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Richard Trenton Chase, termed the 'Vampire Killer of Sacramento', claimed 6 lives in 1978, sometimes drinking the victim's blood. He was sentenced to death in the gas chamber at San Quentin Penitentiary, but in Christmas in 1980 he was found to have committed suicide in his cell.

Links:

The Vampire Killer An extract from Ressler's "Whoever Fights Monsters". Details the capture of Chase. www.robertkressler.com/ex_fights.htm

Richard Trenton Chase A detailed account of Chase's crimes. Includes photographs of the killer. roswell.fortunecity.com/seance/500/killers/chase.html

Crime Library: Richard Trenton Chase Feature on the killer who drank blood. www.crimelibrary.com/serial3/vampire/index.html