The Gruesome Crimes of the Toolbox Killers

Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 7 a.m.

Criminologist Laura Brand is the executive producer of \u201cThe Toolbox Killer\u201d documentary currently streaming on Peacock. It\u2019s the horrific, true crime story of two sadistic serial killers, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, who terrorized and killed teenage girls in Southern California over a 5-month period in 1979. The pair often used tools found in a typical toolbox to torture and maim their victims before murdering them. Laura Brand built up a relationship with Lawrence Bittaker before he died on San Quentin\u2019s Death Row in 2019, and managed to get him to open up about the crimes as well as share the possible location of two of their victims whose remains have never been recovered. Laura explains who and why she got involved in the case, some of the details of Bittaker and Norris\u2019 heinous crimes, how and when they were finally caught, and how Laura managed to get Bittaker to confide so much in her. \nThanks to our sponsors:\nNord VPN \u2013 go to NordVPN.com/TIJ to get up to 73% off a Nord VPN plan, plus a bonus gift\nSkylight Frame \u2013 go to SkylightFrame.com and use promo code JERICHO to get $10 off\nSteven Singer Jewelers \u2013 One place, one price at ihatestevensinger.com