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Scott Erskine, serial killer
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Scott Erskine, serial killer

Scott Thomas Erskine ‑ an American serial killer on California's death row, convicted in 2003 for the 1993 murder of two California boys – died from Covid-19 on July 3, 2020. He was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. Erskine grew up in southern California. When he was five years old, Erskine darted into traffic on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach and was hit by a station wagon. He remained in a coma for 60 hours. Although physically he appeared recovered, he frequently complained to his mother about headaches, and he experienced "black-out" moments where he could not remember what he was last doing. At the age of 10, he started molesting his 6-year-old sister, forcing her to perform oral sex upon him. He soon began abusing her friends, threa...