Larme Price: The September 11 Killer
Background
Larme Price was born on June 27, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York. He became an American serial killer responsible for four murders and the attempted murder of another man during a six-week shooting spree in New York City in 2003. Newspapers and investigators referred to him by several names, including the "September 11 Killer," the "Thrill Killer," the "Saturday Killer," and the ".40-Caliber Killer."
Price had a criminal history extending back to his teenage years. Beginning in 1989, he accumulated arrests involving robbery, assault, and weapons offenses. By early 2003, he was unemployed and living in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn with his pregnant girlfriend. He reportedly supported himself in part by selling stolen college textbooks.
Relatives described Price as mentally unstable and said his psychological condition deteriorated after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He became intensely paranoid, believed that people were watching or following him, and reportedly claimed that a tracking device had been placed inside his hand. His mother said that he sometimes spoke about joining a war and appeared consumed by fear and anger connected to the attacks.
Motive and Selection of Victims
After his arrest, Price claimed that he had murdered people he believed were Arabs or Middle Eastern immigrants as revenge for September 11. He told investigators that he received "vibes" or commands through his cellular telephone directing him to kill. However, only one of the four men he murdered was actually from the Middle East. The others were immigrants from Guyana, India, and Ukraine.
The attacks did not follow a completely consistent pattern. Some victims were killed without being robbed, while money was taken during at least one of the crimes. Price also murdered Albert Kotlyar for reasons unrelated to ethnicity, later claiming that he felt disrespected after Kotlyar asked him to leave a laundromat. Investigators consequently questioned whether Price's stated hatred of Arabs fully explained the killings or whether it was one part of a broader desire to murder vulnerable workers.
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