True Crime Friday: David Bullock, the .38 Caliber Serial Killer
David Bullock was born November 13, 1960. He is known as the .38 Caliber Serial Killer. Bullock was a sex worker who chose to kill other sex workers. His murders took place in the State of New York. His reign of terror was from 1981 through 1982, mainly in New York City. The police were not aware that a serial murderer was operating in the area. As with most criminals, they start out with smaller crimes eventually leading up to bigger crimes. Between the period of 1978 and 1981, Bullock was prosecuted five times on charges of burglary, robbery, and grand larceny. Bullock eventually, graduated to becoming a serial killer.
The Early Childhood of David Bullock
After researching this case I could not find anything in Bullock’s early life that would indicate him becoming a serial killer. But because he became a sex worker at a young age it could not have been a happy one. Poverty, neglect and abuse are generally reasons that people will turn to sex work to make a living. It is at this stage that they will become a part of the Less Dead in the eyes of the authorities and society.The Less Dead
A term coined to refer to most serial murder victims, they are those who belong to marginalized groups of society. They lack prestige or power and generally come from lower socioeconomic groups. They are considered less dead because they are essentially ignored and devalued by their own communities or members of their neighborhoods. They are generally not missed when they are dead. Such as sex workers, the homeless, vagrants, migrant farm workers, homosexuals, the poor, elderly women, and runaways.The Victims of David Bullock
- Michael Winley
- Edwina Atkins
- Stephen Glenn Hassell
- Heriberto Morales
- Eric Michael Fuller
- James Weber,
- Unknown Victim
- Unknown Victim
- Unknown Victim
- Unknown Victim
Bullock killed his friend Edwina Atkins. Because she laughed in his face when he confessed to the murder. The myth that serial killers will not murder people close to them is just that a myth. Most serial killers murder strangers, but they also murder friends and relatives. The comfort zone of a serial killer is often defined by an anchor point such as a place of residence or employment. Crime statistics reveal that serial killers are most likely to commit their first murder very close to their place of residence due to the comfort and familiarity it offers them. John Wayne Gacy and even Ted Bundy killed people they knew. Bundy fifty years later has been linked to killing two people he knew. Many serial killers will stick to a well-known hunting ground that is close to their place of residence throughout their killing careers.