Historic Crimes

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow Serial killings and murders are typically a difficult thing to understand for those of us who do not commit them. Most of us respond to knowledge of these deeds with shock and disgust. How could a person behave so sinisterly? This feeling of shock is even worse when a couple commits the killings. How could two people like this find each other? How can both people be so sick that neither attempted to put a stop to it? Such was the case with the following killer couples. Two sick individuals managed to find each other and neither had enough conscious to stop the killings that followed. Infamous Killer Couples: Caril Ann Fugate and Charles Starkweather Charles Starkweather was 19 years old when he and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, went on a killing spree. Like many killer couples, the pair had a sort of twisted, parasitic relationship. They relied on each other for self-confidence and happiness, though neither would find it. ...

Charles Starkweather's Mug Shot Charles Starkweather was an American spree killer who personified the pop-culture image of the rebel without a cause who runs away with his lover and kills everyone who gets in their way. Romantic, right? Quite frankly, it is not even romantic when they do it on television but when Charles Starkweather did it, it was outright disgusting. There was nothing romantic or inspiring about it. Charles Starkweather was born to Guy and Helen Starkweather on November 24, 1938. He was third of the couple's seven children. Guy and Helen raised their children on a very small income in Lincoln, Nebraska. Guy was a carpenter, who was often out of work because of arthritis. Helen was a waitress who worked hard to make ends meet. According to everyone, including Charles, his parents were not abusive, he never went hungry and he always had clothes on his back. Charles was born with a few impairments. He had a small speech impediment, bowed legs and h...