Christopher Lunz

Christopher David Lunz (September 26, 1967 – September 22, 2009) was an American serial killer. Convicted and sentenced to life for murdering his father in Palm Harbor, Florida, in 2003, he is best known for being a self-admitted serial killer of pedophiles and sex offenders.

Considered to be responsible for the murder of a fugitive sex offender in North Carolina, Lunz died by suicide after killing a cellmate.

Early life Little background information is available about Lunz's early life. Born on September 26, 1967, in New York, he was one of two children born to David James Lunz and Laura A. Lunz. At his later trial, Christopher would claim that his father sexually abused him and frequently beat his mother, due to which he developed a seething hatred for pedophiles. However, these claims were never corroborated, and whether they are truthful remains unknown.

Meeting William Westerman While living in Sylva, Lunz became acquainted with 23-year-old William Timothy Eugene Westerman, a waiter who worked at a Huddle House in Dillsboro.

In early 2003, Lunz's mother died, due to which all of the family's wealth - amounting to $394,494 - was passed onto his father. Upon learning of this, Lunz began concocting a plan to kill his father so he could inherit the money. During the penalty phase, the case took a bizarre turn when Christopher went on a 45-minute long rant, proclaiming himself to be a serial killer of pedophiles, that the voices in his head voted that he was innocent in a 3-to-1 vote and demanding that the jurors impose the death penalty on him. Despite his pleas, the jury voted in favor of a life term - when he heard the verdict, Christopher only shook his head and appeared to mumble something under his breath. Estes was a fugitive charged with molesting two little boys in Franklin in 2003, and was additionally suspected of sexually abusing numerous other minors and his own dog. According to the letter, Lunz and an unnamed accomplice picked up Estes a week after he posted bail, then drove to an isolated location where they tortured and murdered him. Following this discovery, Lunz was transferred to the Florida State Prison in Raiford.

Roughly 30 hours after this incident, Lunz died by suicide inside his holding cell at the Florida State Prison.