#hotel continental breakfast of trauma response

[luxraydyne]

imagine imagiiiine the victim of violence - rather than resorting to violence themselves to protect themselves, because they feel it is the only option to survive, they will tell themselves that it is, as though their existence is a spinning wheel that inevitably had to lead back to this, thereby perpetuating the very cycle of abuse in which they suffered so much - instead trying so hard to avoid perpetuating violence, refusing to so much as look at the wheel for fear of it moving, cowering away from their own their own wounded form throwing a sheet over it and another one and another putting it over there, trying to soften the blow of every touch, retreating so, so hard into supposed safety in order to escape the violence that they go too far the other way somehow, thereby perpetuating the very cycle of abuse in which they suffered entirely counterintuitive to their own paralysing fear. the tragedy. mr okiura, man that you are.

#joining the fight or flight battle on the side of freeze baybee #oh and then when it appears bro is making moves to try and get better and Do Something he gets bopped FUCK ME #youretooslow.mp3 #waiter i want my men pathetic. yes crushed under the weight of truly soggy beach towel levels of passivity sir #this is why right timeline jupewter is so juicy see you can have both flavours #hotel continental breakfast of trauma response #aitsf #oh an #aitsf spoilers #now i guess #sorry sorry my b #renju okiura

[killerspectrum]

NEVADA

After such dramatic claims of being a "deadly" state with a high rate of violent crimes, I assumed this was going to be a bloody post with some fascinating characters.

Nope.  Couple of mass murderers, sure, but I was hard pressed to find serial killers in this state.  In my desperate search for dirt on Nevada, I came across a hot lead on some 'serial killing'... and after 20 minutes of reading, I realize that someone's cattle is being picked off.  One by one.  Oh, fuck me.

Anyway.  There were only 33 victims attributed to serial killers during the 80's, which basically means they were unscathed by the SK epidemic rolling across the US at the time. 

Naturally, a transient state with mobsters and hit men, there's going to be plenty of dead bodies but hardly any confirmed cases of multiple homicide.  

Plenty of known serial killers have passed through Nevada (who hasn't) on their way to other murderous destinations, but the 7th largest state in the US has only one confirmed and convicted serial killer who sorta made Nevada their home turf.  

 Color me shocked.  You would think there would be a long history of serial killers given the opportune geographical perks of this mountainous state.

Maybe the 928 atomic bomb explosions in the area may have been a turn off. Or, maybe they all died of dehydration. 

SERIAL KILLER

CARROLL COLE

Las Vegas

Killed 14

1971-1980

Carroll Cole could’ve written a book about getting away with murder.

Prone to violence as a small child, Cole committed his first homicide at the tender age of 10 when he drowned his 7 year-old playmate in a pond for kicks. Declared an accident by local police, he had gotten away with his first murder before puberty.

As he grew older, he became a man of many nasty qualities.  Near genius-level intelligence, wicked alcoholic, necrophiliac, and murderer.   Real charmer.

Eventually, Cole moved to San Diego where he started killing again and continued to get away with it for nine years.

He preferred finding his victims walking in parking lots, where he would strangle them before bringing them home where he would act out necrophilia fantasies.   Mostly wasted during his crimes, he would capture what he would consider "loose" women to cope with his raging Mommy Issues. 

In addition to random strangers, Cole also killed his wife.  

Neighbors had heard some disturbing noises coming from the couple’s apartment, and when they didn’t see the wife for eight days afterwards, they called the police.   

Naturally, when investigators found Cole’s dead wife in a closet, rolled in a blanket, they decided she had drank herself to death and labeled it an ‘accidental death’.  Sounds legit, because most dead people I know, like to wrap themselves up in blankets before eventually found- a week later.

Cole was free to continue killing, and he did. 

Several in San Diego, several in Nevada before moving on to Texas, where he was finally apprehended. 

After being called to the scene of a disturbance, cops literally found Cole having a drink, relaxing next to a corpse.  Since there were no sigbs of violence, investigators in Texas declared another accidental death and he was free to go.

Before they could shut the door behind them, Cole stopped them.  He told them to have a seat and confessed to several murders across the country.  In addition to any corpses in his personal space.  

It’s unknown if he was just exhausted from all that activity or  just wanted to brag, as he went on to claim 35 victims.

Cole was taken back to Nevada where he was sentenced to death, as per his request.   He died in 1985 after waiving all appeals. 

