Summary: The Case of Serial Killer Henry Louis Wallace-Wallace, needing money for his drug addiction, choked to death Vanessa Mack, a mother of two. He got no money from her. Wallace then murdered three women, Betty Baucom, 24, Brandi Henderson, 18, and Debra Slaughter, 35, in three days, March 8, 9 and 10. The usually careful Wallace had inadvertently left one fingerprint on Baucom’s car after wiping it down. Police and detectives were closing in. They cross-referenced the victims’ families, friends and locations. The city was pressing for a resolution to the murders. On March 12, Wallace was arrested. He confessed on tape, saying he “couldn’t stop.” Given nine death sentences, Wallace is currently on death row in Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina. Wallace married nurse Rebecca Torrijas, a woman 23 years his senior, on June 5, 1998. The public defender from his trial, Isabel Day, performed the ceremony, which was not consummated. Wallace has not acknowledged repeated attempts by this writer for a face-to-face visit. To date, he has not granted any interviews. Henry Louis Wallace is still pursuing appeals- Karen D. Scioscia is an author, freelance writer and corporate executive speechwriter. A journalist, her column appears in The Charlotte Observer. She was a contributing writer for Serial Killers Quarterly, Mob Candy Magazine and Yahoo.com. She is working on her second book. Her book, Kidnapped by the Cartel, is inspired by the true story of a family member who was kidnapped by international drug smugglers and human traffickers. Visit her at www.KarenDScioscia.com or www.KidnappedbytheCartel.com
