1. Love Conquers All: The Women Who Marry Convicted Serial Killers
Dr. Mike Aamodt, Radford University,

2. Why Marry a Convicted Killer? The Attraction
Notoriety
Celebrity status
Being associated with the worst of the worst
Being considered a rebel
Attraction to the “bad boy”
Need to nurture and save
Need for control
Intimate relationships
Cons can show great sensitivity
Lack of sex places focus on feelings and conversation
Sacrifice makes the relationship more important
Absence makes the heart grow fonder

3. Randall Woodfield Crime Dates Spouse Prison Policy I-5 Killer
Killed 18, raped 60
Dates
Convicted June 26, 1981
Married April 25, 2001
Spouse
Previous marriage in prison that ended in divorce after 6 months
Jennifer Lyn Coria in 2001
Prison Policy
Weddings held twice a year
Vows exchanged in warden’s office
Got to honeymoon in the “conjugal trailer”

4. Angel Maturino Resendiz
Crime
Railroad Killer
Killed 9 people
Dates
Convicted in May, 2000
Sentenced to death
Engaged in 2001
Spouse
Nancy Resendiz (age 50)
Bachelor’s degree
Prison Policy
Resendiz is already married so it does not recognize marriage

5. Ilich Ramirez Sanchez Crime Dates Spouse Wedding Carlos the Jackal
Killed 83 people
Dates
Convicted in
Sentenced to life in France
Engaged in 2001
Spouse
Isabelle Coutant-Peyre
Lawyer
Wedding
Both are currently married and waiting for their respective divorces

6. Ted Bundy Crime Dates Spouse Wedding Killed over 30 people
Convicted
Sentenced to death
Married on February 9, 1980
Executed 1/24/89
Spouse
Carole Ann Boone (age 50)
Former friend
Wedding
Exchanged “vows of intention” in the courtroom with a notary public present
Gave birth to Bundy’s daughter in 10/82
By 1986 out of Bundy’s life

7. Henry Louis Wallace Crime Dates Spouse Wedding Killed 13 people
Convicted on 1/29/97
Sentenced to death
Married on June 5, 1998
Spouse
Rebecca Torrijas
Former prison nurse
23 years older than Wallace
Wedding
Married next to the execution chamber

8. Richard Ramirez Crime Dates Spouse Prison Policy Night Stalker
Killed 13 people
Dates
Convicted September 20, 1989
Sentenced to life
Married in 1996
Spouse
Doreen Lioy
Free-lance magazine editor
B.A. in English Literature
IQ of 152
Claims to be a virgin
"He's kind, he's funny, he's charming. I think he's really a great person. He's my best friend; he's my buddy."
Prison Policy

9. Angelo Buono Crime Dates Spouse Hillside Strangler Killed 7 people
Convicted in 1983
Sentenced to life
Married in 1986
Died in prison 9/21/2002
Spouse
Christine Kizuka
Mother of 3
Supervisor for the Employment Development Department for the State of California

10. Arthur Shawcross Crime Dates Spouse Wedding Genesee River Killer
Killed 13 people
Dates
Convicted in 1991
Sentenced to 250 years
Married in 7/10/97
Spouse
Clara D. Neal
Former girlfriend
Wedding
Visiting room of the prison
Clara: “It was nice and all. It took 10 years to make the grade but I finally did it.”

11. Lemuel Warren Smith Crime Dates Spouse Wedding
Killed at least 3 people in New York
Dates
Convicted in
Sentenced to death, later changed to life
Married in 1983
Spouse
Dawn Pepita Hall Simmons (46)
Famous writer (biographer of famous women) who earlier in life had changed sex from a male to a female
Wedding

12. Kenneth Bianchi Crime Dates Spouse Wedding
One of the Hillside Stranglers
Killed 7 people in California & Washington
Dates
Convicted November, 1983
Sentenced to life
Married September 21, 1989
Spouse
Shirlee Book (36)
Very unattractive
Wanted Bundy, settled for Bianchi
Wedding

13. Tex Watson Crime Dates Spouse Wedding Part of the Manson Family
Convicted in 1969
Sentenced to life
Married September 7, 1989
Spouse
Kristin Joan Svege (20)
Read that his previous relationship ended and then wrote him letters
Wedding
She wore an ankle-length white gown, matching white shoes, and carried a flower bouquet and Bible

