Case Files with Kat and Ashley
Join us each week as we discuss alcoholic beverages, our chaotic lives and do deep dives into stories involving true crime, unsolved mysteries, disappearances, murder and the paranormal. Come explore the dark side of humanity!
Case Files with Kat and Ashley
S. 4 Episode 15- Houston Serial Killer Lucky Ward
In this week's episode Kat talks about Lucky Ward, a serial killer from Houston. Lucky Ward is a 54-year-old man who was homeless and lived his life on the edge. He had a lengthy rap sheet had been arrested multiple times for various crimes. As someone who had lived a life of crime from early on, he knew that targeting the vulnerable would arouse very little suspicion - so he targeted victims who were homeless or in shelters or were transgenders. Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity.
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_prostitutes
- https://swp.urbanjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/08/Fact-Sheet-Sexual-Violence-Against-Sex-Workers-1-1-1.pdf
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2020/11/11/350-transgender-people-have-been-murdered-in-2020-transgender-day-of-remembrance-list/?sh=6b43100e65a6
- https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8711720/amp
- https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/03/11/houston-serial-killer-lucky-ward-sentenced-to-death-for-strangling-4-people/
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/jurors-deliberating-lucky-ward-death-penalty-15119969.php
- https://pressfrom.info/us/news/crime/-391666-10-years-after-arrest-one-of-houstons-most-dangerous-inmates-heads-to-death-penalty-trial.html
- https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Alleged-Houston-serial-killer-accused-of-having-a-13297671.php#photo-16311518
- https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2010/nov/nr110610-1.htm
- https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2011/feb/nr022811-8.htm
- https://abc13.com/archive/7767212/
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