Bonnie Garland had her entire life ahead of her when it was tragically cut short by a senseless and brutal slaying. Richard Herrin loved Bonnie, and if he could not have her, nobody else could.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/20/nyregion/jury-finds-convicted-killer-liable-for-damages-to-parents-of-victim.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/28/archives/herrin-given-maximum-jail-term-in-bludgeoning-death-in-scarsdale.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/08/archives/herrin-describes-bludgeoning-woman-sobbing-he-says-he-repeatedly.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/19/archives/new-jersey-pages-herrin-found-guilty-in-scarsdale-killing-he-is.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/02/archives/jury-in-slaying-of-bonnie-garland-hears-details-of-her-fatal.html

The Killing of Bonnie Garland by Willard Gaylin, MD

SOCORRO'S SAFETY MAN ON PAROLE FOR EAST COAST KILLING by Fritz Thompson Journal Staff Writer