14. James Earl Ray Crime Dates Spouse Wedding
Not a serial killer, but shot Marin Luther King
Dates
Convicted in 1969
Sentenced to 99 years
Married October 13, 1978
Spouse
Anna Sandhu (32, he was 50)
Was an artist for a TV station doing a documentary on him
She proposed to him
Wedding
She wore an off-white pleated skirt with matching crocheted blouse
Marriage lasted 12 years, he filed for divorce

15. John Wayne Gacy Crime Dates Fiancée Killed over 30 boys
Convicted March, 1980
Sentenced to life
Fiancée
Sue Terry (43 in 1988)
Mother of 8
Wrote to him after seeing him in the paper
Relationship lasted a year until she was finally convinced of his guilt

16. Serial Killer His Age Her Age Spouse Art Shawcross 52 66 Clara Neal
Maturino Resendiz 43 50
Nancy Resendiz
Richard Ramirez 36 41
Doreen Lioy
Angelo Buono 51
Christine Kizuka
Henry Louis Wallace 33 56
Rebecca Torrijas
Randall Woodfield
Jennifer Lyn Coria
Ted Bundy 34
Carole Ann Boone
Tex Watson 20
Kristin Joan Svege
Kenneth Bianchi
Shirlee Book

17. How Do They Meet? Personal ads Pen pals Professional Services
Lawyers
Psychologists
Prison guards
Visiting other inmates
Prison volunteers
During the trial
Jurors
Groupies
Bundy had an affair with Diana Weiner, one of his attorneys
Jurors
Elizabeth Bauch rell in love with preppie murderer Robert Chambers in 1988.
Sandra Wix fell in love with Steven Erickson

18. Lovely Couple How They Met Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Introduced by first husband whose cell was next to Buono’s
Carlos the Jackal & Isabelle Coutant-Peyre
She was his attorney
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
She was a former friend
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
She was a former girlfriend
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn Coria
She began visiting the prison
Kenneth Bianchi & Shirlee Book
She saw him on TV and wrote to him
Tex Watson & Kristin Svege
She read about him in the paper
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
She sent him a birthday card after seeing him on TV. He asked her to visit

19. Lovely Couple
Where They Got Married
Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Angel & Nancy Resendiz
Visitation room
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
Courtroom during trial
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
Next to the execution chamber
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Visiting room
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn Coria
Warden’s office
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy

20. Lovely Couple What They Wore Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Tex Watson & Kristin Joan Svege
She war an ankle-length white gown, matching white shoes, and carried a flower bouquet and a Bible
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
She wore a pale green dress covered with pink flowers and a pearl necklace. Henry wore red prison jumpsuit and black tennis shoes
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Kenneth Bianchi & Shirlee Book
She wore a floor-length white satin gown, a veil, and white gloves
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
Doreen wore a white wedding dress with chiffon sleeves. Richard wore a blue prison outfit with no restraints.

21. Lovely Couple The Wedding Party Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
Angel & Nancy Resendiz
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas
Wallace’s attorney, the manager of the death row unit, and a public defender served as witnesses
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn Coria
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
Ramirez’s brother, sister, niece, his biographer, and 2 attorneys. No one from her family attended, but 60 inmates did.

22. Can they consummate the marriage?
Lovely Couple
Can they consummate the marriage?
Angelo Buono & Christine Kizuka
No, because he was not eligible for parole
Tex Watson & Kristin Svege
Yes, spent honeymoon in the conjugal trailer. They have 3 children.
Ted Bundy & Carole Boone
Not allowed to, but they did and Bundy fathered a daughter
Henry Wallace & Rebecca Torrijas No
Art Shawcross & Clara Neal
Yes
Randy Woodfield & Jennifer Lyn Coria
Yes. They got to honeymoon in the “conjugal trailer”
Kenneth Bianchi and Shirlee Book
No, they were denied permission to use the conjugal trailer
Richard Ramirez & Doreen Lioy
No, and she was a virgin when she was married

23. States Allowing Conjugal Visits
California
Connecticut
Mississippi
New Mexico
New York
Washington