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Podcast: Crimes, Killers, Cults and Beer: A True Crime Podcast
Episode: 67 The Trailside Killer, David Carpenter
Description: David Carpenter had a hard childhood. An abusive set of parents. And to top it all off, his mother made him take ballet class. He grew up to be a sadistic serial rapist and serial killer.
He was convicted of 8 murders, and suspected of 2 others. But, I'm convinced there are more. Many more. His first murder was at 49 years old, and he had attempted murder many years before that. His victims were along the mountain trails in California, where he had easy pickings, and seclusion.
He started off making...