Episode 47 - The Story of Montie Rissell - Virginia's First Serial Killer

In this episode we learn about Montie Rissell’s 1977 rape and murder spree and how it contributed to the study of criminal profiling.

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Montie Rissell on his way to court

Montie Rissell Mug Shot

Aletha Byrd Grave Marker

Jeanette McClelland

SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montie_Rissell

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/02/05/rissell-writes-a-book-describing-his-murders/9b391fcc-8a96-43a6-9a00-cd980974bbb5/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/10/12/rissell-gets-4-life-terms-in-murders/122353cc-3379-49b4-89ed-3485858e8d7d/?noredirect=on

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/07/07/for-families-parole-bid-keeps-crimes-alive/4a8967b3-7ba9-4778-a580-3e801cbcf7de/

https://books.google.com/books?id=sXBnvC8Zr1YC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=monte+rissell&source=bl&ots=hHzR9kOARA&sig=ACfU3U1u1UFhVCvn2gS9fjsczDzaF4VE5g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9zIa3kb_tAhWxGFkFHelkBQEQ6AEwBnoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=monte%20rissell&f=false

https://listverse.com/2019/02/05/10-frightening-facts-about-monte-rissell/

https://books.google.com/books?id=bgj6kXeIgYMC&pg=PA142&dq=monte+rissell&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiykc3t3J3gAhWnzlkKHV6KC0kQ6AEIQzAE#v=onepage&q=rissell%20taboo&f=false

http://froemmingsci.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/0/6/59065407/the_heart_of_darkness_by_john_douglasx.pdf

https://serialdispatches.com/serial-killer-montie-ralph-rissell/

https://newspaperarchive.com/murder-clipping-may-06-1977-1485128/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41199377/jeanette-m-mcclelland/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/05/07/police-seek-links-in-lives-of-women-found-murdered/5f62bd41-49d5-4a4b-a56b-c06243c53a88/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95350355/aletha-brittanion-byrd

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/08/240541/who-is-monte-rissell-real-serial-killer-rape-story-mindhunter