There can be pretty creepy photographers out there, taking photos of people and telling them to pose certain ways. But no one beats this disturbing photographer. Actually, Harvey Glatman wasn’t an official photographer but a serial killer

There can be pretty creepy photographers out there, taking photos of people and telling them to pose certain ways. But no one beats this disturbing photographer. Actually, Harvey Glatman wasn’t an official photographer but a serial killer. He was known as the Glamour Girl Killer, who identified himself as a fashion photographer.

Glatman kept going to modeling agencies and told them that he needed women to pose for pulp fiction magazines. He would then lure the women to his apartment, tie them up, shot unsettling photos of them, and then sexually assaulted them before killing them. The fraud photographer was guilty for three murders in the years of 1957 and 1958. He was sentenced to death.

When describing famous people, we often hear about musicians, athletes, politicians, actors, singers, songwriters, producers, etc. However, unlike the usual popular personality types, there also seems to be a fascination with criminals, especially serial killers. Harvey Glatman, one of America’s most notorious serial killers, has recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. Here’s everything you need to know about him.

Harvey terrorized America in the 1950s and all of his victims were women. The media referred to Harvey as ‘The Glamor Girl Slayer’ and ‘The Lonely Hearts Killer’. He was known to lure his victims into his trap by posing as a photographer interested in taking pictures and promising to help young girls in their modeling careers. He would then bring them to his apartment, where he would kill them.

Who is Harvey Glatman?

Harvey Glatman was born to Ophelia and Albert Glatman on December 10, 1927, in the Bronx, New York, New York. His family members were undeniably ordinary people who could barely attract media attention. Her father, Albert Glatman, was a milliner: he made and sold women’s hats. He had a store in the Bronx, and after a while Albert opened another millinery in Colorado. Harvey, however, brought his family to the public’s attention and it certainly wasn’t for the right reasons, as he established himself as a notorious kidnapper, thief, and serial killer.

During his almost 32 years of life, Harvey Glatman never married or had children. Harvey also did not attend college, as he had not completed high school.

Everything you need to know about Harvey Glatman

The beginning

Like any other person, Harvey Glatman was born innocent and growing up he chose his path. It was his mother who started noticing strange and unusual things about him. She noticed a red scarred line on his neck that he gave himself when he tried a noose around her neck and in the process he got sexual satisfaction from the unorthodox act. She took him to the family doctor, who misinterpreted his condition as a phase in his life that he would definitely outgrow. A few years passed and Harvey didn’t get better, he got worse.

Back in high school, Harvey was being bullied. He was also shy to talk to girls.

His crimes and his arrests

While still at East High School in Denver, Colorado, he threatened a classmate named Eula Jo Hand with a toy gun. He continued to bind, gag, assault and rob her. She reported the incident to the police and Harvey was subsequently arrested for the first time following his assault on Hand. He was 18 at the time and it kept him from graduating from high school. He was later released on bail from Denver Jail by his mother.

After his prison term, it was clear that he hadn’t learned from his mistake, as he went right back to creating more trouble. Once again, he committed a similar offense when he assaulted and assaulted a woman in Boulder, Colorado. Two days after committing the crime, he was arrested by the police and imprisoned for eight months.

In July 1946, he was released from prison and moved to New York to live with his mother. A month later, Harvey Glatman was arrested for the third time and charged with robbery and assault, which he committed individually. He was eventually sentenced to four years in prison and the infamous Sing Sing Prison.

From Molestation to Murder

After Glatman’s release from Sing Sing prison, he left New York and moved to Los Angeles in 1957. He introduced himself as a photographer to attract budding models to his home, promising them that their photos would eventually cover popular pulp fiction magazines. His first victim was Judith Dull, an 18-year-old model whom Harvey met through a modeling agency. He took Dull to her apartment, tied her up, took pictures of her, and then sexually assaulted the young woman. After which he strangled her to death and dumped her body in a desert.

His second victim was Shirley Ann Bridgeford. He and Shirley went on a date. He then took her to his house, sexually assaulted her, sexually assaulted her and took a series of photos. He then murdered her and dumped her corpse near Anza State Park.

Harvey’s third victim was Ruth Mercado. As he did with his two previous victims, he took Mercado to his apartment and sexually assaulted her, took pictures of her before killing her.

How he was captured

Harvey Glatman was about to add another name to his list of victims when he was arrested. Lorraine Vigil and her model were on their way to his apartment when Vigil noticed some inconsistencies and the two men got into a fight in his car, leading the police to arrest Harvey. After his arrest, he confessed to all his crimes and the photos of his victims were revealed.

How Harvey Glatman Died

Harvey was charged with two counts of first-degree murder; he was convicted and sentenced to death. He gladly accepted her sentence. His execution took place on September 18, 1959, and he was executed by cyanide poisoning in the gas chamber of San Quentin State Prison.