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The Toolbox Killer

I was a reporterat the South Bay "Daily Breeze" in 1981, and I covered the murder trialof...

I was a reporter
at the South Bay "Daily Breeze" in 1981, and I covered the murder trial
of Lawrence Bittaker, the Toolbox Killer. Larry was such a fascinating
study in evil. Basically, Bittaker's defense
was, "I didn't do it

Full Transcript

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I was a reporter at the South Bay "Daily Breeze"
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in 1981,
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and I covered the murder trial of Lawrence Bittaker,
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the Toolbox Killer.
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Larry was such a fascinating study in evil.
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Basically, Bittaker's defense was, "I didn't do it.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:43
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, crime
Production
Mike Mathis Productions

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Movie Summary

Story of two American serial killers and rapists who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and killed five teenage girls in Southern California over a period of five months in 1979.
It was the other guy." Right? "It was Norris." - The Toolbox Killer 00:14
It was the other guy." Right? "It was Norris."...
- You had violent Bittaker - The Toolbox Killer 00:06
- You had violent Bittaker
Bittaker was the lead. - The Toolbox Killer 00:06
Bittaker was the lead.
- Lawrence Bittaker was a near-genius. - The Toolbox Killer 00:18
- Lawrence Bittaker was a near-genius.
I build a real, actual, - The Toolbox Killer 00:09
I build a real, actual,
Anytime you're working with offenders - The Toolbox Killer 00:07
Anytime you're working with offenders
But once Lawrence Bittaker and I finally felt that trust - The Toolbox Killer 00:08
But once Lawrence Bittaker and I finally felt that trust
- I guess it was a Sunday. - The Toolbox Killer 00:04
- I guess it was a Sunday.
- Bittaker and Norris had been driving all day for 15 hours - The Toolbox Killer 00:22
- Bittaker and Norris had been driving all day for 15 hours
- She is punching him and just fighting for her life. - The Toolbox Killer 00:05
- She is punching him and just fighting for her life.
- Cindy Schaefer was a very bright young woman. - The Toolbox Killer 00:05
- Cindy Schaefer was a very bright young woman.
- Cindy was, from all accounts of everybody who knew her, - The Toolbox Killer 00:07
- Cindy was, from all accounts of everybody who knew her,
- She tutored in Spanish, algebra, - The Toolbox Killer 00:10
- She tutored in Spanish, algebra,
She wanted to study language and teach foreign language, - The Toolbox Killer 00:05
She wanted to study language and teach foreign language,
- When Bittaker would talk - The Toolbox Killer 00:17
- When Bittaker would talk
- Bittaker, when he was a teenager, - The Toolbox Killer 00:18
- Bittaker, when he was a teenager,
- Cindy asked if they were gonna kill her. - The Toolbox Killer 00:17
- Cindy asked if they were gonna kill her.
- Norris saw that Cindy was crying, - The Toolbox Killer 00:22
- Norris saw that Cindy was crying,
And Norris tried to do that manually, - The Toolbox Killer 00:15
And Norris tried to do that manually,
- There were no leads - The Toolbox Killer 00:15
- There were no leads