True Crime Friday: Richard Fran Biegenwald, the Thrill Serial Killer
Richard Fran Biegenwald was born August 24, 1940, in New York. He was a serial killer who murdered at least six people. The murders happened on Staten Island. He would eventually travel to Nashville, Tennessee and Kentucky where he would find victims. He murdered men and women and told his friends how much he enjoyed killing. He was also suspected of several rapes in the area. The Early Childhood of Richard Biegenwald Richard Fran Biegenwald was severely beaten during his formative years by his father. He set the house on fire at the age of five years old. This event sent him to a Psychiatric Center for evaluation. At the tender age of eight he was drinking and gambling his life away. Because of his constant disruptive behavior, he was sent for electroshock therapy at Bellevue Hospital. Eventually, he was placed in a boys training school for rehabilitation. Biegenwald was accused of theft and inciting other inmates to escape. When he visited his mother on Staten Island, he stole money...
