Pathological

The Original Craigslist Killer: The Murder of Katherine Ann Olson


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On October 26, 2007, a good samaritan called the Savage, Minnesota police department to report a purse found in a trash can in Warren Butler Park. Inside, police found a phone number and a driver’s license belonging to a woman named Katherine Ann Olson, but Katherine was nowhere to be found. A subsequent search of a heavily wooded area near where the purse was found led detectives to an abandoned car…where the body of Katherine Olson was found in the trunk.


Sources & Additional Resources

  • https://www.startribune.com/defense-shy-youth-s-desire-for-sex-led-to-craigslist-killing/41701952/?refresh=true

    • https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/craigslist_crimes/11.html

      • https://murderpedia.org/male.A/images/anderson-michael/michael-anderson-complaint.pdf

        • https://www.swnewsmedia.com/savage_pacer/family-finds-solace-10-years-after-craigslist-murder/article_e9c504cf-d14e-5b13-9cc0-26224f73ae2e.html#:~:text=You%20are%20the%20owner%20of%20this%20article.&text=Rolf%20and%20Nancy%20Olson%20share,their%20daughter%2C%20Katherine%20Ann%20Olson.&text=Nancy%20Olson%20with%20her%20and%20Rolf's%20dog%2C%20Mocha

          • https://jaapl.org/content/40/4/569

            • https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/2010/opa091141-1014.html

              • https://gallagherdefense.com/criminal-defenses-mn/insanity-defense-mn/

                • Remembering Katherine Ann Olson: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6867896580/ 

                • Special thank you to Jay Tigner (IG: @kngshxt) for the amazing logo and Michael Barrera (IG: @hiddenviewmusic) for the intro and outro music!


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                  PathologicalBy Janai, M.S. Forensic Psychology

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