Mainly focused on the grunge that was playing on the radio, my interest quickly shifted toward black metal, which became my favorite musical genre. I always contented myself with wearing T-shirts, but I felt that something had been missing for…
Excerpt from a letter from serial killer Gary Ray Bowles, dated April 13, 2016. The original syntax has been preserved.
Gary Ray Bowles (25 janvier 1962 – 22 août 2019) was an American serial killer, nicknamed the "I-95 Killer." Apprehended on October 22, 1995, Bowles was tried and sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of six gay men; the sentence was carried out on August 22, 2019.
Since I acquired the ability to hold a pencil between my fingers, I have always sought to transcribe my vision of the world and what lies within me. My early childhood drawings were done with markers and colored pencils. Naively, I mainly drew ducks (drawings from 1989). However, soon my works took on a more disturbing dimension.
Interview conducted with a master's research student in Fine Arts for her thesis on carceral art and the phenomenon of murderabilia.
Armin Meiwes, born 1 December 1961, is a German former computer repair technician who received international attention for murdering and eating a voluntary victim in 2001, whom he had found via the Internet.
Etienne Ruhaud chose to grant me an interview about my interest in drawing and painting. I gladly accepted his interview proposal, which stood out from others usually focused on my activities related to serial killers.
Since 2001, when his case came to light, I had always desired to visit the house of Armin Meiwes, the German cannibal. However, I never thought I would be able to do so. For over 20 years, it was just a vague fantasy of "dark tourism" and urbex that lingered in the recesses of my mind, but something was about to change.
Richard Ramirez has become an iconic figure in a certain counterculture in the United States. It’s hard to overlook when delving into American myths and urban legends. I began corresponding with Richard Ramirez in the course of the year 2010. Initially, I didn’t expect a response because I knew he received many letters. I received his first letter on April 10, 2010.
I began writing to Ian Stewart Brady in 2010. Detained in the Ashworth high-security hospital, I was apprehensive that my correspondence would be immediately prohibited, but that was not the case. More than a month after my first letter, on April 22, I finally received a response from the Moors Murderer.
