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Top 10 Strange Murder Motives
While we sometimes feel the need to “murder” another person when they get on our nerves, few of us actually act on this instinct. Among those who do, few have distinguished themselves, particularly due to the reasons that determined them to end somebody’s life. Here are ten strange murder motivesworth noting. It seems you can get away with murder as long as you have a “good” reason.
10. It’s never a good idea to ignore your fans
Fame does not only bring an exciting lifestyle and millions of fans across the world, but also unpredictable stalkers who are willing to do everything to grab your attention. One of the most shocking cases involving a celebrity and her stalker was that of Bjork and Ricardo Lopez. In an attempt to become the most significant person in Bjork’s life, Lopez sent the singer various letters and even a short film in which he shoots himself. When the singer did not answer him back, he became so frustrated that he decided to send her an “explosive” package. Luckily, the parcel was intercepted before Bjork had a chance to open it.
9. Avril Lavigne
Robert Lyons was an Avril Lavigne fan. When the rock star was scheduled to have a concert in his town, Lyons made sure that he would get tickets to see her. But since he and his mother whom he shared home were not able to afford the home, he opted to get money from his mother. The 39 year old asked to arrange for some tickets for Lavigne’s concert in Chicago but his mother refused to pay for the concer. In the end, Lyons killed his 61 year old mother by beating her with a champagne bottle and then stabbing her in the back nine times. The murder was so violent that the knife broke off and grabs a second one to continue stabbing his own mother. He also threw some cleaning liquid to humiliate her.
8. Sleepwalking
In 1846, Albert Tirrell was found not guilty in the death of a prostitute in Boston, MA. Tirrell slit the woman’s throat and nearly decapitated her. He also set fire to the brothel, then fled to New Orleans, where he was later placed under arrest. His lawyer stated that Tirrell was a chronic sleepwalker and perhaps committed the crime while being under influence. The jury agreed and found him not guilty, although many contemporaries didn’t buy the defendant’s story. The Tirrell case is thought to be the first U.S. legal case in which the sleepwalking defense was successful.
The most famous case was Kenneth Parks. Parks was acquitted in the 1987 murder of his mother-in-law after using the sleepwalking defense. On the night of the death, he left his bed, drove 14 miles to the house of his in-laws—with whom he was said to be close—and strangled his father-in-law until the man fainted. He also bludgeoned his mother-in-law with a tire iron and stabbed them both with a kitchenknife. The mother-in-law died; the father-in-law barely survived.
7. A passion for shopping
Even though money has been one of the most common reasons for murder throughout history, some people’s greed goes beyond any reasonable limit. This is also the case of Dana Sue Gray who came to an interesting conclusion: while a living person will get mad and file a lawsuit when you exceed their credit limit, dead people do not seem to mind. Her passion for shopping sprees determined her to commit three horrific murders, but luckily was soon discovered with the help of local salesmen.
6. Transsexuality
In Akron, Ohio, Kevin Golec was charged with murder for allegedly stabbing his transgender son and then blaming a cult for his death. In the 911 call, Golec told dispatchers that his son, 22-year-old Brian, was part of a cult. “These guys came in and I fought them off,” Kevin said in the call. “They got him. They got me.” When they arrived at the scene, the police noticed that Kevin lied and he had stabbed his son. A few hours before his death, Brian had confided to a friend that he thought his dad was doing drugs and stealing money from the family
5. Supplying bodies for medical practice
In a tough economy, an innovative business idea is a surefire way of making a profit, but William Hare and William Burke took things a bit too far. In a time when the number of medicine students was constantly increasing and the study materials were scarce, they decided to put the fundamental rule of free market economics into practice: they started killing homeless people to fill in the gap. While they did make quite a nifty profit at first, they were soon discovered and arrested.
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