Copy cat killers: Murder she wrote, and we avidly read. The killing of a human being by another, for reasons financial, immoral, illegal or just for a thrill, gives us all vicarious shudders. The gorier the crime, the more attention it receives, from the authorities, media and the readers. The depths of hell that a human being can stoop to, to hurt, harm and kill a fellow human is a shockingly astounding one.
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Here are 10 such instances where killing became art and the killer/artist decided to copy his hero – be it a serial killer, a shocking murder or even – wait for it – a TV or movie character. See how these killers took another murderer’s work and made it their own.
A new kind of plagiarism is in town, and isn’t just about bylines or signatures – these are the world’s most shocking copycat killings – sure to leave you with nightmares and a sense of impending doom…
10. Stella Nickell: Murder By Pill
Via Murderpedia & CrimeMuseum
In 1982, seven unsuspecting victims in Chicago died when they bought and consumed the over the counter drug Tylenol, which had been laced with cyanide. The widespread panic and sheer terror of the American junta of open pills made the FDA pass a ruling that all pills were to be sold in tamper-proof packaging (though this took a while and a few more killings before finally being enforced). While one man was arrested for sending threatening letters to the Tylenol makers Johnson & Johnson, the actual poisoner was never found, identified or punished. Yep, another serial/spree killer mystery.
Four years later, Excedrin was targeted in a similar way – two people in Washington died after consuming cyanide-laced Excedrin. Bruce Nickell, 52, and Susan Snow, 40, both died in separate incidents after consuming Excedrin for a headache. The murderer here turned out to be Stella Nickell, Bruce’s wife, who wanted out of the by-now staid marriage and had taken out life insurance policies in his name. She was sentenced to 80 years in prison and saw not a cent of the money!
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