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Ernest Wholaver – Cold Blooded Murder In July of 2002, Ernest Wholaver Jr. was charged with multiple sexual offenses for alleged conduct involving his two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth, the latter of whom was still a minor at the time the charges were lodged. In 1929, shortly before Christmas, Charlie Lawson (age 43) took Fannie (his wife age 37) and their seven children, Marie (age 17), Arthur (age 16), Carrie (age 12), Maybell (age 7) James (age 4) Raymond, (age 2) and Mary Lou (age 4 months) into town to buy new clothes and to have a family portrait taken. This would have been an uncommon occurrence for a working-class rural family of the era, which has led to speculations that Charlie's act was premeditated. Lawson's having purchased his own farm two years previous, however, together with the fact that an Associated Press wire that went out on the day after the murders characterized Lawson as a "well-to-do farmer", would make a pre-Christmas shopping spree appear reasonable. Proud Sponsor RPG Coffee: Real People Giving https://rpgcoffee.com/?afmc=32&utm_campaign=32&utm_source=leaddyno&utm_medium=affiliate Goblin Slayer by Deoxys Beats | https://soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US #murder #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #crime #killer #serialkiller #death #homicide #truecrimepodcast #truecrimeaddict #serialkillers #horror #podcast #mystery #creepy #blood #scary #murdermystery #murderer #rape #coldcase #MurderInTheStars

Gerard John Schaefer Jr. (March 25, 1946 – December 3, 1995) was an American murderer and suspected serial killer who was imprisoned in 1973 for murders he committed while he was a sheriff's deputy in Martin County, Florida. Schaefer was convicted of two murders, but was suspected of many others. He frequently appealed against his conviction, but privately boasted, both verbally and in writing, of killing more than thirty women and girls. Gerard Schaefer was the first of three children born to Catholic parents, Gerard and Doris Marie (née Runcie) Schaefer. He was born in Wisconsin and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended Marist Academy until 1960 when his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Schaefer did not get along well with his father, who he believed favored his sister. In his teens, he began an obsession with women's underwear and became a peeping tom.