This summary describes the story of Christopher Kofler, also known as the "Killer of Amazon Reviews." He was a serial killer who wrote disturbing comments on Amazon while purchasing tools he later used for his crimes. Kofler's childhood exhibited psychopathic behavior, and he committed his first quadruple murder in 2003. He continued his killings over the years, kidnapping, torturing, and murdering victims. In 2016, he was arrested after police rescued a kidnapped couple from his property. Kofler received seven life sentences for his crimes.
1. The text is a narrative about Christopher Kofler, also known as the "Amazon reviews killer," who is a serial killer.
2. Kofler was born on March 7, 1971, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
3. His parents separated when he was two years old, and he lived with his mother after the divorce.
4. Kofler's behavior began to show signs of psychopathic tendencies from a young age, including aggression, animal torture, and sexual fixation.
5. He was admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the age of nine, where he was diagnosed as having an explosive character and an unhealthy fixation on sex.
6. Kofler was released from prison at the age of 30 in 2001.
7. After his release, he moved to South Carolina and began a successful life, obtaining a real estate agent's license and a degree in business administration.
8. Kofler's first known murder was a quadruple homicide on November 6, 2003, at a motorcycle store.
9. His subsequent murders included a couple, Brawn and Charles Deivid Carver, who were hired to clean and maintain one of Kofler's properties and were tortured and killed in a large shipping container in August 2016.
10. Kofler was accused of these murders and was sentenced to seven life terms without the possibility of parole.
11. Despite the long gap between his first and second murders, he was able to commit these crimes due to his psychopathic personality and his ability to manipulate situations.
12. Kofler's modus operandi included using Amazon reviews to score and analyze tools he used for his crimes, including padlocks.
13. He was known to have a dark sense of humor and would write explicit reviews about his crimes on Amazon.
14. Kofler was able to avoid detection for a long time due to the lack of physical evidence and the fact that he used Amazon as a tool to cover his tracks.
15. Kofler's case is significant because of the intersection of technology and crime, as his crimes were carried out in the digital age and his actions were documented on Amazon reviews.