Does she live alone? Does she have a room-mate? Does she have a boyfriend? Burglarizing their home: going through their personal possessions serve his fantasy that this is actually a consensual relationship and he is getting to know them. Very Scary People: Norcal Rapist I: Phantom Predator, expert, CI 2020
The Norcal Rapist terrorised northern California from 1991 to 2006. His cruel violence causing lasting trauma, tragically altering lives. This twisted deviant studies his victims, their patterns, their habits, he slips into their homes when they are away, memorising the rooms and planning his ambush. Illusive and careful, for a long time it seemed like Norcal was unstoppable. But he left key evidence at every scene. ibid
‘Stalking is an obsessive and compulsive activity where somebody is delving into private matters … they create a world in their own mind.’ ibid. shrink
‘Now not only have I been inside your body, I’m getting inside of your bank account … Even after I’ve left, I’m going to victimise you.’ ibid.
The Norcal Rapist wears a ski-mask, he is armed with knives and guns, he makes each woman his prisoner, the torture lasting for hours on end. The Norcal Rapist is a stalker, a meticulous planner, but he has made some mistakes. Very Scary People: Norcal Rapist: Phantom Predator II
‘The fantasies never stop. They’re still going on in his head.’ ibid. criminologist
‘I don’t want to stand up here and tell the world I’m a rape victim. But then I told myself this is something I have to do, because this guy is a serial rapist.’ ibid.
But advances in DNA technology called Investigative Genetic Genealogy offer hope for investigators in solving the 27-year old case. ibid.
Roy Charles Waller … is 58 years old, he is a white male … and has worked at UC Berkeley for the last 25 years. ibid.
He had stalked Shana Rice for months. A murder investigation with only one suspect … Aged 19, Shana Grice had been discovered dead in her bedroom. What had happened would lead to a major investigation into the conduct of one of Britain’s most prominent police forces and a revision of the nation’s laws on stalking. At work she met Michael Lane, a mechanic aged 26. Faking It s3e6: Tears of a Crime: Michael Lane, ID 2018
‘Michael Lane had something of a track record of obsessive behaviour towards women, particularly younger women.’ ibid.
I submit eleven against one should be enough. No matter how sickly and decrepit those eleven happen to be. Cape Fear 1962 starring Robert Mitchum & Gregory Peck & Polly Bergen & Lori Martin & Martin Balsam & Jack Kruschen & Telly Savalas & Barrie Chase & Paul Comi & Edward Platt et al, director J Lee Thompson, Pack to Beak
Hello, Counselor. Remember me? ibid. Mitchum to Peck
Give my love to your family, Counsellor. I’ll be seeing you. ibid.
Bird: Are you trying to pick me up?
Mitchum: Yes. ibid.
Stay off my property. Day or night. ibid. Peck to Mitchum
All we can do is act after the fact. ibid. rozzer to Peck
No, no, that would be letting you off too easy. Too fast. Your words, do you remember? I do. No. We’re gonna take good care of you. We’re gonna nurse you back to health ... You’re gonna live a long life in a cage. That’s where you belong. And that’s where you’re going ... until the day you rot. ibid. Peck with shooter to Mitchum
My reminiscence: I always thought that for such a lovely river the name was mystifying – Cape Fear. When the only thing to fear on those enchanted summer nights was that the magic would end and that real life would come crashing in. Cape Fear 1991 starring Robert De Niro & Nick Nolte & Jessica Lang & Joe Don Baker & Robert Mitchum & Juliette Lewis & Gregory Peck & Martin Balsam & Fred Delta Thompson & Illeana Douglas et al, director Martin Scorsese
Is marriage synonymous with deception? ibid. her to him
You know, I think I might have found a companion. ibid. DeNiro to daughter
I want you to savour that fear ... Fear of the Indian, fear of the slave, fear of the damned. ibid.
I told them [FBI] I had had this man in my life for 21 years, relentless and viciously. In November 2014 he sent me a poem called How to Make Your Own Pet Owl … ‘take a human. smash the arms …’ Unravaled: The Stalker’s Web, victim Rachael, Quest Red 2022
Some online stalkers never let their victims go. ibid. Alexis
Alexis and I [Billy] are partners on True Crime podcasts and we’re investigative journalists. For more than two years we’ve been treading on the heels of one of the most elusive and dangerous online predators either of us has ever seen. ibid. Billy
For decades he waged a relentless campaign of terror against an untold number of victims stretching further were ever thought possible. ibid. Alexis
His name was not Chris. His first name was actually Jason. Jason Christopher Hughes. ibid. victim Rachael
Christopher Hughes sent Rachael photos of burned babies. ibid.
Up to 50 different men and women. ibid.
He feels rejection very acutely. He felt it from his father. ibid. Jason’s mother
… Plead guilty to one single count … [366 days, please 3 years supervised release with special conditions & $3,000 fine] ibid.
The truth about stalking: the high price paid by victims. The campaigners calling for a stalking register. And coming face to face with an offender. Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking, ITV 2022
Obsession, fixation, surveillance and spying. Sending hundreds of messages or turning up outside a home: all potential stalking behaviours. And every year thousands of us are being targeted. ibid.
Stranger: So how did you guys meet?
Eve: She stalked me. Killing Eve s4e8: Hello, Losers, BBC 2022
Raoul Moat 1 Year Anniversary film at graveside:
Presenter: Can I ask, where have you travelled from?
Woman with children: Egham in Surrey … Raoul Moat is a hero to us. The Hunt for Raoul Moat I, ITV 2023
He gets out next week. And he won’t stop calling. ibid. Samantha
I am rapidly losing patience, Samantha. Do not provoke me. ibid. Raoul’s call after release
Raoul Moat is killing people. ibid. 999 call
Boy vows to win her back or kill her trying but before he can finish her off something out of this world saves her. Did I mention this is also a ghost story? True Crime Recaps: He Was Hiding in Her Home: Terrifying Stalker Attack, Youtube 7.34, 2023
2018: Eilish Poe first met Jonathan Crossley; she’s 21, he’s a couple of years older. ibid.
2020: As the summer goes on he starts getting more and more intense. ibid.
John, a man she’s hasn’t seen for months, is somehow in her house. ibid.
Grabbing the knife – it slices her hand down to the bone; John still has it in his hand, stabbing her over and over … He leaves her there to die … Her grandmother suddenly appears 2 foot away from where Eilish is lying in a pool of blood ... Her grandmother died in 2014. When grandma fades out, Vicky, her best friend from high school, except Vicky killed herself in February 2020; the next person to appear is 24-year-old Alyssa Burkett; Alyssa is a murder victim … ‘She literally pushed me up and I was sitting upright’ … It saved her life. ibid.
The search is on for Jonathan Crossley. ibid.
Celebrity breakups are messier than an ice cream cone on a hot day especially when the split is public and played out on social media for all to see. And that is what’s happening to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. True Crime Recaps: Is the Kanye and Kim Divorce Getting Scary? Youtube 11.03, 2022
It’s getting dangerous and scary, and if you’ve ever been stalked by an ex, what’s happening might feel all too familiar … Is Kanye stalking Kim? ibid.
I was the victim of a stalking incident. I was receiving threatening letters to my workplace … The perpetrator set up some fake online profile accounts … Laura Whitmore Investigates: Cyber Stalking, ITV 2024
On average over 300,000 of us are victims of stalking and harassment every year. ibid.