Episode 2: The Vampire Next Door

This guy wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill killer—he literally believed he needed to drink blood to keep himself alive.

 

His crimes were straight-up horrifying, fueled by extreme delusions and paranoia.

In fact, this case was analyzed by criminologists, psychologists, and criminal justicestudents to gain a deeper understanding of the mind of a serial killer, the role mental health plays in criminal behavior, and how society can improve its approach to these complex challenges.

 

Killing six people during this one-month period, drinking the blood of his victims, and then cannibalized their remains, he earned his nickname.

 

And straight out of a horror movie…

 

The Vampire Next Door— this is horrific truestory of Richard Chase.

 

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EpisodeSources & Further ReadingArticles& Reports: 

Articles & Reports:

• FHE Health Restore: A Killer’s Mind: Sacramento Vampire Richard Chase

• Sacramento News & Review: Revisiting 'the Vampire of Sacramento'

• CrimeLibrary – “The FBI Interview: Richard Chase” by Katherine Ramsland

🎧 Podcasts, Blog, & Digital Media:

• Video courtesy of the California State Archives, via Archive.org.

• Guyhadleigh.com| RICHARD TRENTON CHASE: The Vampire of Sacramento, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• Oxygen True Crime: The Vampire of Sacramento: The Unspeakable Crimes of Serial Killer Cannibal Richard Chase

🧾 Wikipedia (for summary reference):

• Richard Chase