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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 19 MIN

Paul John Knowles: The Ruthless Rampage of The Casanova Killer

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Paul John Knowles: The Brutal Rampage of The Casanova Killer 2 Feb 2024 --- Paul John Knowles had a way with people, especially with women. His charm and good looks made people trust him and lower their guard. British journalist Sandy Fawkes described Knowles as "tall, well over six foot, broad-shouldered, narrow-hipped and as slender as a wraith" and a “cross between Robert Redford and Ryan O’Neal.” And as you will soon find out, she had a unique, personal perspective on the ruthless killer. All of this was for show, however. Beneath the confident and affable smile was hiding something dark. Ever since he was a little boy, Paul Knowles decided that rules and laws weren’t meant for him; and that he could take whatever he wanted and do whatever he pleased to anyone. His entire life was one steady escalation of brutality and sadism - from petty theft to robbery, to sex crimes, and, ultimately, to murder. A four-month-long savage killing spree left, at least, 18 people dead. In custody, Knowles showed no remorse or regrets over his actions, and, soon after, left the world the only way he knew how - in violence. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://web.archive.org/web/20090209050705/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/john_paul_knowles/3.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-john-knowles https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/270/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-john-knowles https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/270/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/126/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://web.archive.org/web/20120107113338/http://www.ajc.com/news/cold-case-solved-girl-1266898.html https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/126/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-emmett-and-lois-joh/41257936/ https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/126/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-suspected-knowles-vi/128140662/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/26448294/ https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofse0000newt_v7k7/page/128/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/murdercasesoftwe0000fras_z6t9/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater Crime Library Michael Newton - The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers David K. Frasier - Murder Cases of the Twentieth Century Sandy Fawkes - Killing Time David Everitt - Human Monsters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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