finally
  convinced of his guilt

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Serial Killer His Age Her Age Spouse
Art Shawcross 52 66 Clara Neal
Maturino Resendiz 43 50 Nancy Resendiz
Richard Ramirez 36 41 Doreen Lioy
Angelo Buono 51 Christine Kizuka
Henry Louis Wallace 33 56 Rebecca Torrijas
Randall Woodfield 41 Jennifer Lyn Coria
Ted Bundy 34 Carole Ann Boone
Tex Watson 34 20 Kristin Joan Svege
Kenneth Bianchi 51 Shirlee Book
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How Do They Meet?

• Personal ads
• Pen pals
• Professional Services
• Lawyers
• Psychologists
• Prison guards

• Visiting other inmates
• Prison volunteers
• During the trial
• Jurors
• Groupies

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Lovely Couple How They Met
Angelo Buono Christine Kizuka Introduced by first husband whose cell was next to Buonos
Carlos the Jackal Isabelle Coutant-Peyre She was his attorney
Ted Bundy Carole Boone She was a former friend
Henry Wallace Rebecca Torrijas
Art Shawcross Clara Neal She was a former girlfriend
Randy Woodfield Jennifer Lyn Coria She began visiting the prison
Kenneth Bianchi Shirlee Book She saw him on TV and wrote to him
Tex Watson Kristin Svege She read about him in the paper
Richard Ramirez Doreen Lioy She sent him a birthday card after seeing him on TV. He asked her to visit
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Lovely Couple Where They Got Married
Angelo Buono Christine Kizuka
Angel Nancy Resendiz Visitation room
Ted Bundy Carole Boone Courtroom during trial
Henry Wallace Rebecca Torrijas Next to the execution chamber
Art Shawcross Clara Neal Visiting room
Randy Woodfield Jennifer Lyn Coria Wardens office
Richard Ramirez Doreen Lioy
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Lovely Couple What They Wore
Angelo Buono Christine Kizuka
Tex Watson Kristin Joan Svege She war an ankle-length white gown, matching white shoes, and carried a flower bouquet and a Bible
Henry Wallace Rebecca Torrijas She wore a pale green dress covered with pink flowers and a pearl necklace. Henry wore red prison jumpsuit and black tennis shoes
Art Shawcross Clara Neal
Kenneth Bianchi Shirlee Book She wore a floor-length white satin gown, a veil, and white gloves
Richard Ramirez Doreen Lioy Doreen wore a white wedding dress with chiffon sleeves. Richard wore a blue prison outfit with no restraints.
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Lovely Couple The Wedding Party
Angelo Buono Christine Kizuka
Angel Nancy Resendiz
Ted Bundy Carole Boone
Henry Wallace Rebecca Torrijas Wallaces attorney, the manager of the death row unit, and a public defender served as witnesses
Art Shawcross Clara Neal
Randy Woodfield Jennifer Lyn Coria
Richard Ramirez Doreen Lioy Ramirezs brother, sister, niece, his biographer, and 2 attorneys. No one from her family attended, but 60 inmates did.
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Lovely Couple Can they consummate the marriage?
Angelo Buono Christine Kizuka No, because he was not eligible for parole
Tex Watson Kristin Svege Yes, spent honeymoon in the conjugal trailer. They have 3 children.
Ted Bundy Carole Boone Not allowed to, but they did and Bundy fathered a daughter
Henry Wallace Rebecca Torrijas No
Art Shawcross Clara Neal Yes
Randy Woodfield Jennifer Lyn Coria Yes. They got to honeymoon in the conjugal trailer
Kenneth Bianchi and Shirlee Book No, they were denied permission to use the conjugal trailer
Richard Ramirez Doreen Lioy No, and she was a virgin when she was married
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States Allowing Conjugal Visits

• California
• Connecticut
• Mississippi
• New Mexico
• New York
• Washington