Say Hello to Dave (Unabridged‪)‬

A tale of horror told to the author by a captured serial killer.

Assigned to work in a psych ward of a maximum security prison, I ran into several men who were in prison for murder and, occasionally, multiple murders. This story is based on real events but fictionalized enough to keep its real victims' identities a secret. None of the locations is real; they are based on towns and places the author has traveled to and through.

This man was a brutal killer - cold, methodical, emotionally untouched by his cruel acts. He described these murders to me much as you might recount a pleasant Sunday drive. This is not a story for the squeamish or faint of heart. I can hear him tell me how he attacked the final three victims and how he messed with their minds in their remaining minutes. I hear him a lot some nights. It has been over 35 years since I last saw him, and I still remember his last words to me: "Watch your step."