Inside the Disturbing World of the “Vampire King of Fresno”
Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically TiredShow Notes
On March 12, 2004, two women arrived at a converted commercial building in Fresno, California, with one goal: they wanted their children back. Inside was their extended family, led by 57-year-old Marcus Wesson.
What began as a tense family dispute soon turned into something much darker. Because Ruby Ortiz and Sofina Solorio knew things about Marcus that the police standing outside did not. They knew about the strange world he had created around his family. They knew what happened when someone challenged his authority. And they knew about a plan that was never supposed to be put into action.
By the end of the day, Marcus Wesson would become the centre of one of the most disturbing cases in Fresno history, eventually earning the bizarre nickname “The Vampire King of Fresno.”
But the vampires aren't the most frightening part of this story.
Sources:
https://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/LUH/LUH20050401-V97-04.pdf
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-04-me-wesson4-story.html
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article237506244.html
https://supreme.courts.ca.gov/case-information/oral-arguments/webcast-library
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suicide-pact-in-fresno-deaths/
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