Richard Chase

Richard Chase

Richard Trenton Chase (May 23, 1950 – December 26, 1980) was an American schizophrenic serial killer who killed six people in a span of a month in Sacramento, California. He was nicknamed "The Vampire of Sacramento" because he drank his victims's blood and cannibalized their remains.

Read more about Richard Chase:  Early Life, Early Adulthood, Institutionalization, Murders, Aftermath, Fictional Portrayals

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