Anthony Allen Shore

Serial Killer

Anthony Allen Shore: The Tourniquet Killer

Early Life and The Mask of Sanity

Anthony Allen Shore (born June 25, 1962) operated as a prolific serial killer and child molester in the Houston, Texas area between 1986 and 1995. To the outside world, Shore presented the facade of a normal, working-class citizen. He held a variety of jobs that kept him mobile and allowed him to blend into the city's background, including working as a tow truck driver, a telephone company repairman, and occasionally as a part-time musician. However, this mobility gave him the perfect cover to cruise the streets of Houston, actively hunting for vulnerable young women and girls who were walking alone or hitchhiking.

The Signature Weapon and Modus Operandi

Shore became notoriously known as the "Tourniquet Killer" due to his highly specific and brutal method of execution. After abducting his victimsusually by offering them a ride in his vehiclehe would subject them to severe sexual assault and torture. His murder weapon of choice was a handmade garrote or tourniquet. Shore would take a cord or rope and attach a toothbrush or a piece of bamboo stick to it. This mechanism functioned much like a "twitch"a tool traditionally used by farmers to control unruly horses. By twisting the stick, Shore could tighten or loosen the ligature around his victims' necks at will, allowing him to slowly torture them by controlling their air supply before ultimately strangling them to death. ...

Confirmed Victims: (4)

Laurie Lee Tremblay Age: (15), Date of Death: 1986-09-26

Anthony Allen Shore - Wikipedia