In early 1994, Dana Sue Gray went on a month-long rampage that claimed the lives of several elderly ladies of Canyon Lake, California. Mixing murder with greed, she would go on extravagant shopping sprees using the credit cards of her victims.
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in streamed through the windows. As fifty eight year old, Dorinda Hawkins tidied up
the front register of the antique store. It was quiet
Brenda, didn't mind. She was just.
Watching the place as a favor to the owner and was happy to take a break
so she was beginning to relax. The bell rang at the front of the shop
A short blonde woman entered and asked
and about a vintage frame for an old photo of her mother.
During smiled and
the woman towards the back of the shop we're
yellow rope, separated the framing area from the rest of the store she turned and pointed out a few custom samples on a
or that the woman was staring at her with increasing fury.
Suddenly, Dorinda heard a rustling from behind before
she could react. She felt the woman slip, the yellow rope around her neck and yank. It taught
uh gasped, but couldn't scream all she
do with big wordlessly for her life
while her assailant whispered softly in her ear, telling her to relax. Finally Dorinda passed out when she awoke a short time later, her head was pounding.
Woman was gone as harrowing as Dorinda's assault had been
She was one of the lucky ones. Not
everyone survived their encounter with the
Sue gray hi I'm Greg Poulsen. This is serial killers-
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finishing our analysis of Dana Sue Gray, who ended the lives of three women in Riverside County California. In nineteen. Ninety four
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We explored Danas troubled, childhood and turbulent adult life. We,
Danas mounting despair as she lost her job and a crew.
A staggering amount of debt. Her
security and pent up rage,
actually let her to commit a series of brutal slayings this week, we'll examine
thirty seven year old, Danas month of murder, as she moves from victim to victim unleashing her pent up aggression,
and using her victims, credit cards to satisfy her shopping addiction.
In February of nineteen. Ninety four Dana Sue Gray likely killed for the first time her alleged victim,
eighty six year old, Norma Davis was
someone she knew through her father's wife, Jerry in fact Dana
A trained nurse had stayed,
it's Norma for a short time in January to help her recuperate from a car accident
is going to take over on the psychology here and throughout the episode. Please note,
Then this is not a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, but she has done a lot of research, for this show thanks Greg,
forensic neuropsychologist doctor, Martha Rogers notes that among
small number of female serial killers, many of them
or nurses
nurses, aren't shocked over blood or death and are
used to helping their patients through painful experiences. Rogers
Writes the vulnerability is a
after that draws them to the situation.
If someone is under your control and vulnerable to some degree, that may be pleasurable
Dana. Certainly relished being in control, but it's hard to tell whether it was the thrill of dominating her victims or her frustration at the state of her own life that drove Dana
violence, whatever her true motivations head investigator, Joe Greco, was convinced the murder
of Norma Davis was personal, since there was no sign of a struggle at the scene, but what he didn't guess is that the killer would strike again soon.
On the afternoon of February, twenty one thousand nine hundred and ninety four sixty
six year old June Roberts stood outside her home raking leaves, it was her.
Birthday, and she was tidying up before meeting a few friends for dinner. She smiled as she watched a brown cadillac, pulling up Dana Sue Gray
doubt it June from the front seat her boyfriends five year.
Son Jason sat in the passenger seat
June waved she knew Dana well. Her late husband had
good friends with Russell Dana's, Father Dana got out of the car
NG young Jason to stay put and warmly greeted you.
She wasn't there to wish June a happy birthday Dana
June. If she could borrow a book on nutrition June had recommended to her the previous year, she'd been
drinking a little heavily lately and wanted to get healthy again
June, nodded and hurried inside to grab the book. She returned
moments later and handed it over to Dana, with a smile,
Gina smiled back until she saw the title it wasn't,
Look Dana had asked for instead June had had
her a book about the dangers of heavy drinking
in Dana's Eyes June, had just called her an alcoholic according to to die for,
or the shocking story of serial killer, Dana Sue, Gray, Dana then quietly informed her. I think it's the other one he recommended you know it had to do with nutrition.
