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Sept. 21, 2023

S. 6 Episode 11- The Speed Freak Killers: Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog

S. 6 Episode 11- The Speed Freak Killers: Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog

In this week's episode, Kat tells us about Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog, the serial killing duo dubbed "The Speed Freak Killers" - due to the copious amount of meth (or crank as they called it then)  - the pair were doing. They were mentioned as potential suspects at the end of the Theresa Ann Bier story a couple of episodes back. 
How did these two lifelong friends become the callous killers they turned out to be? How much is still unknown? How many Boneyards are there? 
Join us for another crazy roller coaster of a week! 

References: 

  1. THE PODCAST: https://www.itsfoulplay.com/episodes/season/3/
  2. THE MOVIE: The Speed Freak Killers (Born To Kill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329H9CPVx10
  3. ROB DICK PODCAST: https://humanhunters.buzzsprout.com/
  4. Loren Herzog interrogation Nov 20, 1998 INTERROGATION: https://youtu.be/o_gD7rE2nkk
  5. Loren Herzog interrogation Feb 1, 1999 Part 1: https://youtu.be/_MpfW9uVzjw
  6. Loren Herzog interrogation Feb 1, 1999 Part 2: https://youtu.be/szki0DL9Lzo
  7. Loren Herzog interrogation March 17, 1999 Part 1: https://youtu.be/WCNbeLldVEw
  8. Loren Herzog interrogation March 17, 1999 Part 2: https://youtu.be/eQQLDMbH9-Y
  9. Loren Herzog interrogation March 19, 1999: https://youtu.be/WwSMUxfrq2g
  10. Wesley Shermantine interrogation March 18, 1999: https://youtu.be/ML0VvHUfBdc
  11. Loren Herzog interrogation March 21, 1999: https://youtu.be/_gaDo3xLTPI
  12. Killer Profile: Season1 Episode 3: (42 minutes)
    Lifetime channel documentary that shows Wesley Shermantine https://www.thehumanhunters.com/the-media
  13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Freak_Killers
  14. https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.H/h/herzog-loren-joseph.htm
  15. https://www.abc10.com/article/news/a-history-of-the-speed-freak-killers/103-90b18829-9ba7-4291-b9fd-fe211e09de81
  16. https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/speed-freak-killers-put-linden-ca-in-spotlight-3319137.php
  17. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/us/serial-killers-graveyard-opens-california-towns-wounds.html
  18. https://abcnews.go.com/US/convicted-speed-freak-killer-found-dead-california-prison/story?id=15381233
  19. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna46364526
  20. https://fox40.com/news/local-news/more-photos-released-of-items-connected-to-speed-freak-killers-cold-case/
  21. https://www.lodinews.com/news/article_c16cf960-0bc5-5296-8689-a9af434a26e1.html
  22. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-speedfreaks-idUSBRE91M05H20130223
  23. https://www.kcra.com/article/dig-for-human-remains-ongoing-hotline-still-buzzing/6395115