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Charles Howard 'Smitty' Schmid, Jr. (July 8, 1942 – March 30, 1975), also known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson," was an American serial killer. His crimes, profiled in the March 4, 1966 issue of ''Life'' magazine,〔(Life Magazine .pp.19-24; 88-84; 87-90 )〕 are the basis for "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?," a short story by Joyce Carol Oates.〔 〕 The 1971 movie ''The Todd Killings'' is based on the Schmid case as was the 1994 film ''Dead Beat'' and the 2005 film ''The Lost'', adapted from a novel by Jack Ketchum. The story of these murders was profiled on the Investigation Discovery show ''A Crime To Remember'' on 12/9/14. In 2008, The Library of America selected Don Moser's article "The Pied Piper of Tucson" from ''Life'' magazine for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime. ==Early life== Charles Schmid was an illegitimate child adopted by Charles and Katharine Schmid, owners and operators of Hillcrest Nursing Home in Tucson, Arizona. He had a difficult relationship with his adoptive father, whom Katharine Schmid later divorced. When Schmid tried to meet his birth mother, she angrily told him never to come back.〔 He did poorly in school, but was described as good-looking, intelligent and well-mannered. An accomplished athlete, he excelled at gymnastics and even led his high school to a State Championship, but quit the team his senior year. Just before graduating, Schmid stole tools from the school's machine shop, and was subsequently suspended. He never returned to school. He began living in his own quarters on his parents' property and received an allowance of $300 a month. His parents left him to run on his own with a new car and a motorcycle. He spent much of his time on Tucson's Speedway Boulevard, picking up girls and drinking with friends, although he tended to be a loner. His best friends were Paul Graff, who lived with him, John Saunders, and Richie Bruns. Schmid was a short man who wore cowboy boots stuffed with newspapers and flattened cans to make him appear taller. He used lip balm, pancake makeup and created an artificial mole on his cheek. He also stretched his lower lip with a clothespin to make it resemble Elvis Presley's. He was called the "Pied Piper" because he was charismatic and had many friends in the teenage community of Tucson. Women liked him and he frequently met them at the Speedway area of Tucson. For a time, the members of his teenage coterie would keep the secrets of his murders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Schmid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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