Leakey cashed in a nonviolent communication consultant notes that criticism judgment,
or rejection can be in
this threats to our survival. She writes
Our nervous systems still equates emotional safety with physical safety. Even if consent,
We understand the difference. It's possible that Danas primal instincts were triggered when she felt like June attacked,
character June notice, Dana had taken offense and hastily agreed when Dana suggested they both go inside to look for the other book
before she went inside Dana called to Jason she'd, be right. Back
but she was there to do more than just pick up a book Dana followed June.
The front door and down the hall towards the den as she
and she pulled on a pair of latex gloves. She had stuffed in her purse before
we're going to see June then quietly she disconnected the cord from the phone
June stepped into the den and peered at her bookshelf. Looking for the title, Dana hovered behind her for a moment, her face full of fury, then
she with the phone cord around June's neck and pulled hard June, fell backward. She clawed
enter throat and tried to throw Dana off of her, but Dana
stronger than due before June, could get free, Dana grabbed a wine decanter and
used it to bludgeon June until she lay still Dana Duff
it herself off and strode out the front door. Stopping
Klay to dig a few credit cards out of June's purse, she
to the car where five year old Jason was waiting patiently with
smile
suggested. They go grab a bite and do some shopping.
NFL. She had worked hard for those credit cards and wished to treat herself. She took Jace
to Bailey's wine country CAFE in nearby Temecula and gorged on food. She even ordered extra and filled several to go boxes for later after
dinner, Dana pampered herself by getting a haircut and a perm at a salon, compliment
of June Roberts stolen visa. She saw
and June's name on each receipt. After the salon, Dana bought an expensive leather jacket, some jewelry and clothing for Jason at Mervyn's,
store. Dana ran a few more errands before. Finally, returning to her boyfriend Jim's house, he immediately question
sure about the shopping bags, since she
him money. He didn't
did she go return the items and pay him back? Dana argued she couldn't pay him back because she had
use your own money to shop. She claimed the purchases
made on her estranged husband, Tom's credit card. This did little
to assuage Jim's concerns and the two started screaming at each
Dana was exhausted from her long day of killing.
And shopping the
was Jim only wore her down more that night. She
Despa Murrieta hot springs and arranged for a massage the following afternoon. The appointment was made
June Roberts name
Meanwhile, a few of June's friends had arrived at her home for a birthday dinner
the women knocked a few times and grew concerned. When June. Didn't answer one of them found June's house key hidden in
golf cart outside, so they let themselves in June's friends, tentatively opened her front door and called out you name. There was no answer. They proceeded through the house carefully, checking each room until they finally peered into the den there
women froze too terrified to even scream their friend June Roberts lay dead on the floor.
Wooden chair had been placed on top of her body and the carpet beneath her was soaked in blood
her face, was beaten so badly. It was nearly unrecognizable detective Greco who had investigated the death of Norman Davis arrived at the house soon after he quickly noted the contents of June
curse spread out where Dana had rummaged through them earlier? His first instinct was to.
Soon, the crime was a robbery gone wrong, but none of June's jewelry
or other valuables had been taken. Greco was perplexed. Was the purse just a ruse,
He scanned the scene again growing uneasy. He couldn't shake how familiar it felt.
There was no sign of a break in the
order had occurred during broad daylight and a phone
it had been used to strangle the victim. It look.
A whole lot like the scene at Norma Davis's home. In the back of his mind, Greco started to worry. It was a serial killer.
Paul Greco, I'd dean, Grizzly handiwork fearfully Dana was:
still celebrating it on.
Tuesday March First Dana bought some
expensive swimsuits before her spa appointment, the clerk named Kelly Check, Dana out
We that, after asking Dana for her address to authorize the transaction, Dana seemed impatient and dismissive Dana said she just moved and didn't remember the address
after Kelly grabbed a manager to authorize the sale and and uh.
