Richard Chase

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Chase
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1950(1950-05-23)
Age	74
Date Of Death	December 26, 1980, San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA
Birthplace	Santa Clara County
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Richard Chase Biography

Richard Chase is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on May 23, 1950 in Santa Clara County, California, United States. He was known as The Vampire from Sacramento because he drank the blood of his victims and cannibalized them.

His story was told in “Rampage”, starring His story was portrayed in the 1987 film “Rampage” starring Michael Biehn..

Chase spent a brief time in a psychiatric ward in 1973. In 1976, he was involuntarily committed to a mental institution upon being taken to a hospital after injecting rabbit’s blood into his veins. The staff nicknamed him “Dracula” because of his blood fixation. He broke the necks of two birds he caught through the institution window and drank their blood. He also extracted blood from therapy dogs with stolen syringes.

Chase was promptly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After undergoing a battery of treatments involving psychotropic drugs, Chase was deemed no longer a danger to society; and, later in 1976, he was released to his mother’s custody.

As a child, he was abused and neglected by his mother.

Richard Chase Net Worth

Richard Chase is one of the richest Criminal from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Chase 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was hypochondriac, paranoid schizophrenic and both.

In a single month, he killed six people.

Richard Trenton Chase (May 23, 1950 – December 26, 1980) was an American serial killer who killed six people in the span of a month in Sacramento, California. He was nicknamed “The Vampire of Sacramento” because he drank his victims’ blood and cannibalized their remains.

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Who is Richard Chase Dating?

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In 1979, Chase stood trial on six counts of murder. In order to avoid the death penalty, the defense tried to have him found guilty of second degree murder, which would result in a life sentence. Their case hinged on Chase’s history of mental illness and the suggestion that his crimes were not premeditated.

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Chase celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.

Is there a movie about Richard Chase?

Film depicting the serial killer and cannibal Richard Trenton Chase who killed 6 people in the late 1970s.

What was Richard Chase's childhood like?

Chase was born on May 23, 1950 in Sacramento, California. As a child he was known to set fires, wet the bed, and torture animals. Once he became older, he started drinking and using drugs, mostly smoking marijuana and using LSD. He was in and out of mental institutions during much of his life.

Was Richard Chase a psychopath?

Chase was a native of Sacramento, California. By the age of 5, he exhibited evidence of all three parts of the Macdonald triad, a theory suggesting the development of violent psychopathy. In his adolescence, he was said to be a heavy drug user.

What did Richard Chase overdose?

Chase was found dead in his cell on December 26, 1980, from an overdose of antidepressants. He was 30 at the time of his death.

Why were there so many serial killers in the 70s?

Another reason the 1970s and ’80s seem particularly wracked by serial killers could be the dawn of mass media and the rise of television , which, according to Salon, some argue may have increased their visibility and thereby the atmosphere of cultural hysteria.