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The Feral Child Who Became Florida's Deadliest Serial Killer
The Feral Child Who Became Florida's Deadliest Serial Killer
When a six-month-old baby was abandoned at a Schenectady orphanage in 1952, nurses found a child so traumatized he could barely speak and had resorted to eating his own waste to survive. Most thought little Paul Zeininger was beyond help, but one nurse refused to give up on him. What followed was a story of love, dedication, and hope that should have ended in healing. Instead, it became one of Florida's most prolific serial killing cases. Gerald Stano would go on to confess to 41 murders, with investigators believing the actual number could be as high as 88. This is the complex story of how early trauma, failed interventions, and a twisted lesson about consequences created a monster who terrorized women across Florida for decades.
#GeraldStano #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #Florida #ColdCase #Adoption #Trauma #Investigation #Murder #Confession #Survivor #Justice #Psychology
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When a six-month-old baby was abandoned at a Schenectady orphanage in 1952, nurses found a child so traumatized he could barely speak and had resorted to eating his own waste to survive. Most thought little Paul Zeininger was beyond help, but one nurse refused to give up on him. What followed was a story of love, dedication, and hope that should have ended in healing. Instead, it became one of Florida's most prolific serial killing cases. Gerald Stano would go on to confess to 41 murders, with investigators believing the actual number could be as high as 88. This is the complex story of how early trauma, failed interventions, and a twisted lesson about consequences created a monster who terrorized women across Florida for decades.
#GeraldStano #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #Florida #ColdCase #Adoption #Trauma #Investigation #Murder #Confession #Survivor #Justice #Psychology
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The Feral Child Who Became Florida's Deadliest Serial Killer
When a six-month-old baby was abandoned at a Schenectady orphanage in 1952, nurses found a child so traumatized he could barely speak and had resorted to eating his own waste to survive. Most thought little Paul Zeininger was beyond help, but one nurse refused to give up on him. What followed was a story of love, dedication, and hope that should have ended in healing. Instead, it became one of Florida's most prolific serial killing cases. Gerald Stano would go on to confess to 41 murders, with investigators believing the actual number could be as high as 88. This is the complex story of how early trauma, failed interventions, and a twisted lesson about consequences created a monster who terrorized women across Florida for decades.
#GeraldStano #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #Florida #ColdCase #Adoption #Trauma #Investigation #Murder #Confession #Survivor #Justice #Psychology
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When a six-month-old baby was abandoned at a Schenectady orphanage in 1952, nurses found a child so traumatized he could barely speak and had resorted to eating his own waste to survive. Most thought little Paul Zeininger was beyond help, but one nurse refused to give up on him. What followed was a story of love, dedication, and hope that should have ended in healing. Instead, it became one of Florida's most prolific serial killing cases. Gerald Stano would go on to confess to 41 murders, with investigators believing the actual number could be as high as 88. This is the complex story of how early trauma, failed interventions, and a twisted lesson about consequences created a monster who terrorized women across Florida for decades.
#GeraldStano #TrueCrime #SerialKiller #Florida #ColdCase #Adoption #Trauma #Investigation #Murder #Confession #Survivor #Justice #Psychology
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