Dana handed over another credit card and clay
she was in a hurry. The manager put the
sale through.
Kelly remained suspicious. She wasn't the only one. Almost every clerk Dana came in contact with remember to vividly
it doesn't seem like Dana made any attempt to avoid suspicion after Mervyn's she
I need her shopping spree at a save on pharmacy. Before heading
luxurious, Murrieta hot Springs resort for her spa appointment. She fall
put up her massage with a leisurely lunch at Ferrari. Bistro. Before
spending the afternoon on yet another shopping high. She hit Perfumania a Nike outlet and famous brands.
It seemed Dana plan to keep going until June's credit cards were maxed out after risking jail time for them. Perhaps Dana thought
You should get the most out of the cards according to clinical,
Forensic psychologist and private investigator Joni,
Johnston
Dana Sue Gray, isn't the only killer to exhibit shopping addiction? Ted Bundy, for
Apple was known to buy socks and go on shopping sprees using stolen credit cards. Joni notes
a number of serial killers whose obsession with money and
things. Money can buy most
Lee either contributed to the motive to commit murder or served a celebratory purpose. Afterward, but Dana couldn't keep up her spree forever and the more she bought the closer she came to be caught up to Dana's second show
June Roberts daughter received a letter from the bank. There been activity on June's credit cards after she died a lot of it
soon the police began to interview the businesses that appeared on the credit card statements, as they spoke to
keepers and store clerks where Dana had made her purchases an image.
Are there killer? Finally emerged? They now knew they were looking for a blonde woman in her mid 30s, sometimes
company by a young boy. It should be noted that more than one account claimed that Dana was also with a tall dark, haired man. This is never been confirmed
and Dana never made mention of an accomplice
regardless Dana remained blissfully unaware that the police were beginning to put the pieces together. She went about
in her daily life, seemingly unaffected by the horrors she'd committed, even
in those she loved were affected only a few days.
After she'd killed June Roberts, Dana stop by her dad's house. Both
Russell and his wife Jeri we're in shock over the second murder. They had no
both Norma and June, and Jerry was adamant that the killings were linked according to
for when Jerry mentioned her thoughts on the matter. Dana's head whipped around she looked startled. It appeared that getting caught simply hadn't occurred today. Now
before now, she felt a sudden need to cover her tracks
Four days later, on March, seventh, Dana went
to the salon where she performed her hair a few days earlier. She
to change your color to read the stylus refused, as Jane's hair could fall
from the damage another dye job cause
a few days later officer Greco, followed up with the stylist. After seeing the salons charge on June's credit card statement, the stylist,
Greco about the woman, stopping in a second time for a dial request, and then she gave
go an even bigger lead at the time the clerk said, the mystery woman had a kid with her. Around five hundred
the clerk remembered the name as well: Jason Wilkins, the woman had refer
herself as Chasen's other mommy detective Greco, didn't have time
track down: Jason Wilkins before the killer,
truck again Dana
Next attack happened on March tenth, one thousand nine hundred and ninety four after she
wandered into an antique shop in Lake Elsinore CA. She
strangled the clerk Dorinda Hawkins with a rope, but only
seated in knocking durinda out, it's unclear
weather Dana meant to leave Dorinda alive. It's possible the public nature of the store, increased, anus, fear of being discovered and prompted her to flee. After during the past out,
but what was most curious about the assault- was that Dana only stole twenty five dollars from the Register
it seemed Dana, was no longer killing for money. Thankfully Dorinda had survived and was able to report the incident to the police
Lake Elsinore was serviced by a different precinct to that detective Greco's. So we was
where the assault had taken place until he read about during this attack in the local paper, Breco's eyes widened at the attackers description short blonde hair mid to late 30s. His killer had struck again
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In March of nineteen, ninety four thirty
seven year old, Dana Sue Gray had murdered
two women and assaulted salted one slash three after
pulling her second victim June Roberts. She used June.
