Herbert Mullin Serial killer and lunatic Part One

“I saw the light over the confessional and the voice said: That’s the person to kill.” —Herbert Mullin

There are a number of murderers that society has seemed to have forgotten about. Herbert William Mullin is a serial killer who was active during the 1970s. He killed 13 people in the state of California. He claimed that the murders were going to prevent further earthquakes from affecting the state. He was determine to be considered sane and stood trial and was convicted for first degree murder. While this man does not seem sane at all he was still sent to trail and got a life sentence. He is still in prison today but not talked about.

Early Life

Mullin was born in 1947. His father was a veteran from World War II who taught his son about guns when he was young. Mullin was not abused as a child and had many friends. After he graduated from high school his best friend was killed in a car accident. Mullin made a shrine to his friend in his bedroom. He also expressed fears that he was a homosexual even though he had girlfriends.

Mullin continued to have mental health issues and in 1969 his family had him checked into a mental hospital for treatment. He was in and out of several treatment centers over the next couple of years but each time he did not stay long. He had some warnings that his mental health was further deteriorating. He would put cigarettes out on his skin and would shout at people in this apartment that did not exist. Some experts stated that Mullin had paranoid schizophrenia which was starting to show up in high school. His experimentation with LSD could have sped up the onset process.

Murders

In 1972 when Mullin was 25 years old he moved back to live with his parents. He stated that he was hearing voices in his head. These voices told him that an earthquake was about to happen and sacrificing humans would be able to save the state from disaster. During this time the Vietnam War was going on. According to Mullin there was enough death of Americans to keep the earthquake from happening. By late 1972 when the war was not in full force Mullin was convinced he had to kill people to keep the earthquake from occurring.

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