COLORADO SERIAL KILLERS LIST SERIAL KILLERS SOMETIMES

Colorado Serial Killers List Serial Killers Sometimes

'It should be no surprise that serial killers sometimes lie,' says James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist and author of six books about serial killers.LAS SAUCES, COLORADO - The CO Bureau of Investigations has quite an interesting situation on its hands and it reportedly allegedly involves a serial killer that may be on the loose. And there's no guarantee that Browne's claims are on the level. But is he really a mass murderer? Verifying that he is responsible for all of the deaths, some of which took place more than 30 years ago, will be a difficult task. If Colorado convict Robert Charles Browne's claim to have killed 48 people over three decades is true, he would rank among the nation's most prolific serial killers.

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According to Browne, his weapons include a knife, screwdriver and ice pick he cut up some of the victims and dumped their bodies in lakes, rivers, trash bins and ditches.But how can police determine whether or not he's simply making it all up? Gregg McCrary, a former FBI profiler and author of 'The Unknown Darkness: Profiling the Predators Among Us,' says authorities must carefully scrutinize the details Browne provides. Some were strangled, others shot. 'It was just a lie.'Browne claims to have killed 17 people in Louisiana, nine in Colorado, seven in Texas, five in Arkansas, three in Mississippi, two each in New Mexico, Oklahoma and California, and one in Washington. 'He led the police on a complete wild goose chase,' says Fox. He led police and the FBI to Texas and Arizona looking for bodies. In the early 1990s a Mississippi man named Donald Leroy Evans, already convicted of a murder, claimed to have killed about 70 people.

'There's an old Italian proverb: a little truth helps the lies go down,' McCrary says: 'He apparently has done some murders, but just because some of what he says is true doesn't mean everything is true.Browne, 53, provided the first cryptic clues to his crime spree in a taunting letter to El Paso county prosecutors in 2000 while service life without parole in the Colorado state prison in Colorado Springs for the kidnap and murder of 13-year-old Colorado girl Heather Dawn Church in 1991. 'It was the postconfession validation that was key.'And even if Browne is truthful in some instances, that doesn't mean everything he says is true. 'He knew facts that only a killer would know, such as how the victim was killed.' Authorities also found carpet fibers from his car on some of the victims. Authorities were able to cross-validate his claims. 'It was cat and mouse in the interview but eventually he rolled over,' McCrary says. Found with a corpse, Arthur Shawcross was questioned about other local murders and confessed to 10.

Of the 48 murders claimed, Browne has provided information in just 19. Browne pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in Sperry's death and was given a second life sentence.El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says Browne could be exaggerating but authorities must proceed as if the claims are true. Browne also described a ring he took from her finger and later sold the El Paso County Sheriff's Office confirmed that story with the ring's buyer. Browne provided details about Sperry's marriage that could have only been obtained through direct conversation.

'In some cases he even drew maps.' El Paso County officers contacted the jurisdictions where the murders took place and verified details in seven of the cases. 'He provided extensive details on the method of murder, location of body, in some instances how the victim was dressed,' Hess says. Sometimes he doesn't want to discuss cases and only wants to chat.' Browne has claimed nine victims in Colorado but has provided information on just two.Hess says he has no reason to distrust Browne. 'We have not been able to extract any information from him that he doesn't want to supply. 'It's not like we sit down with him every day and he answers all our questions,' says Maketa. Verifying the claims is an exhaustive process.

He's courteous.' He spoke with Browne for 30 minutes on Friday but did not discuss murders. We didn't find any major discrepancies.'Hess describes Browne as being intelligent and respectful. The method of killing was in order.

'I think we have a lot more to learn. Hess expects Browne will open up once again in the future.