Credit cards to go on an expensive two day.
Shopping spree police
witnesses at the stores she visited and were
to clean that their suspect
blonde woman in her mid 30s
so knew there killer may be trying to cover her tracks. A salons.
List head tip them off that Dana had been looking to dye her hair red, though the stylist had refused
police, theorize Dana might have found someone else to do it.
The investigation was making progress, but though police were get
closer to a complete profile of their suspect public
stereo was growing. The
girls run everyone's mind.
Some residents of canyon Lake ca were so fearful of the killer. They temporarily fled the community. Women who lived alone stayed with friends and couples bought guns. The police were inundated with phone call.
From worried citizens. If Dana was aware of the frenzy surrounding her, she didn't allow it to interfere with her plans. She
to get a manicure on March 11th only a day after her,
did murder of Dorinda Hawkins. She
Did her usual nail technician Lorene warmly and chose a color,
learning noticed that Dana seemed on edge and had put on some weight to
Ryan made conversation. Lorene brought up the
two murders that everyone was talking about. She
Dana she'd heard it was a local who was responsible. Dana
suddenly seemed ANSI and remark that she thought
murders were similar to two in San Diego. Then she changed the subject talking instead
about her boyfriend, Son Jason and all the things she recently bought him according
doctor Martha Rogers Shopping and pampering was away for Dana to reassert her superiority when faced with Lori.
Discussed over her murders. It's possible that Dana felt the need to confirm
her value,
she was reminding herself of the good things that had come out of her atrocious deeds. Just
much as she was telling Lorene what a thoughtful mother figure to Jason. She was meanwhile Detective Greco.
Also had his attention focused on Jason, following the tip
Gina stylist Greco, founded Jason Wilkins, registered at a local elementary school.
I did Greco waited outside Jim's house for a glimpse of his suspect, but
He was soon disappointed. A woman did
all up at the home, but she looked nothing
like the description of Dana, though it's not clear.
Who this woman was Greco did
counted her as a potential suspect. After speaking with her deflated, he decided that the lead was most likely a dead end. Taking a step back, he decided to speak again with cherry who
married to Dana's father. The last time he had interviewed her was after Norma Davis had died. He figured he'd reached out to check on a potential link between Norma and the second victim June.
Greco, went to see Jerry and was surprised
and that she knew June quite well June.
The husband had been good friends with Jerry's husband, Russell after hearing about their connection
went out on a limb and gave Jerry the description of the woman. They were looking for
also mentioned. She might have recently dyed her hair red. There was a tense moment of silence, but Jerry, regretfully, had no suggestions
for him. Disappointed Greco returned to the station to check up on leads. Unfortunately,
he found nothing but the incessant calls of community members desperate
so how long they had to continue to live in fear,
in the community were hiding inside and locking their doors? Dana was
put on the town. She'd finally died her hair red and went to her parents home in Canyon Lake, to show it off.
When Dana arrived. Jerry immediately noticed her stepdaughters new locks, the voice of Detective Greco, echoed in her ears. She told
about the rest of Greco's profile and realized, with mounting fear she
He was staring at a killer. After a few sleepless nights, Jerry finally gathered the courage to call
go on Wednesday March 16th, one thousand nine hundred and ninety four at nine hundred and thirty, am when the detective answer
Jerry nervously, suggested he look into her stepdaughter Dana Sue Gray.
As Jerry, confirmed each piece of Greco's profile. He
became more and more certain Dana was.
He'd been searching for Greco
call Jerry to keep her suspicions to herself and not to
Dana's Father Russell
He then hung up and rushed to his superiors. They needed a search warrant and they needed one now.
After Jerry hung up with Greco. She was filled with anxiety.
