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Speed Freak Killers. The Speed Freak Killers is the name given to serial killer duo Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine, together initially convicted of four murders — three jointly — and suspected in the deaths of as many as 72 people in and around San Joaquin County, California based on a letter Shermantine wrote to a reporter in 2012. [5] .
- 78 years (overturned), 14 years, paroled after 11 years
- Suicide
- Loren Joseph Herzog, December 8, 1965, Linden, California, U.S.
- January 16, 2012 (aged 46), Susanville, California, U.S.
Apr 27, 2022 · Updated May 12, 2022. ‘Speed killers’ Loren Herzog and Gary Shermantine were hard-partying methamphetamine users who are suspected of slaughtering as many as 72 people in San Joaquin County in the 1980s and '90s. Public DomainLoren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine became known as the Speed Freak Killers in 2001.
- Jessica Oconnor
Feb 27, 2019 · Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog were childhood friends who became notorious for a 15-year methamphetamine drug-induced killing spree that began in 1984 and ended in 1999. They were dubbed the "Speed Freak Killers" by the media and the police. Learn about their childhood, their crimes, their interrogation, their trial, and their sentences.
- Charles Montaldo
Jul 18, 2019 · SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — True Crime Chroniclesis featuring the "Speed Freak Killers'" crime spreeon their newest episode. Here is what you need to know about Wesley Shermantine and Loren...
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Mar 6, 2020 · The Speed Freak Killers — two buddies convicted of four murders in San Joaquin County — were given that name because of their drug-fueled crime spree. And it's believed they killed a lot...
Feb 18, 2012 · By Malia Wollan. Feb. 18, 2012. LINDEN, Calif. — For residents of this tiny farming community, it was only a matter of time before someone unearthed the bones. It has been 13 years since two...
The Speed Freak Killers is the name given to serial killer duo Loren Herzog and Wesley Shermantine, together initially convicted of four murders — three jointly — and suspected in the deaths of as many as 72 people in and around San Joaquin County, California based on a letter Shermantine wrote to a reporter in 2012.
