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Feb 2017
1h 19m

Leonard Lake and Charles Ng

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Leonard Lake and Charles Ng paired together to become a deadly pair of serial killers in California in the 1980s. They held captives in a homemade bunker until they would ultimately murder them. Their victims included men, women, and children. One of the most chilling aspects of their crimes is that they videotaped much of them. The police would ultimately d ... Show More
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