CQ02: The Southside Strangler (Show Notes)

Several books have been written about this case: 1. Paul Mones' book Stalking Justice: The Dramatic True Story of the Detective Who First Used DNA Testing to Catch a Serial Killer, published in July 1995, details the experience of Arlington Detective Joe Horgas in investigating the murders and pursuing the matter to the conviction of Spencer and the vindication of David Vasquez.[13] 2. The murders and Spencer's conviction also formed the basis for an episode of the forensic science documentary series Medical Detectives, which aired on October 31, 1996.[14] 3.The investigation of the Southside murders and eventual conviction of Timothy Spencer form the subject matter of Chapter 11 of former FBI psychological profiler John Douglas' 1996 memoire Journey into Darkness.[15] 4. Richmond’s local Author, Patricia Cornwell, wrote “Postmortem” which has many similarities bestselling novel Postmortem attracted considerable controversy and criticism in Richmond at the time of its publication in 1990, due to the close similarities between the facts of Spencer's 1987 crimes (particularly Hellams' case) and those of the serial murders which formed the basis for Cornwell's plot. Cornwell was in fact employed as a computer analyst within the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond at the time of Spencer's 1987 killings.[16]While it is acknowledged that the subject matter of several of Cornwell's earlier books are loosely based on real crimes in the Virginia area, she has also stated that she writes about specific types of crime, not specific cases.[16]:84 Other Links: 1. Timothy Wilson Spencer, The Southside Strangler: Serial Killer… https://www.google.com/url? sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj9rKadv8vPAhXIVT4KHQqkBOkQtwIIODAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1mAqiQiACCM&usg=AFQjCNHm1vTA0uAFpFNLdECQHLAJ1WOo8Q&sig2=q87TodBhr6BuWE7mrGJRig 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Wilson_Spencer 3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/16/AR2010031602456.html 4. http://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/spencer-timothy-wilson.htm 5. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/28/us/murderer-put-to-death-in-virginia.html 6. http://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/July-August-2015/The-Arlington-Serial-Killer-Timothy-Spencer-Susan-Tucker-Carolyn-Hamm/ 7. http://www.practicalhomicide.com/Research/BlackSexSerKillers.htm 8. Crime Photos on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TrueCrimeBuff/southside-strangler-1984-1987/