True Crime Friday: Paul Bateson, the Suspected Bags serial killer
Have you ever wondered what happened to the cast of The Exorcist ? There have been several tall tales about what happened during the production of the movie. Strange phenomena happening to the cast and crew. Well buckle up because one of the extras became a serial killer and his name was Paul Bateson. Paul Bateson was born on August 24, 1940. He was a suspected serial killer and murderer. He was a radiographer that appeared in the movie Exorcist as the actual radiologic technologist in the movie. The director of the movie William Friedkin watched him perform a cerebral Angiography the previous year and decided to cast him in the film. In 1973 this scene caused an uproar for being the most disturbing because of the realistic blood scene. It was praised for being so realistic. Bateson was convicted of the murder of film industry journalist Addison Verrill and sentenced to twenty years in prison. He was released on parole in 2003. Bateson is suspected of being the Bag Murders Serial Kil...
