True Crime Friday: Larry Dean Bright, the Bonecrusher serial killer
Larry Dean Bright was born July 8, 1966. He is a serial killer and has murdered at least eight women in Illinois. His reign of terror was between 2003 and 2004 before he was finally apprehended. He earned the moniker of the Bonecrusher because he would burn his victims’ bodies and then crushed their bones with a hammer. He could not cover up his crimes when four other victims’ bodies were found before he was able to burn them. Bright was convicted of eight murders and received eight life sentences without the possibility of parole. The Early Childhood of Larry Dean Bright Not much is known of Bright’s childhood. One can only guesstimate that it was probably dysfunctional. There have been a significant number of advancements that can assist with assessing whether a child will eventually become a serial killer. Authorities have access to large databases of those who commit serial homicides. There are predictive models to assist with these types of killers. Researchers are now beginning ...
