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Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker (September 27, 1940 – December 13, 2019) and Roy Lewis Norris (February 5, 1948 – February 24, 2020), also known as the Tool Box Killers, were two American serial killers and rapists who committed the kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of five teenage girls in southern California over a five-month period in 1979.
May 2, 2017 · Shirley Ledford was only 18 years old when she was brutally assaulted, tortured and murdered by Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, known as “The Toolbox Killers”, on Halloween Night of October 31, 1979.
Roy Norris was imprisoned for rape. They discovered a shared interest in sadism and became friends, weaving stories of rape and torture and escalating fantasies. Once they got out, they acted...
Oct 18, 2022 · Known as the “Toolbox Killers,” Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris kidnapped, tortured, raped, and killed five teenage girls in southern California in 1979. Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris were described by veteran FBI profiler John Douglas as the worst killers he'd ever encountered.
Jul 9, 2023 · The brutal way they kidnapped, raped, and tortured their victims using tools commonly found in a garage resulted in them being nicknamed “The Toolbox Killers.” Before they began their joint killing spree, Bittaker and Norris had individual criminal histories, including violent and sexually-motivated offenses.
May 12, 2023 · They became instruments of torture and death for the predatory pair infamously known as the Toolbox Killers. In 1979, Bittaker and Norris used the roads of California as their hunting grounds and relied on the remote areas of the San Gabriel Mountains, where they brutalized and killed their victims.
Sep 23, 2021 · Ledford was tortured and murdered by two men named Roy Norris and Lawrence Bittaker, known as "The Toolbox Killers." During a 5-month span in 1979 they prowled Los Angeles County, kidnapping hitchhikers, raping them, and then torturing them with instruments in their "toolbox."
Jun 2, 2021 · How Did The Toolbox Killers Get Caught? After bonding in prison, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris executed a plan to abduct girls, bring them into the San Gabriel mountains, and rape and torture them.
Dec 16, 2019 · SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Lawrence Sigmond Bittaker, one of the “Tool Box Killers" who preyed on teenage girls in Southern California 40 years ago, has died of natural causes, state corrections...
Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker and Roy Lewis Norris are two American serial killers who together kidnapped, tortured, raped, and murdered five young women over a period of five months in California in 1979.
