Charles Frederick Albright was born on August 10, 1933. He made his name and became infamous as "The Eyeball Killer". He is an American serial killer from Dallas, Texas. He was convicted of murdering one woman and was suspected of killing two others in 1991. He was sent to jail in a Psychiatric Unit of John Montford at Lubbock, Texas.
: Life History
Albright was born in Amarillo, Texas. He came from a broken family and so he was adopted from an orphanage by Delle and Fred. Delle, his adoptive mother was very strict, overprotective, and controlling of him. She is also a school teacher.
Through her intense tutoring sessions with Charles, she accelerated his education and was able to help him skip two grades.
He got his first gun when he was a teenager. Through this, he kills small animals and his mom helps him to examine its body, sometimes taking their eyeballs. He has a major interest in becoming a taxidermist.
At 13, he started stealing pieces of stuff and was arrested for aggravated assault. He graduated from high school at 15 and enrolled himself at North Texas University.
During his training, he expressed an interest in medicine and becoming a surgeon. However, when he took pre-med training, he failed to complete it. Frustrated, he continued to do his crimes such as stealing petty cash, illegal possession of two handguns and a rifle. He was caught by the police and spent a year in jail.
A year after spending in jail, he got into college at Arkansas State Teacher College and majored in pre-med studies. But because of his criminal records and being caught with having stolen items, the school expelled him but he was not prosecuted.
Through his unbothered confidence, he fabricated a degree. He gathered documents needed and forged signatures. He even had the guts to give himself a bachelor's and a master's degree.
He got married to his college girlfriend and had a daughter. His family believed this could be the end of his crimes but they were wrong. He continued to forge checks. He even faked his profession and teach at a high school and finally got caught and placed under probation. Through these circumstances, his wife gave up on him and they got separated in 1965. In 1974, they finally got a divorce.
His crimes upgraded and stole hundreds of dollars' worth of goods from a hardware store. He was convicted of a two-year prison sentence. However, he was released after serving less than six months in jail.
After his release, he befriends and gains the trust of his neighbors. He volunteered himself to babysit their children.
During this time he began to befriend and gain the trust of his neighbors. He was even asked by local residents to babysit their children.
In 1981, he sexually molested a 14-year-old daughter of one of his friends. He pled guilty and was prosecuted. Then received probation. He claims to be innocent but soon pled guilty to avoid the hassle.
In 1984, he aspired to be a leader in the Boy Scouts of America but he was rejected.
In 1985, he met a woman named Dixie in Arkansas. He invites her to live with him and they lived together. Dixie stood as the financial supporter of Charles. But he got a job on delivering newspapers early in the morning. Apparently, he finds himself get entertained by visiting prostitutes without Dixie's knowledge.
: Victims
December 13, 1990
Mary Lou Pratt (33) is a Caucasian famous prostitute in Dallas, particularly in the Oak Cliff neighborhood. She was found dead in a street, half-naked, wearing only a t-shirt and a bra. She was shot in the back of her head with a .44-caliber gun and was bludgeoned to death. When examined for autopsy, it was revealed that the killer had removed both of her eyes with precision as if he has a medical background doing surgeries.
February 10, 1991
Susan Beth Peterson (27), a Caucasian prostitute was also found on the same street where the first victim was found on. It was on the boundary of Dallas city near the DeSoto city limits. Just like Mary Pratt, she was half-naked, wearing only a t-shirt and a bra. However, she poorly got shot three times. In her head, in her left breast, and in the back of her head. The same medical examiner also found that her eyes had been removed as well. That gave the investigators the hint that they are dealing with a serial killer.
March 10, 1991
Shirley Williams (age not revealed), is an African-American prostitute, was found dead lying near an elementary school. A waitress found her while walking on the way home. As examined, her eyes had also been removed, the same as the other two victims. It was clearly evident that she was beaten to death as she showed bruises all over her body, specifically on her nose and cheeks. She was also shot in the face, through the top of her head.
: Arrest and trial
Thirteen days after the murder, Albright was arrested and charged with 3 counts of murder. His trial began on December 13, 1991. There was a lot of evidence seen and were mostly circumstantial. His pubic hair was found at his third victim's murder site (Williams) and matched Albright's hair.
The jury deliberated and found him guilty but only for the murder of Shirley Williams. His criminal penalty is life imprisonment.
: The reason behind this heinous crime?
A prostitute revealed that she almost got in the car with Albright but refused to go with him anyway.
Albright's ex-girlfriend also disclosed information about why he's doing those crimes. He said that he hates prostitutes because they are dirty and he wants to cleanse the world by killing them.
I won't include the photos of the victims with their eyes off as you may find it too disturbing.
People really are just crazy though- to think they would end up killing because of prostitutes and their belief. Bloody crazy