Episode 155: Richard Chase - The Vampire of Sacramento - Part 1
- Author
- Dina Valentine and Charlotte Smelt
- Published
- Sat 17 May 2025
- Episode Link
- https://rss.com/podcasts/thegrimcurriculum/2033726
Before he became known as the “Vampire of Sacramento,” Richard Chase was a young man showing clear signs of severe mental illness and violent tendencies. We are starting this series tracing his early life; from a dysfunctional home and troubling teenage behavior, including animal cruelty and substance abuse, to his eventual diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. As his delusions worsened, believing he didn't have enough blood and that his organs and bones were disappearing, Chase cycled through psychiatric institutions but was repeatedly released with little follow-up. A mix of personal decline and systemic failures laid the groundwork for one of the most disturbing crime sprees in history.
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