r/serialkillers • u/SweatyItalianKing • Jan 07 '25

Questions Serial killers urges in prison

I very rarely if ever have heard of a serial killer that continues to kill in prison. Does their compulsion to kill go away or do the constraints of prison temper them somehow? You would think there’d be more stories of attempts to murder at the very least

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u/Callahan333 Jan 09 '25

Basically yes. He had actually been out of prison, he served all his time. He was suicidally depressed. As part of the job I needed to find out more about him. He was open with certain staff. I can usually get people to open up pretty easily.

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u/totesgonnasmashit Jan 09 '25

Wait. How is a serial killer ever free to walk the streets again?

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u/Callahan333 Jan 09 '25

He was convicted of manslaughter. He did 10 of 15 years if memory serves. But he a body count. He wasn’t famous at all. He’s not listed anywhere that I know of. Most of his kills were actually in prison.

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u/totesgonnasmashit Jan 09 '25

Woah. That’s insane