Carroll Edward Cole (May 9, 1938 - December 6, 1985), was a US Serial killer who was executed in 1985. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... US,Us or us may stand for the United States of America us, the oblique case form of the English language pronoun we. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in Sioux City, Iowa. While his father went to fight in World War II, Cole was taken along by his mother and forced to watch as she "entertained" men. He would often be beaten to scare him into not telling his father about his mother's extra-marital indulgences. Even when his father returned home, Cole was frequently whipped and beaten by his mother for the most minor infractions, and he grew up with a deep hatred of women. He was also picked on at school for having a "girl's name," so he would usually go by his middle name, Eddie. Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air. ...

At the age of 10, Cole drowned a friend of the same age in a lake. The boy's death was regarded as an accident until Cole confessed to it many years later.

After scraping through school, Cole became a drifter, doing menial jobs, drinking heavily and serving frequent prison sentences for crime such as burglary, vagrancy, arson and car theft. He attempted suicide at least once, and on a number of occasions, had himself committed to mental hospitals where he confessed his fantasies of murdering women. Although diagnosed as a psychopath, Cole was usually discharged promptly, as he had a personality disorder, as opposed to a mental illness - the former was considered to be untreatable by those in charge at the time, unlike the latter. A vagrant is a person, almost always poor, without a home or regular work. ... Arson is the crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed, or attempted the act. ... See fantasy for an account of the literary genre involving the development of common or popular fantasies. ... Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a personality disorder which is often characterised by antisocial and impulsive behaviour. ... Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. ... The Scream, the famous painting commonly thought of as depicting the experience of mental illness. ...

Cole eventually began acting on his murderous fantasies. He would pick women up in bars for sex, and though many left unharmed the next day, Cole would invariably kill those he perceived as "loose," in particular ones who were married. They reminded him of his despised mother.

His first murder in adulthood was of a woman named Essie Buck, whom he'd picked up in a tavern in San Diego, California, on May 7, 1971. He strangled her to death in his car and drove around with her body in the trunk before eventually dumping it. Just two weeks later, he killed an unidentified woman and buried her in some woods. A tavern is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licenced to put up guests. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Asphyxia is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body. ...

In July 1973, Cole married barmaid Diana Pashal, who was also an alcoholic. They argued and fought frequently, and Cole regularly went off on his own for days at a time. He would commit murders while he was away, including one woman he allegedly cannibalized to a degree. In September 1979, Cole strangled Pashal to death. A suspicious neighbor called the police eight days later, but although they found Pashal's body wrapped in a blanket and stuffed in a closet, they inexplicably decided that she had died because of her heavy drinking, and Cole was released without charge after questioning. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Alcoholism is a dependency on alcohol characterized by craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (being unable to stop drinking despite a desire to do so), physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms, and tolerance (increasing difficulty of becoming drunk). ... Cannibalism in Brazil in 1557 as described by Hans Staden. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

By 1980, Cole was married again and living in Las Vegas. Toward the end of the year, he murdered three more women. Arrested on suspicion of murdering the final victim, Cole began his confession, claiming that he had murdered at least fourteen women over the previous nine years, although he added that there may have been more - he couldn't remember exactly, as he was usually drunk when he committed his crimes. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...

Sentenced to death, Cole refused to appeal and was executed in Nevada on December 6, 1985. State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Other U.S. States Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn Official languages None Area 286,367 km² (7th)  - Land 284,396 km²  - Water 1,971 km² (0. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

Carroll Cole at the Crime Library (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/edward_cole/1.html?sect=2)