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Joseph Naso spent more than fifty years living a quiet life as a photographer, drifting from California to Nevada and blending into every neighborhood he entered. But behind the camera, he was documenting something far darker. Hidden in his home were thousands of photographs of women, mannequins posed like victims, and a handwritten “top 10” list that pointed investigators toward cold cases stretching back decades.
A routine probation check in 2010 blew his secrets open. Detectives discovered journals detailing attacks, coded entries about women he called “projects,” and a disturbing pattern connecting him to the murders of women with matching double initials. His meticulous note taking and trophy keeping revealed the mind of a killer who treated murder like a lifelong hobby.
Even today, from death row, Naso’s secrets are still helping investigators identify victims and reopen long unresolved mysteries. The evidence he left behind continues to answer old questions while raising new ones.
How many victims did Joseph Naso really have, and how many are still waiting to be identified?
By Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan4.7
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Joseph Naso spent more than fifty years living a quiet life as a photographer, drifting from California to Nevada and blending into every neighborhood he entered. But behind the camera, he was documenting something far darker. Hidden in his home were thousands of photographs of women, mannequins posed like victims, and a handwritten “top 10” list that pointed investigators toward cold cases stretching back decades.
A routine probation check in 2010 blew his secrets open. Detectives discovered journals detailing attacks, coded entries about women he called “projects,” and a disturbing pattern connecting him to the murders of women with matching double initials. His meticulous note taking and trophy keeping revealed the mind of a killer who treated murder like a lifelong hobby.
Even today, from death row, Naso’s secrets are still helping investigators identify victims and reopen long unresolved mysteries. The evidence he left behind continues to answer old questions while raising new ones.
How many victims did Joseph Naso really have, and how many are still waiting to be identified?

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