20 Facts About Hadden Clark

Hadden Irving Clark was born on July 31,1952 and is an American murderer and suspected serial killer currently serving two 30-year sentences for the murders of 6-year-old Michele Lee Dorr in 1986, and 23-year-old Laura Houghteling in 1992.

Hadden Clark was given a 10-year sentence for robbery after stealing from a former landlord.

In 1964, his brother, Bradfield Hadden Clark, strangled a woman in California before eating several body parts.

Hadden Clark's father having a PhD in chemistry worked for many different companies but unhappy with his pay he often changed jobs which meant that the family moved frequently.

Hadden Clark's mother dressed him in girls' clothes when drunk and called him "Kristen".

Hadden Clark trained as a chef and served in the United States Navy until he was discharged after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1985.

Hadden Clark was arrested for robbery after he vandalized a former landlord's property and committed several thefts.

On May 31,1986, Hadden Clark was ordered by his brother Geoffrey to move out of the latter's home in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Hadden Clark took Michele to an upstairs room and slashed her throat with a chef knife.

Hadden Clark was working as a gardener for Laura's mother Penny when she accused Hadden Clark of stealing tools from her backyard shed.

Hadden Clark entered the house through the back door and stabbed Laura to death in her bedroom with a kitchen knife and suffocated her with a pillow.

Hadden Clark carried her body in a bedsheet through a wooded area and buried her a half-mile away.

Hadden Clark left behind a pillowcase with his fingerprint as he moved the body.

Hadden Clark later returned and dressed up in a wig and women's clothes and left through the front door to make people think Laura left the house alive to buy time to clean the scene.

Hadden Clark confessed and led police to Laura's body eight months after the murder.

Hadden Clark later led police to her body in January 2000.

Hadden Clark has confessed to murdering dozens of people starting as a teenager.

Hadden Clark explained that he had buried evidence from the crime in his grandfather's garden and that he knew the woman's identity but was not going to tell authorities because he claimed they mistreated him.

Hadden Clark led police on December 15,2000, to his grandparents' former property where they discovered a plastic bucket with more than 200 pieces of jewelry.

Hadden Clark claimed the items were "trophies" he took from his victims.