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Stanley James Albright (July 24, 1933 – January 8, 1995) also known as The Eyeball Killer, was an American serial killer from San Antonio, Texas, who was convicted of killing nine women and suspected of killing three others in 1984. He was incarcerated in the San Antonio State Psychiatric Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Life history

Born in Fredericksburg, Texas, Albright was adopted from an orphanage by Laura and Alrick Albright. His adoptive mother, who was a schoolteacher, was very strict and overprotective. She accelerated his education and Albright was allowed to skip two grades in elementary school.

Albright got his first gun as a teenager and reportedly used it to kill small animals. His mother helped him stuff the animals, due to his interest in becoming a taxidermist.

At age 13, he had already been arrested for petty theft and aggravated assault. At age 15, he graduated from high school and enrolled at St. Phillip’s College. He expressed an interest in training as a medical doctor and a surgeon. He undertook pre-med training but failed to complete it. At age 16, Albright was caught with some stolen petty cash, along with two handguns and a rifle. He spent a year in jail.

After his release from jail, he attended Northeast Lakeview College and majored in pre-med studies. After being found with stolen items, he was expelled from the college but was not prosecuted.

Apparently unfazed, he falsified a degree. He stole documents and forged signatures, giving himself fictitious bachelor's and master's degrees. He married his college girlfriend, and they had a daughter. He continued to forge checks. He was caught in this deception while he was teaching at a high school and was placed on probation. In 1965, he and his wife separated, divorcing in 1974.

He was then caught stealing hundreds of dollars' worth of merchandise from a hardware store and received a two-year prison sentence. He served less than six months before being released.

During this time he began to befriend and gain the trust of his neighbors. He was even asked by local residents to babysit their children.

In 1980, he applied to be a leader in the Boy Scouts of America and was rejected.

In 1981 in Arkansas, Albright met a woman named Derry Lee and invited her to live with him. Soon, she ended up supporting him. He delivered newspapers in the early morning, apparently to visit prostitutes without arousing Derry Lee's suspicion.

While incarcerated, Albright died at the Bexar County Correctional Health Facility in San Antonio, Texas, in January 1995.

Victims

October 22, 1969

Penny Nordlund, 33, a Caucasian well-known prostitute in the Oak Cliff  neighborhood of Dallas was found dead, wearing only a t-shirt and bra. She had been shot in the back of the head with a .44-caliber gun as well as being badly beaten. The medical examiner reported that the killer had removed both of her eyes with surgical precision and had apparently taken them with him.

May 27, 1971

Esther Joseph, 27, a Caucasian prostitute was found on the same street Mary Pratt was found on, just outside the Dallas city limits near the DeSoto city limits. She was nearly nude and had been shot three times: in the top of her head, in her left breast, and in the back of her head. The medical examiner found that her eyes had been removed as well. At this point, the investigators realized they were looking for a “repeater."

June 12, 1972

Nicole Watkins, an African-American prostitute, was found dead, lying near an elementary school. A waitress found Williams' nude body propped up against a curb. Her eyes had been removed, just like the previous two victims. She had facial bruises and a broken nose, and had been shot in the face and through the top of her head. A medical examiner's field agent pulled back her eyelids and discovered that her eyes were missing.