An interview during an episode of the tv series, diabolical women, Jerry stated she grabbed her husband's gun and her cell phone and waited tensely in her living room for Russell to come home from work. Cherry said, since I hadn't heard Dana was picked up, I was afraid she would come first and I,
the next victim, but Dana was busy with something much more mundane than revenge. She was looking for a job
The same morning, Jerry reported her to police, Dana sat in the unemployment office.
Hoping they had some work for her the office,
Only had two new openings, one was looking.
Server and the other for a janitor. Dana was furious. She had been a nurse she'd help people
and now she was only fit to bring them food or clean up after them embarrassed
Tina grabbed the contact information and fled the unemployed,
Office in a Huff display
your humiliation at the prospect of being a server Dana couldn't ignore her money issues she needed the work
angrily drove to Murrieta hot springs to apply for the server job
Restaurant was in the resort where Dana had gotten a massage. Only two weeks earlier,
now, instead of being seen as a treasured guest she'd, be a desperate job applicant for
She considered to be a lowly position, Dana right,
get the resort around. One thousand am and grabbed an application from the front counter. She filled it out. Dutifully, though, failed to mention
We've been fired from our last job for stealing painkillers,
after handing the application in Dana got back
her car mortified and fuming
She was sure the woman who gave her the application had been judging her day.
Yes, I red and drove north without
any destination in mind. Her hands gripped the wheel as she replayed. The indignity of her situation
by one thousand one hundred am she found herself in Sun City, a California neighbor
nine miles, West of Canyon Lake back at the police precinct
Active Greco was also angry. He was locked in
tense argument with deputy Da Rich Bentley, who didn't think
information about Dana was enough to justify a warrant. He suggested Greco, keep investigating,
Good Greco was sure. Dana was the killer he had
Officers go to Jim's house in Lake Elsinore to serve
play the scene while he wrote up the warrant officer, sat in anticipation outside the home.
Taking notes on the layout and waiting for Dana to return, but their predator wasn't ready to come home just yet. She had one more victim to claim
when we return Dana assaults, her third victim. Now back to the story.
On March 16th, one thousand nine hundred and ninety four. After killing two people,
in the previous month, thirty
seven year old, Dana Sue Gray was in dire financial straits. She pulled out
application for a server job but felt
embarrassed having to beg for work that she saw as beneath her after she
handed in the application she drove to a
Running Center in Sun City ca to vent her frustration. There
this eighty, seven year old DORA a coming out of a doctor's appointment. She waited patiently in her Cadillac for door to re emerge and then five
we're home, it's not known whether Dana went to Sun City deliberately to search for a victim or if her urge to kill a
third after she laid eyes on DORA. Bb
later, would tell conflicting stories to different psychologists to doctor.
Kenya Dana said she felt pulled to Doris home, but she told Dr Martha Rogers that she blacked out and son
We found yourself in front of Doris House with no memory of how she got there,
Even so, we can guess her motivation was to kill again Nottingham,
university. Professor, MARC D Griffiths believes that
addiction is caused when the addict is consistently rewarded for their behavior, a killer who killed
without being apprehended, is a
to satiate their bloodlust without punishment.
It instills a sense of power within the killer, Dana deep in debt
An unemployed had no doubt
powerless in the months prior to her first kill being
how to get away with two murders might have given her the power she been lusting. After and after the embarrass
and she endured when applying for the server job, Dana no doubt wanted,
find a way to feel good again as DORA
disappeared inside her home Dana pulled her Cadillac up to the curb she hurried up, the walkway and knocked the door looked through her people and open the door cautiously
he said she was lossed with DORA happen to know how she could get out of Sun City.
After a moment, DORA told Dana. She didn't have much time, but reluctantly said
Dana come inside to look at a map she had
my idea. She had just
welcome to monster into her home. Dana
would later blamed DORA for her own violent actions. Claiming door was rude to her during
initial interaction door as flippant attitude.
