The Kill File

This week we discuss the murders in west mesa and a potential serial killer named The Bone Collector.

Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm

https://argonaut.arizona.edu/content/14

https://www.cabq.gov/family/crei/community-centers/west-mesa-community-center#:~:text=The%20West%20Mesa%20Community%20Center%20(WMCC)%20is,Meditation%20*%20Polymer%20jewelry%20making%20*%20Zumba

https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/open-space/lands/west-mesa-open-space#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Albuquerque%20Open,vistas%20surrounding%20Petroglyph%20National%20Monument.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8g3-kveIM0 This is Monsters, UNSOLVED: WestMesa Bone Collector

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-continues-to-seek-information-15-years-after-west-mesa-murders/

https://web.archive.org/web/20171209191707/https://fnsnews.nmsu.edu/the-west-mesa-murders-a-central-american-connection/

https://www.grunge.com/354732/the-untold-truth-of-the-west-mesa-murders/

https://people.com/west-mesa-bone-collector-11-victims-still-no-arrest-albuquerque-11812406

https://web.archive.org/web/20171209191707/https://fnsnews.nmsu.edu/the-west-mesa-murders-a-central-american-connection/

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/30/texas-death-penalty-case-remanded-david-leonard-wood/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8g3-kveIM0

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/blogs/border-cafe/2014/02/17/albuquerque-sex-workers-face-perils/30957173/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115928d00----v115928d--59--b--59--&gca-ft=182&gca-ds=sophi

https://amwfans.com/thread/17/west-mesa-serial-killer-mexico

https://www.krqe.com/interactives/west-mesa-murders-timeline/

This week we will discuss one of China's most prolific and truly disturbing serial killers... The Hammer man

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/yang-xinhai

https://laogairesearch.org/laogai-system/#:~:text=Originally%20patterned%20after%20the%20Soviet,facilities%2C%20incarcerating%20millions%20of%20individuals.

https://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/china-98/laojiao.htm#:~:text=Reeducation%20through%20labor%20(laodong%20jiaoyang,farms%20for%20those%20sentenced%20judicially.

https://web.archive.org/web/20081012013318/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/18/content_282569.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20090212091137/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/11/15/989697.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20090112145516/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19450316_ITM

TheMinster Killer: Yang Xinahai | China’s Worst Serial Killer, The MysteryAbyss (YouTube) Oct 9, 2025

https://archive.ph/20120804124730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/3225864.stm

https://murderpedia.org/male.X/x/xinhai-yang.htm

https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/yang-xinhai-became-chinas-deadliest-serial-killer-by-bludgeoning-67-people-to-death-a4e1cb62b397

https://www.facebook.com/AllThatsInteresting/posts/killing-people-is-very-usual-nothing-specialyang-xinhai-was-perhaps-the-most-pro/1155307949965714/

Rosewood, J., & Lo, R.(2017). TheBig Book of Serial Killers, and encyclopedia of serial killers (p.432). LAK Publishing.

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2004-02/02/content_302087.htm

https://china-underground.com/2021/02/16/yang-xinhai/

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Yang_Xinhai

https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/eos4kv/could_you_guys_help_me_out_with_this_list_of_yang/

https://alchetron.com/Yang-Xinhai#yang-xinhai-91ae4a00-6712-483c-8757-8be17772188-resize-750.jpeg

https://2017-20

This week we will delve into the story of The Spokane Serial Killer or the Grocery Bag Killer....

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Murderland-Crime-Bloodlust-Serial-Killers-ebook/dp/B0DDSPM8Y4

https://www.asarco.com/history/

https://www.theirminesourstories.org/post/asarco-grupo-mexico-chronology#:~:text=1899%20Rodgers%20and%20his%20partners,Montana%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20and%20Utah.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210417063142/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000507&slug=4019811

https://www.newspapers.com/image/604663550/?match=1&terms=Novella%20Yates

https://tngenweb.org/vanburentn/vb-obit-xyz.html

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/yates/guy_8.html#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20holding%20a,joined%20the%20Washington%20National%20Guard.

https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yates-robert-lee.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20050307073253/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/yates/guy_8.html

https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Yates,%20Robert%20Lee.htm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-lee-yates

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Lee_Yates

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/yates/arrest_10.html

This week we will explore the horrific case of Blake Leibel and what he did to the mother of his child Iana Kasian.

