crimes

Niculaie Andra Maria

Bratu Cristina Andreea
 Vera Renczi 
•  (dubbed the Black Widow, Mrs.
Poison or Chatelaine of Berkerekul), was a R
omanian serial killer who allegedly confessed
to poisoning 35 individuals including her two
husbands, multiple lovers, and her son
with arsenic during the 1920s.
• According to some accounts Renczi was born in Bucharest
 in 1903, but in view of the dates of her alleged crimes, a
date in the late 19th century would be more appropriate.
The accounts of her life are lacking in verifiable
documentary supporting evidence. Her mother died when
she was 13 and she moved with her father to 
Nagybecskerek (today Zrenjanin, Serbia) where she
attended a boarding school. By the age of fifteen, she had
become increasingly unmanageable and had frequently
run away from home with numerous boyfriends, many of
whom were significantly older than she was. Early
childhood friends described Renczi as having an almost
pathological desire for constant male companionship and
possessing a highly jealous and suspicious nature.
• Shortly before the age of twenty, her first marriage was to
a wealthy Austrian banker named Karl Schick, many years
her senior. They had a son named Lorenzo.  Left at home
daily while her older husband worked, she began to
suspect that her husband was being unfaithful. One
evening, in a jealous rage, Renczi poisoned his dinner 
wine with arsenic and began to tell family, friends, and
neighbors that he had abandoned her and their son. After
approximately a year of "mourning", she then declared
that she had heard word of her supposedly estranged
husband's death in a car accident.
• She was caught after having poisoned her last lover, a bank officer named
Milorad; his wife reported his disappearance to the Police, who ignored her. But
she pursued her own investigation and rapidly found that Vera was her
husband's mistress. She went back to the Police, who send two inspectors to
the chateau. She admitted to them that Milorad had been her lover, but that he
had quit her. Impressed by her beauty, wealth and excellent reputation, the
Police abandoned their search. The wife went back to the Police and started to
ask questions which should have been asked long time ago: where was her
husband Joseph? Where was their son? What happen to the numerous other
men who people knew they were her lover and had also disappeared? The
Police went back to see her; not only she then denied that Milorad was her
lover, which she had admitted before, but the Police had a proof, a love letter
sent by her to her lover. The Police got a search warrant and discovered a
locked round cellar underground. In it were 35 spaces, each with a zinc-lined
coffin inside. In the middle of the cellar were a red armchair, a big church
candle and an empty bottle of champagne. She told them that it was all family
members, but they insisted in opening one coffin, in which was the
decomposed body of a man ; they then opened all the others ones, in which
they found the same thing. Arrested, she confessed that she had poisoned all of
them with arsenic when she suspected they had been unfaithful to her or when
she believed their interest in her was waning .
• She was instead condemned to life in prison.
During her trial, she had started showing signs
of dementia. It became worse and worse in
prison (she ended up talking to her victims and
screaming obscenities). She died in 1960.
• She also confessed to the police that, on
occasion, she liked to sit in the armchair,
surrounded by the coffins of all her former
lovers. She was convicted of 35 murders and
sentenced to death, but, at that time,
Yugoslavia did not execute women.
 Death of Elisa Lam

• On February 19, 2013, the body of Chinese-Canadian tourist Elisa Lam (Chinese:  藍可兒 ; born Lam Ho-
yi) was recovered from a large cistern atop the Stay on Main hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, where she
had been a guest. She was last seen alive on January 31 and was reported missing by her parents on
February 1. Her body was discovered by a hotel maintenance worker investigating complaints of
flooding and low water pressure. Lam contacted her parents in British Columbia daily while traveling up
until the day she disappeared. On January 31, 2013, the day she was scheduled to check out of the
Cecil and leave for Santa Cruz, her parents did not hear from her and called the 
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD); her family flew to Los Angeles to help with the search.[23][24]
• Hotel staff who saw Lam that day said she was alone. Outside the hotel, Katie Orphan, manager of 
The Last Bookstore, was the only person who recalled seeing her that day. "She was outgoing, very
lively, very friendly" while getting gifts to take home to her family, Orphan told CNN. "[She was] talking
about what book she was getting and whether or not what she was getting would be too heavy for her
to carry around as she traveled," Orphan added.[25]
• Police searched the hotel to the extent that they legally could. They searched Lam's room and had dogs
go through the building, including the rooftop, but the dogs were unsuccessful in detecting her scent.
"But we didn't search every room," Sgt. Rudy Lopez said later, "we could only do that if we had 
probable cause" to believe a crime had been committed.[2] On February 6, a week after Lam had last
been seen, the LAPD decided more help was needed. Flyers with her image were posted in the
neighborhood and online. It brought the case to the public's attention through the media
 Elevator video