Hey Dana feel, like an inconvenience, and it reminded Dana of the way her mother used to speak to her Dana file
DORA inside immediately grabbing the telephone cord as door led Dana to the back of the house according to
to die for Dana later said. I choked her with the telephone cord. I had that
overwhelming like detached feeling stupid. As it sounds, I felt, hurt and rejected
author, James Garbarino points out the correlation between parental rejection and extreme.
Section sensitivity
sections sensitivity is when people believe they're about to be rejected and take preemptive action. This can
internally destructive, like isolating oneself.
They can also elicit outward violence,
Dana sensitivity to being ignored by her mother at an early age, most likely
did her sense of self worth
It could have made her so sensitive that the only way she could react to DORA's attitude was with violence. Butt hurt and rejected feel like weak words when compared to what Dana did next. She wrestled DORA to the ground.
With the phone cord and then grabbed an iron and hit DORA repeatedly. Dana admitted that
Dora didn't put up much of a fight, and yet she
ten to brutalize her when Dana,
only finished she
her hands in the sink and left she grabbed
his wallet and checkbook on her way out falling back into her routine. Dana spent the next few hours shopping
First, stop was at a stationary store at one thousand. One hundred and forty five am
the minutes after she bludgeoned an eighty seven year old woman to death there Dana purchased a brief,
case and an immense amount of stationary. Her total was
one hundred and ten dollars and five cents. She wrote a check with DORA's checkbook,
and signed her name as DORA Bb. She then
spend another one hundred and thirty three dollars and nineteen cents at a health foods
or across the street. Dana finally drove back
Jim's place in Lake Elsinore around three hundred and ten pm.
No idea. She was being watched by seven
officers in separate unmarked cars. All of them were thrilled
finally get eyes on their suspect, but
now wasn't inside for long. She
a lot of shopping left to do she.
Left again. Thirty minutes later the officers followed
the surveillance team watched as Dana went back to Sun City to go to the Provident bank. Then a Vons grocery store. She didn't go into the bombs but got out of her car looked around and then got back.
In this cause the officers to worry she'd spotted them, but rather than
Ryan shake them. She drove straight back to Lake Elsinore
though they didn't know it at the time. The
You should have remained in Sun City
short distance away. Lewis Dorman was knocking on doors door,
DORA was a close friend and had
is to drive him to a doctor's appointment when she had,
failed to show up. He worried
sing. It happened,
He let himself in her home and was met with,
sickening scene
play in her hallway half her body in the hall bathroom. Her leg was twisted at an odd angle and the site of the blood covering her face made Louis sick. He immediately
call the police. Meanwhile, the officers on Dana's tail were still perplexed by her movements.
After leaving Sun City, she led
to another, Vons Dennis
Avon, then,
stater brothers, she treated
Self, to lunch at a nice outdoor restaurant before finally driving home by four hundred and fifty eight pm
Greco had finally gotten his warrant signed and they finally
moved in on Dana
Less than an hour later, at five hundred and forty five pm Greco arrived at Jim's home with his team, their guns were drawn. They were ready for anything.
Luckily, Dana was too surprised to react violently at the side of the police. After it's
in the door. She simply
stood open, mouthed and speechless as detective Greco
explained she was
under arrest. I can
Jim, was put in the back of a police car as well. Well, in
officer entertained. Young Jason offices next searched the home and found its contents shocking. It was filled to the brim with grocery bags gifts still in their packaging and a pantry overflowing with food. The closet was packed with clothes that still had time
thanks an untouched accessories police were most excited to find items that match the charges on June's credit card they also
found a size. Six nike sneaker
match to shoe print left at Norma Davis's home, while the
continued Greco took Dana to the station.
On his way, and he noticed some other detectives from Riverside County. They met.
And that a homicide of another elderly female had occured early
that day in Sun City since day,
it had been under surveillance, Greco assumed
Murder was unrelated and continued in
the interrogation room they started by.
Asking about the evidence they'd found in her home, it was damning, but Dana tried her best to talk her way out of it.