Sources:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/blake-leibel-found-guilty-first-degree-murder-1121734/

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-downtown-la-trump-protests-20161109-htmlstory.html

https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/us/protests-elections-trump#:~:text=Story%20highlights,juveniles%2C%20Los%20Angeles%20police%20said.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-hate-crimes-20170405-story.html#:~:text=Levin%20said%20the%20numbers%20are,six%20from%20the%20year%20before.&text=More%20than%20a%20third%20of,in%20the%20last%20two%20years.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-downtown-la-trump-protests-20161109-htmlstory.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hollywood-horror-story-producer-blake-leibel-graphic-novel-a-blueprint-for-murder-48-hours/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/blake-liebel-graphic-novelist-must-pay-family--of-murdered-fiancee-iana-kasian

https://people.com/crime/graphic-novelist-tortured-fiancee-death-jealous-newborn-daughter/

https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/lorne-leibel

https://cmhf.ca/lorne-leibel/

https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/316409/millionaire-at-30-lorne-leibel-set-up-his-own-company-cana

https://ottawasun.com/2016/06/03/hollywood-horror-story-the-inside-story-of-canadian-accused-killer-blake-leibel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcwMe1qgrwQ

https://abc7.com/post/man-found-guilty-in-gruesome-2016-murder-of-model-in-weho/3627638/

https://nypost.com/2017/09/26/hollywoods-worst-murder-may-have-been-inspired-by-a-comic-book/

https://www.zipcomic.com/syndrome-issue-tpb

https://allthatsinteresting.com/blake-leibel

https://juryverdictalert.com/wrongful-death/woman-tortured-to-death-by

This week we delve into the horrific crimes of one of Columbia's most prolific serial killers....

Sources:

Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers (p. 432). LAK Publishing.

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/luis-garavito

https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/la-confesion/52367-3/

https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/11/01/garavito-la-bestia-violador-asesino-ninos-colombia-libertad-orix/

https://caracol.com.co/radio/2001/11/03/nacional/1004770800_103593.html

https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3656990

https://www.reddit.com/r/asklatinamerica/comments/1jbtupr/was_colombia_such_a_nightmarish_place_in_the_90s/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_Colombia#:~:text=The%20illegal%20drug%20trade%20in%20Colombia%20has%2C,well%20as%20several%20bandas%20criminales%2C%20or%20BACRIMs.

https://history.washington.edu/research/books/violence-colombia-1990-2000-waging-war-and-negotiating-peace#:~:text=The%201990s%20in%20Colombia%20were%20a%20decade,social%20and%20economic%20reforms%20on%20the%20table**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia#:~:text=Since%20the%201960s%2C%20the%20country,as%20positive%20by%20Colombian%20society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Colombia

https://mindtrip.ai/location/colombia/valle-del-cauca-department/lo-B6GfLQuI#:~:text=Valle%20del%20Cauca%20Department%20is,unique%20and%20delicious%20local%20cuisine.

https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/q6v31f/luis_alfredo_garavito_being_interrogated_by/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/ephebophilia

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18686026/

https://amcselekt.es/blog/crimen-investigacion/fichados/luis-garavito-la-bestia/

https://web.archive.org/web/20071014194102/https://psicologiajuridica.org/psj311.html

https://noticias.rcnradio.com/judicial/sobrevivien

This week we delve into a Brazilian serial killer known as the Motorcycle Murderer.

Sources:

https://g1.globo.com/goias/noticia/2014/10/suposto-serial-killer-afirma-policia-que-sofreu-abuso-sexual-na-infancia.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37535035/#:~:text=The%20goi%C3%A2nia%20incident%3A%20In%20September,systems%20were%20inadequate%20and%20inscrutable.

https://www.csacentre.org.uk/research-resources/key-messages/impacts-of-child-sexual-abuse/

https://bravehearts.org.au/about-child-sexual-abuse/what-are-the-effects-of-child-sexual-abuse/

https://saprea.org/heal/dissociation/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20572209967&utm_term=what%20is%20dissociation&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20572209967&gbraid=0AAAAADK-7cbfe3nDq14kOq8lzRvruU6qX&gclid=CjwKCAiAlrXJBhBAEiwA-5pgwl4YBlXvg5MY-MMwSsgCj-_BOfusdzJTsj1CBoBGKduXyTYZqTNQwRoCDbMQAvD_BwE

https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/bullying/effects#:~:text=Being%20bullied%20can%20severely%20affect,abuse%2C%20and%20absenteeism%20from%20school.

Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers (p. 432). LAK Publishing

https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/159033/serial-killer-tiago-rocha-brazil

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/17/confession-makes-man-biggest-serial-killer/17431901/

https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/tiago-henrique-condenado-a-20-anos-de-prisao-por-assassinato-de-estudante/315452986

https://g1.globo.com/goias/noticia/2014/10/vigilante-pede-perdao-por-39-mortes-e-diz-querer-tratamento-medico.html

https://abcnews.go.com/International/inside-mind-alleged-brazilian-serial-killer/story?id=26270744

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gomes-da-rocha-tiago.htm#google_vignette

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Tiago_Henrique_Gomes_da_Rocha

This week we cover the case of spree killer Stephen Bryant, wait until you hear the disturbing things he did to his victims...

Sources: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-10-03/10-things-to-know-about-south-carolina

https://www.sumtersc.gov/discover-sumter/living-here#:~:text=Sumter%20is%20truly%20a%20hidden,you%20feel%20right%20at%20home.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/south-carolina-death-penalty-stephen-bryant-b2848016.html

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-5317/374290/20250910152519591_Bryant.BIO%20Final.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/danellehallan/photos/stephen-corey-bryant-44-is-set-to-be-executed-on-november-14-in-south-carolina-m/1375346601267613/

com/news/best-states/south-carolina/articles/2025-11-06/lawyers-for-stephen-bryant-make-final-appeal-over-brain-

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15285073/Stephen-Bryant-execution-South-Carolina-firing-squad.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1oijevv/in_2004_stephen_corey_bryant_killed_3_people_and/

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/stephen-bryant-death-row-south-carolina

https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/2011/26906.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/2011/26906.html

https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/crime/2008/09/11/south-carolina-man-who-killed-3-sentenced-to-death/29462868007/

https://people.com/he-killed-3-people-taunted-investigators-messages-execution-11839819?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://wickedwe.com/stephen-bryant/

https://theitem.com/stories/experts-man-likely-angry-impulsive,215057

https://metro.co.uk/galleries/how-death-by-firing-squad-is-carried-out-as-killer-faces-countdown-to-rare-execution-24669106/

https://people.com/south-carolina-triple-murderer-ate-final-meal-before-firing-squad-execution-11850351

Ever wanted to know if pigs will consume human flesh? Find out this week as we delve into the horrific story of butcher and serial killer Willie Pickton!

This week we will discuss the Chess Board killer from Russia AKA the Bitsevsky Maniac.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0FTbeKGPjM

https://www.gq.com/story/alexander-pichushkin-serial-killer-russia

https://prezi.com/p/zu0z5hzuhwsj/alexander-pichushkin/

https://www.quora.com/What-was-life-like-in-Moscow-during-the-70s

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6171742/

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/11-serial-killers-who-suffered-early-life-head-trauma

https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=3600441&page=1

https://www.biography.com/crime/alexander-pichushkin

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10108113/Moment-chessboard-killer-lured-Russian-police-confessing-murder-61-people.html

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_Pichushkin#:~:text=8%20References-,Background,murderous%20urges%20were%20not%20satisfied.

Rosewood, J., & Lo, R. (2017). The Big Book of Serial Killers, andencyclopedia of serial killers (p. 432). LAK Publishing.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ghxv?from=rss

Interview With A Russian Serial Killer, By Yasha Levine - TheExile, March 13th 2008 (Murderpedia.com)

https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pichushkin-alexander.htm

https://www.the-sun.com/news/13947433/notorious-chessboard-serial-killer-confess/

https://serialkillercalendar.com/PEOPLE-WHO-HAVE-SURVIVED-VICIOUS-SERIAL-KILLERS.php

https://iz.ru/en/node/1866145

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6926680.stm

https://web.archive.org/web/20090123094408/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661084,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics

This week we delve into Atlanta's alleged first serial killer, who had a very specific type...

Sources:

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053728/1911-07-01/ed-1/seq-10/

https://www.oxygen.com/the-real-murders-of-atlanta/crime-news/the-atlanta-ripper-serial-killer-terrorized-city-in-1900s

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/01/17/atlvault-atlanta-ripper-terrorizes-city-100-years-ago/

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-unsolved-atlanta-ripper-case-2e9e73c67ef1

https://perspectivesofchange.hms.harvard.edu/node/96

https://virginiahistory.org/learn/civil-rights-movement-virginia/world-jim-crow

https://www.newspapers.com/image/20667303/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/80688312/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/890587308/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/503682761/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/392830959/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048491339/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/79091539/?match=1&terms=%22atlanta%20ripper%22

https://creativeloafing.com/content-185128-cover-story-atlanta-s-jack-the-ripper

https://www.newspapers.com/image/26780152/?match=1&terms=charlie%20owens%2C%20atlanta%2C%20ripper