Vampire Teen's Deadly Obsession

It's March 28th.

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Back in 1996, 16-year-old Rod Farrell from Kentucky led a teen group calling themselves

the Vampire Clan.

Obsessed with vampirism, he convinced followers that he was a 500-year-old vampire named

Vesego.

They drove to Eustace, Florida, and brutally murdered Heather Wendorf's parents, Richard

and Naomi Queen, so Heather could join them.

Farrell's mom, Sandra Gibson, fueled his dark fixation with vampires, playing role-playing

games and sharing gothic interests.

The clan hung out in graveyards, drank each other's blood, and earlier that year vandalized

an animal shelter, killing puppies in a gruesome way.

Heather claimed her dad abused her, giving Farrell the push to act.

The attack happened on November 25th.

Farrell snuck in with another clan member and smashed Richard Wendorf's head with a

crowbar, leaving a V-shaped burn mark as his signature.

When Naomi came out fighting, they killed her too, severing her brainstem.

Their daughter found the bodies the next day, brains scattered everywhere.

The group stole the family car and credit card, heading for New Orleans.

But a relative tipped off cops after a call from Baton Rouge, leading to arrests on Thanksgiving

day, just three days later.

Farrell confessed, taking most blame.

At 17, he pled guilty to first-degree murder, becoming America's youngest on death row.

His sentence got commuted to life without parole in 2001.

Heather faced no charges, others got lighter terms, and Farrell still locked up in Florida,

a grim reminder of teen obsessions gone deadly.