Roy Norris California

Status: Incarcerated

Roy Norris is a serial killer in the United States. He was active from 1979 . They currently have 5 victims, though they are suspected of 5 . According to Wikipedia, he was with accomplice Lawrence Bittaker known as "Tool Box Killers" .

This happened primarily in California. He was sentenced to Sentenced to 45 years to life .

His appeal includes:

Defendant met Roy Norris while they were inmates in state prison.   Defendant had been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, arising from an incident in 1974 in which he stabbed a store clerk who accused him of shoplifting.   Norris had been convicted of rape.   The two men became friends, and frequently discussed their mutual interest in rape, and analyzed methods of abducting and raping women without getting caught.

Defendant was paroled in November of 1978 and rented a room at the Scott Motel in Burbank;  Norris was paroled in January of 1979.   After raping a woman in Colorado, Norris returned to California and called defendant.   They would get together on weekends, and go to the beach where defendant would photograph teenage girls.   They continued their discussion of rape, and explored various fire roads in the Southern California mountains, looking for places with adequate privacy.   Defendant bought a van, choosing one with sliding doors to make it easier to seize a victim and drag her into the van.

Victims

His victims include:  Cindy Schaeffer, Andrea Hall, Jacqueline Lamp, and Jackie Gilliam, Shirley Ledford,

You can write to Roy Norris at:

Roy Norris C30231

RJ Donovan Correctional Facility 

480 Alta Road

San Diego, CA 92179 

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