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Oct 2025
37m 32s

The "Killer Vampire" Who Turned His Vict...

Breanna Heim
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In this weeks episode of Hot On The Case we investigate the Dracula Killer, the Vampire of Sacramento. Richard Chase was one of the most disturbing figures in true crime history, leaving a trail of fear across California in the late nineteen seventies. Known for his obsession with blood and the gruesome nature of his crimes, Chase’s life was marked by severe mental illness, paranoia, and a descent into darkness that shocked the nation.

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