Episode 42: The Vampire of Sacramento

CW: this episode contains descriptions of cannibalism, abuse of a corpse, the murder of children, and animal cruelty; please take care when listening.

The 1970s were a really rough time for Sacramento, CA - not only was the East Area Rapist (later coined the Golden State Killer) terrorizing the community, but a blitz of killings were committed from December 1977 to January 1978 that haunt the community to this day.  A killer who only entered homes with unlocked doors because he felt that meant he was "welcome."  A killer who literally drank his victims' blood - the Vampire of Sacramento. 

Note from Caro: we had a little audio issue at the end of the episode so we had to do some splicing, please forgive us!

Sources

• A Thirst for Blood: The True Story of California's Vampire Killer, Ray Biondi + Walt Hecox
• Worlds Most Evil Killers S4 Ep 8 "Richard Chase"
• Conversations with a Serial Killer S1 Ep 3 "Richard Trenton Chase"
• Serial Killers Podcast (Parcast) "The Vampire of Sacramento" Pt 1 & Pt 2
• https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/chase-richard.htm
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17519262/ambrose-griffin/
• https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=ambrose%20griffin&s_place=Sacramento%2C%20CA&dr_year=1977-1977
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/620935164/?terms=ambrose%20griffin&match=1
• https://www.the-sun.com/news/4563217/vampire-sacramento-killer-victim-speaks-pregnant-wife-murder/