Clifford Robert Olson was a middle-aged habitual criminal and informant when from January 1980 until August 1981 he stalked, tortured and killed at least 11 children and teenagers. He also drugged and sexually abused many others.
His crimes were heinous enough, but more than that, Olson is despised because he blackmailed authorities into paying his family $100,000 for the return of his victims’ remains – a macabre cash-for-corpses deal that destroyed careers and tormented survivors.