William Crandell, a man in his 60s, was tragically killed on November 12, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. His death was part of a series of murders that took place in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. The perpetrator, Norman Bernard, a transient from North Carolina, confessed to the murders of three indigents, including William Crandell. Bernard, who had been diagnosed as a chronic schizophrenic, claimed that he killed his victims out of a misguided sense of mercy, believing he was re
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