Killer Comparisons: John Eric Armstrong and Anthony Shore
Preying on females while prowling around in his car, making advances toward them, then things get out of control. They end up dead. And a part of him wants to be caught -- he admits as much. Wonders when this will end. Wonders what's wrong with him, what's inside of him that is so evil or twisted. These case details remind me a lot of convicted Detroit killer John Eric Armstrong, but they're actually from the case of another convicted serial, Anthony Shore. Armstrong Born a decade earlier than Armstrong, Shore was originally from South Dakota. Like Armstrong, he was from a broken home, and he claimed abuse by his father (though Shore said his mother molested him, as well). Shore eventually moved to the Houston area of Texas where he did his hunting. His killings began with offering young girls a ride home when he would see them walking. He murdered his first victim in 1986. Armstrong, on the other hand, having grown up in North Carolina and having served in the Navy for sev...
