David Carpenter, a native of San Francisco, was physically abused as a child by his alcoholic father and domineering mother. As a boy, he had a severe stutter, a persistent bed-wetting problem, and exhibited cruelty to animals. At age 13, Carpenter was incarcerated for molesting two of his cousins. He married in 1955, in a union that produced three children.\n', '

Carpenter first attempted murder in 1960, for which he spent seven years in prison. This was committed against Lois Rinna, mother of celebrity Lisa Rinna. In 1970, he was arrested for kidnapping and spent a further seven years behind bars. After his release, he became a suspect in the notorious Zodiac murders, although he was eventually cleared.\n', '

From 1979–1981, Carpenter raped and murdered five women in Santa Cruz and Marin counties. On May 10, 1988, a San Diego jury convicted him on five counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of Richard Stowers, Cynthia Moreland, Shauna May, Diane O\'Connell and Anne Alderson. Carpenter also was found guilty of raping two of the women and attempting to rape a third. He was sentenced to die in the gas chamber, and remains on San Quentin\'s death row.\n', '

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