The Killing Kind (40 page)

On December 6, 2009, after spending hours admitting the murders of Randi Saldana and Heather Catterton (along with three other women), Danny Hembree took detectives on a guided tour of his mother’s house, explaining where and how he murdered Randi and Heather.
(Courtesy of State of North Carolina, 27A Prosecutorial District)

The changing faces of Danny Hembree: with a mustache in 2007; without in 2010.
(Courtesy of State of North Carolina, 27A Prosecutorial District)

Standing outside his mother’s house talking to Michel Sumner, Danny Hembree admitted to a vicious rape and attempted murder—and then told Detective Matt Hensley where to find several “trophies” he kept from Randi Saldana’s murder.
(Courtesy of State of North Carolina, 27A Prosecutorial District)

To prove that he killed Randi Saldana, Danny Hembree hid these “trophies” (necklaces and bracelets belonging to Randi) inside the glove compartment of his vehicle.
(Courtesy of State of North Carolina, 27A Prosecutorial District)

Seventeen-year-old Heather Catterton was murdered because her killer believed he “was doing her a favor.” Heather’s father, Nick, says there’s not a day that goes by when he does not shed a tear for his little girl.
(Courtesy of Nick Catterton)