Lou Luciano has encountered “pure evil” – and he hopes it never happens again.
“My work has taken me everywhere – North Africa, East Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, you name it,” the retired FBI special agent told Fox News Digital. “I’ve been with some of the worst people on the planet. But this guy is the worst. He’s an aberration of humanity. He doesn’t belong here.”
“It’s like sitting with the devil,” Luciano said.
Hayden Clark is the subject of a new true crime documentary series, “Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior.” (investigation Discovery)
Maryland killer Hadden Clark is the subject of this case Michael Bay’s new docuseries On Investigation Discovery (ID), “Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior.” It details how the 72-year-old made shocking confessions to his cellmate Jack Truitt, who he believed was Jesus, leading investigators on a quest to solve cold cases involving him.
“Born Evil” is Hollywood director Michael Bay’s first true crime documentary series. (investigation Discovery)
It features interviews with Truitt, Clark’s brother Geoff Clark, loved ones of the victims and others closely involved with the case.
Luciano, who handled the case in the 1990s, speaks out in this docuseries. He vividly remembers encountering “The Cross-Dressing Cannibal Killer,” who was later nicknamed Clark.
Hayden Clark is currently serving two 30-year sentences in Maryland. (investigation Discovery)
“I noticed his icy blue eyes right away,” Luciano said. “He’s soulless. You can feel the evil coming out of this guy. You immediately realize he’s a trickster. The chief said, ‘If he ever gets out, we’re going to have to put him on the ground.’ That’s exactly how I felt.
“When I saw this man, my immediate reaction was to take out my gun, put it to his temple and pull the trigger. When you’re in the presence of this man, it’s a negative aura of evil. It just radiates from him.”
Retired FBI Special Agent Lou Luciano told Fox News Digital that Hayden Clark, seen here with his father, suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. (investigation Discovery)
The docuseries details how Clark, who is diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, began behaving strangely as a child. His brother recounted how Clark once hit him with his bike and left him bleeding profusely from the head.
His mother insisted that Clark’s actions were due to a faulty forceps delivery, which left him with head injuries. Doctors believed he suffered brain damage.
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Hayden Clark had a pretty idyllic childhood on the surface, but behind closed doors, things were different. (investigation Discovery)
Growing up, Clark dissected animals and was bullied by other children. His parents, who were both alcoholics, beat him and his siblings in front of him. He was also caught wearing women’s clothing.
As an adult, Clark enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America but was unable to keep a job. Once, horrified co-workers caught him drinking beef blood.
This was just the beginning.
Hayden Clark’s brother, Jeffrey Clark, spoke out in the documentary series. (investigation Discovery)
“Hayden Clark has a very explosive temper … when he doesn’t get his way he’s ready to take revenge,” Luciano said. “Whenever a weak person comes under his control he attacks them.”
Michelle Dore was murdered in 1986. She was 6 years old. (investigation Discovery)
On May 31, 1986, Michelle Dore was staying with her father, Carl Dore, whose home was near Geoff’s house, where Clark was living at the time. She was last seen wearing a pink and white polka-dot swimsuit, heading to a pool in the backyard.
That day, 6-year-old Carl disappeared. Carl, who was going through a mental illness Bad divorce from his ex-wifewas initially considered the prime suspect.
The Clark brothers are seen here with their mother. (investigation Discovery)
Clark later admitted he had killed the child and drank her blood. He was convicted of Dorr’s murder in 1999.
The docuseries states that Clark told Truitt he knew where Dorr’s body was. In 2000, he led police to the woods where her remains were found.
Over the years Clark created hundreds of artworks that seemed to depict his crimes.
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Haddon Clark detailed his heinous crimes to his former partner Jack Truitt, pictured here. Clark believed Truitt was Jesus. (investigation Discovery)
“His paintings are mostly women and landscapes, maps,” Luciano said. “They look almost like postcards, like ‘I wish you were here so I could kill you.’ I’m in some of them… but it’s always wide-eyed girls with blue eyes.”
Hayden Clark worked as a gardener and handyman for Laura Houghtaling’s mother, Penny. (investigation Discovery)
In 1992, Laura Houghtaling disappeared from her home. At the time, Clarke was working as a gardener for Laura’s 23-year-old mother.
A trail of blood on the Harvard graduate’s pillow focused on Clark. When he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1993, he led police to her shallow grave. Washington Post Report.
The docuseries states that Hogtailing’s mother was kind to Penny Clark. However, when Penny’s daughter returned home from school, her behavior changed.
Laura Houthaling was murdered in 1992. She was 23 years old. (investigation Discovery)
“Penny begins to shower her daughter with attention and affection … she becomes the main focus,” Luciano said. “Clark did not like this rejection at all. His immediate reaction was to explode … and kill Laura.”
Clarke insisted that her second identity, Kristen Bluefin, was responsible for the murders,
Hayden Clark said that his alias, Kristen Bluefin, was responsible for the murders. (investigation Discovery)
“When we interviewed him, he thought he was Kristen a lot of the time,” Luciano said. “He would wear wigs. He had other personalities…all of his other personalities were female. And at his campsite, he had women’s clothing. He would dress up in women’s clothes. But he loved the attention. He loved having people look at him.”
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Bradfield Clark has been behind bars since 1985. (investigation Discovery)
It seems murder ran in Clark’s family. His brother Bradfield Clark has been in prison since 1985. He killed his co-worker Patricia Mak after inviting her to dinner. He later cooked and ate some of her body parts.
In 1984, Bradfield Clark murdered Patricia “Trish” Mak. (investigation Discovery)
Luciano credited Truitt for helping investigators console grieving loved ones.
Luciano said, “When Hayden started confessing his sins to Jack, because he thought he was Jesus, Jack said, ‘Man, this guy’s talking about killing little children, ripping their stomachs open and cannibalizing them and slitting women’s throats.'”
“Jack did this at great risk … of being locked up in a correctional facility. Calling the police while behind bars can result in a very bad entry in your health record. But Jack picked up the phone and made that call.”
Jack Truitt is seen here at home with his wife, Jackie Truitt. (investigation Discovery)
Luciano added, “I never heard Jack say ‘If I help you guys, you’ll help me get out of here, right? I’ve been here almost 30 years.'” “He never asked for anything. He never asked anybody for any consideration. He never asked for any special favors. And Jack’s a tough guy. He was a big shotcaller in the system. He wasn’t a guy to mess with. Today he’s one-eighth the man he was before. But I have a great deal of respect for him.”
Young Jack Truitt after his arrest. (investigation Discovery)
Luciano said you can never rule out the possibility that there could be more victims out there.
“Hayden Clark is a spoiled brat,” he said. “When he doesn’t get his way, he doesn’t want the attention. Then he gets angry…Hayden is not a guy who does anything for free or out of the goodness of his heart. If he craves attention, he’ll do anything to get it…Never say never, but I don’t see Hayden Clark as a guy who would make a deathbed confession.”
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It is unknown whether Hadden Clark murdered other victims. (investigation Discovery)
Luciano hopes the documentary series will show The relentless work of law enforcement She said the programme was keen to resolve old cases but it was also a warning to women.
Here’s Laura Houghtaling’s friend looking at her childhood home. (investigation Discovery)
“Never let your guard down,” Luciano said. “You never know what corner the next Hayden Clark is lurking around. Whether he had a head injury at birth, is mentally ill, or claims his father did all these things to him, whatever it is, it makes no difference to potential victims.”
“Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior” premieres Sept. 2 at 9 p.m.
