Lydia Ridell

Death by Force

Lydia M. Ridell, a 79-year-old woman, tragically lost her life in a mobile home fire on September 2, 1993, in Brooksville, Florida. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of crimes targeting elderly women in the area. The fire that claimed her life was not an isolated incident but rather one in a series of similar attacks that raised suspicions of foul play.

Investigators soon linked her death to Edwin Bernard Kaprat III, a serial killer known as "The Granny Killer." Kaprat had a hist ...Read More

Handyman Charged With Killing and Burning 4 Elderly Widows

Handyman Charged in Killing of 4 Widows - Los Angeles Times

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