Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a road trip with his teenaged girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate.
Starkweather was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the third of seven children to Helen and Guy Starkweather. Starkweather claimed not to have any horrible memories of his home life; although his family was of working class background, he remembe...
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Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a road trip with his teenaged girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate.
Starkweather was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the third of seven children to Helen and Guy Starkweather. Starkweather claimed not to have any horrible memories of his home life; although his family was of working class background, he remembered always having shelter and other resources. The community considered the Starkweathers to be a respectful family with well-behaved children. Guy Starkweather was by all accounts a mild-mannered man; he was a carpenter who was often unemployed due to rheumatoid arthritis in his hands. During these periods, Starkweather's mother Helen supplemented the family income by working as a waitress.
Starkweather had attended Lincoln Public Schools, including Irving Middle School and Lincoln Northeast High School. In contrast to his pleasant memories...
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