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"Christ , Kid , you're a weirdo!"
Charles Howard 'Smitty' Schmid, Jr. (July 8, 1942 – March 30, 1975), also known as the Pied Piper of Tucson, was an American serial killer. Schmid and his crimes were detailed by journalist Don Moser in an article featured in the March 4, 1966, issue of Life magazineand formed the basis for "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", a short story by Joyce Carol Oates.In 2008, The Library of America selected Moser's article for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American true crime literature.
So , I collect old high school yearbooks with infamous criminals in them. Using Classmates and my Ancestry account , I find which yearbooks they appear in and try to find these books for sale online. In most cases , the sellers have no idea who is in these books. Last year I purchased a 1960 Tucson High School annual on AbeBooks for $35. When the book arrived in the mail I opened it to Schmid's page - and was very surprised and delighted to see that he had signed his name on his photograph.
So , I collect old high school yearbooks with infamous criminals in them. Using Classmates and my Ancestry account , I find which yearbooks they appear in and try to find these books for sale online. In most cases , the sellers have no idea who is in these books. Last year I purchased a 1960 Tucson High School annual on AbeBooks for $35. When the book arrived in the mail I opened it to Schmid's page - and was very surprised and delighted to see that he had signed his name on his photograph.