• On February 13, after another week with no sign of Lam, the LAPD released a video of the last
known sighting of her taken in one of the Cecil's elevators by a video surveillance camera on
January 31.In approximately two and a half minutes of footage, Lam, alone, makes unusual
moves and gestures, leaving the elevator at one point while its doors remain open, even after
she appears to have pressed every button. When the doors fail to close after she returns, she
leaves; the doors close later.[27]
• The video drew worldwide interest in the case due to Lam's strange behavior, and has been
extensively analyzed and discussed.It was reposted widely, including on the Chinese video-
sharing site Youku, where it got 3 million views and 40,000 comments in its first 10 days. Many of
the commentators found it unsettling to watch. Several theories emerged to explain her actions.
One was that Lam was trying to get the elevator car to move in order to escape from someone
who was pursuing her.Others suggested that she might be under the influence of ecstasy or
some other party drug, but none was detected in her body. When her bipolar disorder became
known, the theory that she was having a psychotic episode also emerged. Other viewers argued
that the video had been tampered with before being made public. Besides the obscuring of the
timestamp, they claimed, parts had been slowed down and nearly a minute of footage had been
removed. This could have been done to protect the identity of someone who otherwise would
be in the video, either related or not to the disappearance
 Discovery of body

• During the search for Lam, guests at the hotel began complaining about low water pressure.
Some later claimed their water was colored black and had an unusual taste. On the morning
of February 19, Santiago Lopez, a hotel maintenance worker, found Lam's body in one of four
1,000-gallon (3,785 L) tanks located on the roof providing water to guest rooms, a kitchen,
and a coffee shop Through the open hatch he saw Lam lying face-up in the water.  The tank
was drained and cut open since its maintenance hatch was too small to accommodate
equipment needed to remove Lam's body. On February 21, the Los Angeles coroner's office
issued a finding of accidental drowning, with bipolar disorder as a significant factor. The full
coroner's report, released in June, stated that Lam's body had been found naked;  clothing
similar to what she was wearing in the elevator video was floating in the water, coated with a
"sand-like particulate". Her watch and room key were also found with herLam's body was
moderately decomposed and bloated. It was mostly greenish, with some marbling evident on
the abdomen and skin separation evident. There was no evidence of physical trauma or
suicide.  Toxicology tests showed traces consistent with prescription medication found among
her belongings, plus nonprescription drugs such as Sinutab and ibuprofen.A very small
quantity of alcohol (about 0.02 g%) was present, but no other recreational drugs.
 Investigators and experts have however noted that the concentration of her prescription
drugs in her system indicated that she was undermedicating or had stopped taking her
medications recently
• The investigation had determined how Lam died, but did not initially offer an explanation
as to how she got into the tank in the first place. Doors and stairs that access the hotel's
roof are locked, with only staff having the passcodes and keys, and any attempt to force
them would supposedly have triggered an alarm.[The hotel's fire escape could have
allowed her to bypass those security measures;  her scent trail was lost near a window
that connected to it. A video posted to the Internet after Lam's death showed that the
hotel's roof was easily accessible via the fire escape and that two of the lids of the water
tanks were openApart from the question of how she got on the roof, others asked if she
could have gotten into the tank by herself. All four tanks were 4-by-8-foot (1.2 by 2.4 m)
cylinders propped up on concrete blocks there was no fixed access to them and hotel
workers had to use a ladder to look at the water. They were protected by heavy lids that
would be difficult to replace from within.[ The hotel employee who found the body said
that the lid was open at the time removing the issue of how she could have closed the lid
from inside. Police dogs that searched through the hotel for Lam, even on the roof,
shortly after her disappearance was noted, did not find any trace of her. Proponents of
the theory that the elevator video shows she was under the influence of illicit drugs are
not dissuaded by their absence from the toxicology screen, suggesting that they might
have broken down during the period of time her body decomposed in the tank or that
she might have taken rare cocktails of such drugs that a normal screen would not detect.
 The very low level of her prescription drugs in her system, and the number of pills left in
her prescription bottle, suggested she was undermedicating or had recently stopped
taking her medication for bipolar disorder, which might have led to a psychotic episode.
• The autopsy report and its conclusions were also questioned based on the
incomplete information. For instance, it does not say what the results of the 
rape kit and fingernail kit were or even if they were processed. [4] It also records
subcutaneous pooling of blood in Lam's anal area, [33] which some observers[who?
]
 suggested was a sign of sexual abuse; one pathologist noted it could also have
resulted from bloating in the course of the body's decomposition, [4] and her 
rectum was also prolapsed.[26] The coroner's pathologists were ambivalent
about their conclusion that Lam's death was accidental. [4][failed verification]
• Since her death, her Tumblr blog was updated, presumably through Tumblr's
Queue option that allows posts to automatically publish themselves when the
user is away. Her phone was not found either with her body or in her hotel
room. Whether the continued updates to her blog were facilitated by the theft
of her phone, the work of a hacker, or through the Queue is not known; nor is
it known whether the updates are related to her death
Elisa lam
 Ted Bundy

