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Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Now, as expected, Father Tomei's death prompted a large investigation as investigators combed the city looking for anything that pointed to a suspect. According to Father Tomei's housekeeper, like I said, he hadn't planned on being at the church that afternoon. He had only stopped in to see if anyone was there waiting to give confession. Wow. So this is both, it's two things. It's very sad.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Now, as expected, Father Tomei's death prompted a large investigation as investigators combed the city looking for anything that pointed to a suspect. According to Father Tomei's housekeeper, like I said, he hadn't planned on being at the church that afternoon. He had only stopped in to see if anyone was there waiting to give confession. Wow. So this is both, it's two things. It's very sad.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

And two, it made it clear that the killer hadn't expected him to be there. Right. So this wasn't planned. Detective Sergeant Jim Shea told reporters, so far there does not appear to be any motive at all for this killing. And they also hadn't found a murder weapon or identified even a potential suspect.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

And two, it made it clear that the killer hadn't expected him to be there. Right. So this wasn't planned. Detective Sergeant Jim Shea told reporters, so far there does not appear to be any motive at all for this killing. And they also hadn't found a murder weapon or identified even a potential suspect.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

And a few days later, detectives in attendance at Tomei's funeral started scanning the faces and body language of more than 700 attendees at his funeral. So he was obviously well-loved. Yeah. And they were hoping that the man's killer might be among them because that does happen. That happens a lot. But they didn't find anyone suspicious.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

And a few days later, detectives in attendance at Tomei's funeral started scanning the faces and body language of more than 700 attendees at his funeral. So he was obviously well-loved. Yeah. And they were hoping that the man's killer might be among them because that does happen. That happens a lot. But they didn't find anyone suspicious.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Like the murders of Lawrence White and Mary Guilfoyle, the murder of Father Henry Tomei appeared completely motiveless and baffled investigators who simply couldn't fathom who would kill a priest in the daytime in a church and stuff him in a confessional.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Like the murders of Lawrence White and Mary Guilfoyle, the murder of Father Henry Tomei appeared completely motiveless and baffled investigators who simply couldn't fathom who would kill a priest in the daytime in a church and stuff him in a confessional.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

But while they may not have understood the killer's motive, they did understand the dangers of having a killer on the loose, and a vigorous investigation was then launched. At the same time, Mary Guilfoyle's parents had hired a private detective to track their daughter down, who was still missing.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

But while they may not have understood the killer's motive, they did understand the dangers of having a killer on the loose, and a vigorous investigation was then launched. At the same time, Mary Guilfoyle's parents had hired a private detective to track their daughter down, who was still missing.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Now, investigator Bill Tubbs said it appears that she probably was picked up as a hitchhiker. There's just no logical place she could have gone except for her stated destination, but she just never arrived there.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Now, investigator Bill Tubbs said it appears that she probably was picked up as a hitchhiker. There's just no logical place she could have gone except for her stated destination, but she just never arrived there.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Now, between the intensification of the investigations and Herbert Mullen's growing discomfort with what he'd done now, because he's still not feeling like he's doing what he's supposed to, he decided to slow down and develop a strategy.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

Now, between the intensification of the investigations and Herbert Mullen's growing discomfort with what he'd done now, because he's still not feeling like he's doing what he's supposed to, he decided to slow down and develop a strategy.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

He knew he still needed to offer sacrifices to hold off the impending disaster and gain the approval of the voices that guided him, which had come to include his father's voice, he said. What? But he thought there had to be a more morally righteous way.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

He knew he still needed to offer sacrifices to hold off the impending disaster and gain the approval of the voices that guided him, which had come to include his father's voice, he said. What? But he thought there had to be a more morally righteous way.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

And we will get to that in part two. Elena!

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

And we will get to that in part two. Elena!

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

He is a scary motherfucker.

Morbid
Episode 660: Herbert Mullin: The Killer Hippie (Part 1)

He is a scary motherfucker.