Vanessa Richardson

It's not clear if they didn't notice the impact wounds from the table leg or just didn't want to waste time and resources on a sex worker. But either way, the authorities didn't pursue it any further.

It's not clear if they didn't notice the impact wounds from the table leg or just didn't want to waste time and resources on a sex worker. But either way, the authorities didn't pursue it any further.

Well, it made Joel realize that if he chose a certain kind of victim, namely vulnerable, anonymous women, he didn't need to worry about being so careful after all. A little less than two months later, on September 1st, 1991, 32-year-old Joel headed to his familiar hunting ground in Manhattan, where he picked up 22-year-old sex worker Mary Ellen DeLuca.

Well, it made Joel realize that if he chose a certain kind of victim, namely vulnerable, anonymous women, he didn't need to worry about being so careful after all. A little less than two months later, on September 1st, 1991, 32-year-old Joel headed to his familiar hunting ground in Manhattan, where he picked up 22-year-old sex worker Mary Ellen DeLuca.

Well, it made Joel realize that if he chose a certain kind of victim, namely vulnerable, anonymous women, he didn't need to worry about being so careful after all. A little less than two months later, on September 1st, 1991, 32-year-old Joel headed to his familiar hunting ground in Manhattan, where he picked up 22-year-old sex worker Mary Ellen DeLuca.

But Joel didn't take Mary Ellen back to his house like with his first three victims. Instead, he drove her around the city until sunrise, stopping to score drugs for her along the way. It's not clear if he was trying to make it look like a drug overdose or if he was just trying to make Mary Ellen more intoxicated and vulnerable.

But Joel didn't take Mary Ellen back to his house like with his first three victims. Instead, he drove her around the city until sunrise, stopping to score drugs for her along the way. It's not clear if he was trying to make it look like a drug overdose or if he was just trying to make Mary Ellen more intoxicated and vulnerable.

But Joel didn't take Mary Ellen back to his house like with his first three victims. Instead, he drove her around the city until sunrise, stopping to score drugs for her along the way. It's not clear if he was trying to make it look like a drug overdose or if he was just trying to make Mary Ellen more intoxicated and vulnerable.

Regardless, they eventually ended up at a cheap motel where Joel strangled her to death.

Regardless, they eventually ended up at a cheap motel where Joel strangled her to death.

Regardless, they eventually ended up at a cheap motel where Joel strangled her to death.

Well, Joel hadn't thought the whole thing through. The sun was up, and he was in the middle of New York City with a dead body on his hands. Thinking fast, Joel took more inspiration from his favorite movie, Frenzy. He remembered that in one scene, the killer hides one of his victims in a heavy clothing trunk.

Well, Joel hadn't thought the whole thing through. The sun was up, and he was in the middle of New York City with a dead body on his hands. Thinking fast, Joel took more inspiration from his favorite movie, Frenzy. He remembered that in one scene, the killer hides one of his victims in a heavy clothing trunk.

Well, Joel hadn't thought the whole thing through. The sun was up, and he was in the middle of New York City with a dead body on his hands. Thinking fast, Joel took more inspiration from his favorite movie, Frenzy. He remembered that in one scene, the killer hides one of his victims in a heavy clothing trunk.

So Joel went out and bought a similar trunk, lugged it back to the motel room, and placed Mary Ellen's body inside. Then he carried it out to his car and dropped it at a rest stop in plain sight. It took a month for anyone to bother looking at it. By that point, Mary Ellen's remains were so badly decomposed she couldn't be identified. She was buried as a Jane Doe.

So Joel went out and bought a similar trunk, lugged it back to the motel room, and placed Mary Ellen's body inside. Then he carried it out to his car and dropped it at a rest stop in plain sight. It took a month for anyone to bother looking at it. By that point, Mary Ellen's remains were so badly decomposed she couldn't be identified. She was buried as a Jane Doe.

So Joel went out and bought a similar trunk, lugged it back to the motel room, and placed Mary Ellen's body inside. Then he carried it out to his car and dropped it at a rest stop in plain sight. It took a month for anyone to bother looking at it. By that point, Mary Ellen's remains were so badly decomposed she couldn't be identified. She was buried as a Jane Doe.

But the experience emboldened Joel even further. At this point, he must have felt invincible.

But the experience emboldened Joel even further. At this point, he must have felt invincible.

But the experience emboldened Joel even further. At this point, he must have felt invincible.