• Theodore Robert Bundy (born Cowell;

November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was
an American serial killer who kidnapped,
raped and murdered numerous young women
and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier.
After more than a decade of denials, he
confessed to 30 murders committed in seven
states between 1974 and 1978. His true victim
total is unknown and likely significantly higher
 Early Life

• Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont, on November 24, 1946. Bundy started

life as his mother's secret shame, as his illegitimate birth humiliated her deeply
religious parents. Louise delivered Ted at a home for unwed mothers in Vermont
and later brought her son to her parents in Philadelphia.
• To hide the fact he was an illegitimate child, Bundy was raised as the adopted son
of his grandparents and was told that his mother was his sister. Eleanor moved
with Bundy to Tacoma, Washington, a few years later, and soon married his
stepfather Johnnie.
• From all appearances, Bundy grew up in a content, working-class family. He
showed an unusual interest in the macabre at an early age. Around the age of 3,
he became fascinated by knives. A shy but bright child, Bundy did well in school
but not with his peers. 
• As a teenager, a darker side of his character started to emerge. Bundy liked to
peer in other people's windows and thought nothing of stealing things he wanted
from other people.
 Victims

• Bundy confessed to 36 killings of young women across several states in the 1970s, but
experts believe that the final tally may be closer to 100 or more. The exact number of
women Bundy killed will never been known. His killings usually followed a gruesome
pattern: He often raped his victims before beating them to death.
• While there is some debate as to when Bundy started killing, most sources say that he
began his murderous rampage around 1974. Around this time, many women in the
Seattle area and in nearby Oregon went missing. Stories circulated about some of the
victims last being seen in the company of a young, dark-haired man known as "Ted."
He often lured his victims into his car by pretending to be injured and asking for their
help. Their kindness proved to be a fatal mistake.
• How Ted Bundy Was Caught
• In the fall of 1974, Bundy moved to Utah to attend law school, and women began
disappearing there as well. The following year, he was pulled over by the police. A
search of his vehicle uncovered a cache of burglary tools—a crowbar, a face mask,
rope and handcuffs. He was arrested for possession of these tools and the police
began to link him to much more sinister crimes.
 How Ted Bundy Was Caught

• In the fall of 1974, Bundy moved to Utah to

attend law school, and women began
disappearing there as well. The following year,
he was pulled over by the police. A search of
his vehicle uncovered a cache of burglary tools
—a crowbar, a face mask, rope and handcuffs.
He was arrested for possession of these tools
and the police began to link him to much
more sinister crimes.
• n 1975, Bundy was arrested in the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch, one of the few women to escape his
clutches. He was convicted and received a one-to-15-year jail sentence.
• Prison Escapes
• Bundy escaped from prison twice in 1977. The first time, he was indicted on murder charges for the death
of a young Colorado woman and decided to act as his own lawyer in the case. During a trip to the
courthouse library, he jumped out a window and made his first escape. He was captured eight days later.
• In December, Bundy escaped from custody again. He climbed out of a hole he made in the ceiling of his
cell, having dropped more than 30 pounds to fit through the small opening. Authorities did not discover
that Bundy was missing for 15 hours, giving the serial killer a big head start on the police.
• Chi Omega Sorority House Break-In
• After Bundy's second escape from prison, he eventually made his way to Tallahassee, Florida. On the night
of January 14, 1978, Bundy broke into the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University. He
attacked four of the young female residents, killing two of them. On February 9, Bundy kidnapped and
murdered a 12-year-old girl named Kimberly Leach. 
• These crimes marked the end of his murderous rampage, as he was soon pulled over by the police that
February.
• The most damning evidence connecting Bundy to the two Chi Omega murders at FSU were bite marks on
one of the bodies, which were a definitive match to Bundy.