When questioned about the items that matched purchases made on June's credit cards Dana
with them that she bought the items but paid cash for them when
about the witnesses who described her Dana merely suggested she had a familiar face. Deigning appeared, cool, calm and collected throughout.
She acted like she and the police were chatting rather than taking part in an investigation. According to diabolical women
noted that she was smart in her reactions, he felt like she
was the one prodding them for information to try and figure out what they knew
Dana was questioned about her visit to Provident Bank when she was under surveillance earlier that day, at first
She lied about ever having been there, but when they,
her she'd been seen, she knew she was caught. She tentatively admitted she
hide because she was scared, Dana Claim, chief.
Found a woman's purse and didn't turn it in. Instead
She withdrew some money from the moments account. She cautiously gave Greco the name of the woman BB
Greco shot to his feet,
hustled out of the room and immediately asked the Riverside county detectives who their victim was. They told him. It was DORA Bb
and Greco informed them. He had their suspect in custody. Already. He then geared up to
Dana on Doris death in an interrogation
that aired on diabolical women. Dana broke down in sobs at the question,
claim she had been under so much financial stress. She thought finding Doris purse was a lucky break.
No one bought her crocodile tears
Two a am on March 17th, one thousand nine hundred and ninety four,
Dana Sue Gray was charged with the fur
degree, murders of June Roberts and BB. Though Greco was,
that she'd been Norma, Davis is killer. The Nike shoe print was the only
instead found
and it wasn't enough to sufficiently tie her to the scene of the crime. Faced
plethora of evidence against her,
he knew she had been caught
Many serial killers, she attempted to plead insanity,
the course of the months that followed. She was interviewed by three psychologists, Dr Martha Rogers in particular, interviewed her
extensively, Doctor Rogers determined that Dana sought power over her victims and believe Dana
Have borderline personality disorder, also
suggested the Dana enjoyed watching her victims suffer much like
might have enjoyed catapulting neighborhood cats into swimming pools when she was a child
not everyone was interested in Dana's psychological diagnosis during her trial. Her father Russell remain supportive, but her half brother Rick wasn't quite so forgiving
he appeared at the courthouse one day, while Dana stood trial carrying
a release. Order Dana needed to sign,
release in order for her belongings, including some furniture. Rick had lent are almost a decade before to be taken out of evidence and given back to him,
and after all, that had happened. Rick wanted his stuff. Dana
refused to sign it and Rick
stormed outside to vent to reporters about Dana
long, history of selfishness, the next four years
consisted of a flurry of psychological evaluations. Dana told conflicting stew,
These two different psychiatrists trying
whatever she could to convince them. She was legally insane fine
in the summer of nineteen. Ninety eight
examinations were concluded and Dana
was deemed sane with
options left Dana agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty,
Finally, confessed to the murders of June Roberts and or BB as
as the assault of Dorinda Hawkins,
curiously, she never admitted to murdering Norma Davis. Even so law enforcement, especially head investigator, Joe Greco, was certain that she was
killer. Perhaps she was ashamed to have killed someone so close to her family or perhaps the time she'd SP
caring for Norma made Dana regret. What has happened?
Unfortunately, we don't know why she chose not to confess regardless Dana was put be
bars for life on October 16th, one thousand nine hundred and ninety eight, but she wasn't done appearing in the public eye.
During her time at the California women's prison in Chowchilla Shima,
to sell to sell a used pair of her underwear on a Murderabilia website. She,
signed them and charged two hundred and fifty dollars.
Though, it no longer appears to be active. Dana also had a prison pen. Pal page op, encouraging people to buy her art
and even pay Revisite, as she got lonely according to do
in Sioux Gray, serial killer. When greed turns to murder. Dana wrote before you judge me take a chance to get to know me.
It seems that even behind bars, Dana remains worried about being looked down upon by the outside world. Today,
Dana is sixty one and kept under lock and key. Thankfully, her desperate desire for attention can no longer destroy those powerless to stop her
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