Mike Boudet

He didn't graduate from high school, but he was far from stupid.

He had a lot going on in his head.

but no one ever bothered to ask what that was.

And he never saw a therapist.

But he needed one because he hated women, specifically black women.

The women who fell into his nightmare weren't prostitutes or drugged out street women, not that they would deserve his fate.

Instead, they were women with families, full lives and plans.

And for a brief fateful moment,

Each of them crossed paths with Michael Madison.

The first body found was 18-year-old Sherelda Terry.

She had just graduated from high school with plans for a good life.

That summer, she worked at an elementary school in East Cleveland, helping run youth programs and earning respect from teachers and neighbors.

She was last seen alive on July 10, 2013, leaving school after her shift, but she never made it home.

They met somewhere in the previous weeks and started texting.

Michael lied, saying he was 25 with no children.

When they opened the garage door, thousands of flies swarmed in the putrid air.

Officers moved the bags containing her remains and a trail of decomposition fluid left a mix of brown, gray, red, and yellow flowing like a dirty river on the concrete in front of it.

It was one of the most gruesome crime scenes they'd ever laid their eyes on.

She died from ligature strangulation.

And investigators also noted a severe vaginal laceration consistent with sexual assault while she was still alive.