Earl Kimball

Serial Killer

Earl Bud Kimball: The "Fulda Flat Werewolf"

Overview

Earl Bud Kimball was a young California murderer whose crimes became associated with the isolated Fulda Flat area of Placer County during the 1930s. Contemporary newspapers gave him the sensational nickname the "Fulda Flat Werewolf," reflecting both the brutality attributed to him and the fear surrounding the discovery of two men's bodies in an abandoned mine shaft. Although Kimball is sometimes described as a serial killer, the verified historical record establishes two admitted killings rather than the much larger victim totals occasionally repeated in later accounts. Kimball's case attracted statewide attention because of his age, the remote location in which the bodies were concealed and his unusual conduct during court proceedings. He admitted under oath that he had killed two men. One victim was the subject of the murder charge that resulted in his death sentence, while the second man was never conclusively identified in the surviving court record. Both bodies had been thrown into a disused mine shaft, apparently in an effort to prevent their discovery.

Discovery of the Bodies

The killings might have remained hidden if people in the area had not begun searching for missing cattle. During that search, human remains were discovered inside an abandoned mine shaft near Fulda Flat. Investigators determined that the shaft contained the bodies of two men rather than the remains of livestock. The isolated location provided Kimball with a natural place to conceal the evidence, but the accidental discovery eventually brought the crimes to the attention of Placer County authorities. Available court documentation does not provide dependable calendar dates for the deaths of either victim. Because those dates cannot be verified from the surviving official record, no specific death dates are stated here. The killings occurred before Kimball's 1935 trial and were investigated after the bodies were found in the Fulda Flat region of Placer County, California. ...

Confirmed Victims: (1)

Multiple victims

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