UNSOLVED SERIAL KILLINGS:

LEMMON VALLEY

4 Killed

1971-1981

All four victims found in the dusty and rural community of Lemmon Valley had similar profiles:

Murdered by blunt force trauma to the back of the head.

All of them were in their Teens, with the exception of Julia Woodward, who looked young enough to be mistaken for a teen.

Hair styles and physical characteristics. 

Last seen hitchhiking, walking or otherwise on foot at the time of their disappearances.

Besides a couple ‘persons of interest’, a suspect has never been named or arrested.

THE SUSPECTED I-80 KILLER

In the Northern part of Nevada, runs the iconic I-80 freeway.  Spanning coast to coast, it has gotten investigators attention with a high number of unsolved disappearances and homicides over the last 20-30 years. 

Authorities have considered the chilling possibility that a serial killer (or a few) could be using their desolate stretch of highway for macabre purposes. 

While there are a lot of corpses sprinkled about the Nevada portion of I-80, in various stages of decay, however there are no connecting pieces, links or connections to tie them to any serial killers.  SMH Nevada.

Some victims were found inside their cars, others laying on the side of the road. A lot of times, only scattered bones remained.  

No suspect(s) has ever been identified as being the "I-80 Killer".   Sounds about right for this state!

MASS MURDERS:

EDUARDO SENCION

Carson City

Killed 4

September 6, 2011

At the peak breakfast hour of 9 AM, Eduardo Sencion walked into his local I-HOP pancake house with an AK-47.  He parked his bright blue mini van, complete with a yellow “Support Our Troops” magnet, and marched directly toward a table of uniformed National Guard members sitting down to eat.   Sencion killed all four sitting at the table together and wounded seven others in his line of sight.

Refusing to die among bacon grease and dirty napkins like his victims, the mentally disturbed man walked out to the parking lot and shot himself in the head.

It’s unclear why those specific troops were targeted, as he was never in the military before.  

PHILIP CLINE  

Las Vegas

Killed 8

February 10, 1981

One month into the job of ‘room service attendant’ at the Las Vegas Hilton, Philip Cline decided to smoke a PCP joint while on his break.  Inside an elevator. Around 8 o’clock that Saturday night, the 24 year-old model employee wanted off early for some reason, proceeded to light the curtains on fire in a drug fueled haze.  

Chaos ensued as the building went up in flames, with over a 1000 people trying to escape.  As helicopters were circling and people hanging off the side of the building with torn sheets, Cline was running through the hallways with a bucket of water trying to douse the flames, before escaping himself.

After a few suspicious interviews, Cline claimed it was an accident.  Although he couldn’t explain the four different points of origins, on four different floors of the hotel.  Total accident. 

The aftermath left 8 people dead and over 200 injured.  Luckily, most people were watching a show on the first floor and were able to easily escape.

Cline’s exact motive was never understood.  Some people think he was just high on PCP and thought it would be fun to burn a building down while he was inside. 

The hotel is known today as the Westgate Hotel. 

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Cline is spending life in prison.

PRISCILLA FORD 

Reno

Killed 7

November 27, 1980

Frustrated at the court system for blocking her attempts to regain custody of her daughter, Priscilla Ford mentioned she was going to make Reno pay for all her troubles.

On a brisk Thanksgiving Day, Ford drove her Lincoln Continental up on the busy Casino Row sidewalk and plowed through 5 blocks of people, killing seven and injuring 23.

When she was pulled out of the car she asked how many people she killed- she was curious. After being told several people have died, she replied  “Good, the more the better. They are all pigs and wild animals.” 

Ford received a death sentence, but died in prison from health issues in 2005.

ZANE FLOYD  

Las Vegas

Killed 4

June 3, 1999

Early morning shoppers had the shock of their life at their local grocery store.

An ex-Marine spent 7 minutes slaughtering people at an Albertson’s grocery store.  Dressed in Camouflage, Floyd walked the isles calmly picking off shoppers with a shot gun.   As he fled the store, I doubt he was anticipating the quick response from the authorities.  The cops were already waiting for him in the parking lot, where he was arrested after a short stand off with police.

Floyd claimed to have visions and basically wanted to know what it was like to kill people.  

He was sentenced to death and currently on Death Row.

INFAMOUS CRIME:

TUPAC SHAKUR

The 1996 shocking murder of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas reverberated around the world.  Shot four times at the intersection of E. Flamingo and Koval near the famous strip.  Plenty of speculations and conspiracies, but no arrests have ever been made.

Note:  Included are murderers with a minimum of three victims and that did the majority of their killing in the state of Nevada.

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