While managing the booth, Berdella befriended a man named Paul Howell, and his son, Jerry. Robert and Jerry soon formed a friendship. They were often seen sharing drinks in the company of friends.

Skull of Robert Sheldon, found in Berdella ... Paul Howell, and his son, Jerry, 19, a male prostitute. Berdella and the younger Howell began to hang around together. On July 4, 1984, Berdella ...

Tragically, this grisly captive situation would later inspire Robert Berdella, the Kansas City Butcher, to abduct and torture several young men to death in the 1980s. But what could be so ...

Robert Berdella-the curio merchant, art collector and confessed murderer- needed cash. Last summer he pleaded guilty to the slaying of Larry Pearson, a 20-year- old boarder he had taken in.

A recent hoax claimed that serial killer Robert Berdella’s former flea market booth would be reopened in Westport. The owner of the flea market has said the idea was never considered.

Serial killer Robert Berdella was known as the butcher of Kansas City. He was convicted of killing six people. Some bodies were found in the trash and some were never found. Berdella died in prison.