CBS Sacramento: Loren Herzog, along with death row inmate Wesley Shermantine, were believed to be responsible for killing as many as 19 people during a meth-fueled killing spree during the 1980s and 90s in San Joaquin Valley, California. An appeals court tossed three convictions against Herzog after ruling that his detailed confession was illegally coerced, and Herzog was released into Lassen County on parole for months before his death. Shermantine apparently produced a map and new details about what he called a “bone yard” near San Andreas a few days before Herzog committed suicide.
Unfortunately, because of concerns for public safety, Shermantine is not going to be released to help aid the search for the bodies. This will be a long process.
What sort of crimes does meth fuel? Seventy-five perscent of paper crimes such as forgery and identity theft are believed to be involved with meth use.
Meth-induced sex crimes, torture and killings are on the rise as the use becomes more rampant. Rural areas are most vulnerable to this drug which can be made in home settings and is cheaper than most other easily obtainable drugs. It's addiction is one of the hardest to break, as well.
If the face above doesn't scare youth from trying such a fast-addicting drug, ask your children if they would want to take something that offers this to the buyer, "hurry up and buy this potion that will give you an irregular heartbeat, insomnia, anxiety, tremors, convulsions, violent behavior, psychotic behavior and homicidal tendencies, no ability to earn an income legally, broken relationships, being disowned by loved ones, horrible aging skin, effects upon the brain similar to epilepsy and Alzheimer's, loss of teeth and eventually death."