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Richard Chase

American serial killer
Richard Trenton Chase was an American serial killer, cannibal, and necrophile who killed six people in Sacramento, California, from December 1977 to January 1978. He was nicknamed The Vampire of Sacramento because he drank his victims' blood and... Wikipedia
Born: May 23, 1950, Santa Clara County, CA
Died: December 26, 1980 (age 30 years), San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, San Quentin, CA
Other names: The Dracula Killer; The Vampire of Sacramento; The Vampire Killer
Criminal penalty: Death
Date apprehended: January 27, 1978
Motive: Blood drinking, sexual pleasure, necrophilia, schizophrenia