FrequenciesofVariousAspectsintheHoroscopesofMurderers andSerialKillersvs.ThoseofRandomlyGeneratedControl Groups.

PartOne Acknowledgements:

Firstandforemost,IwouldliketothankLoisRodden.Withouthertirelesseffortsincollectingthousandsoftimedbirth charts,thisresearchwouldnothavebeenpossible.] ThanksarealsoduetoMarkMcDonahuewhoputitallontheAstrodatabankCD,andMarkPottingerwhowrotetheCCRS researchprogram.Yes,it'saDOSprogramfromadecadeago,butitstilldoesalmosteverything(exceptWindows). ThanksalsototheNewYorkCitychapteroftheNationalCouncilforGeocosmicResearch(NCGR)fora$200research grant.Last,butdefinitelynotleast,IwouldliketothankDianeCramer,whoranmostofthecontrols. Background: Ahoroscopeislikeatwodimensional"snapshot"ofplanetarypositionsatagivenmoment.Itshouldbenotedthatthese chartsare100%objectivesincetheyarecalculatedwithAstronomicaldatabasedongoodoldreliableNewtonian mechanics.ItistheclaimmadebyastrologersthathoroscopesarerelatedtoactionstakenbypeoplehereonEarththat skepticshavequestioned,nottheobjectivefactofplanetarylocation. Thewaytosettletheskepticismaboutallegedconnectionsbetweenhoroscopesandhumanactionsisclear.Findagroup ofpeoplewhohaveperformedsomespecificaction,obtaintheirbirthinformation(birthdate,birthtime,andbirthlocation), andseeifanyobjectivehoroscopefeaturesoccurinthisgroupbymorethanrandomchanceincomparisontoacontrol group.Thereareseveralproblemshere: Mostastrologerseitherdon'tknowhowtodoresearchorhavenointerestinit. Thosewhoareinterestedusuallyhaveneitherthetimenormoney.Andtherearefew,veryfew,researchgrantsavailablefor astrologicalresearch,andthosethatareavailablearesmall. Mostscientistssimplydismissastrologyorhavenointerestindoingastudy. Thefewscientistswhodoresearchstudiesknownothingaboutastrology.Asaresult,theytestassertionsthatno astrologerevermadeandtherebycommitthe"strawmanfallacy." Still,thisresearchmustbedone.Anecdotalevidenceisinsufficientasproofandtheresponsibilityofdemonstratingthat astrologyisvalidbelongstoastrologers.Inotherwords,thepeoplewholistentowhatyousaydon'thavetoprovethatitis true.That'syourjob. Caveat: Iamnotclaimingthatthefollowingpaperis"proof"ofastrology.Itclearlyisnot.Itis,however,alogicalfirststepinthe testingprocess.Hypothesishunting(explainedbelow)isalegitimateprocedureforfindingfactorswhichmaybetested furtheronnewbatchesofdata. TestProposal: Thetestproposedhereisasfollows:wewillexaminethetimedhoroscopesofpeoplewhohaveperformedaspecificact, inthiscasemurder,andseeifangularseparationbetweencertainpointsonthehoroscopewheeloccurbymorethan randomchance.Butthereareseveralquestionsthathavetobeansweredfirst. Whoisamurderer? Doweincludesoldiersandpoliceofficerswhokillinthelineofduty?Howaboutsomeonewhokillsoutofnegligence, suchasadrunkdriver?Howaboutanotherwisepeacefulpersonwhokillsinselfdefense?Theproblemhereisoneof motivation.Killingdonedeliberately(murderinthe1stor2nddegree,ormanslaughter,wherethereisanintenttoinjure)is differentfromthatdoneaccidentally(negligence)orwherethereisnootherchoice(selfdefenseorintimeofwar).This studywillbelimitedtothosewhodeliberatelykillorwhokillwhileintendingtootherwisecauseharm. Butevenhere,therearedifferences.Cansomeonewhogetsangryonedayandkillstheirspousebeclassifiedwitha serialkillerorwiththe"quietperson"whosuddenlygoesberserkandkillsmanypeopleatonce?Forthisreason,the murderersareseparatedintothreegroups:

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Singlemurderers.Thosewhokilledonlyoneperson. Serialkillers.Thosewhokilledseveralpeopleoneafteranother. Massmurderers.Thosewhokilledseveralpeopleatonetime.

Therearestillproblemshere.Supposesomeonecomeshomeonedayandfindstheirspouseinbedwithsomeoneelse. Iftheytakeagunandkilleitherthespouseorthelover,theyareasinglemurderer.Butwhatiftheykillboth?Doweclassify themasamultiplemurderer?Istheirmotivationthatdifferentfromthepersonwhokillsjustone? Andthenthereare"spreekillers"likeAndrewCunanin.Theykillpeopleoneaftertheother,butnotallatonce.Unlikeserial killers,theydon'ttrytocoverup.Andtheykillduringarelativelyshortspanoftime.Theyfallinbetweenmassmurderersand serialkillers. Evenamongserialkillerstherearedifferences.Some,likeTedBundyandJohnGacy,killduringsexualencounters. Others,likeDavidBerkowitz,the"sonofSam"killer,simplykill.RichardRamirez,the"nightstalker",claimedtokillforSatan. KennethKimesandDortheaMontalvokilledformoney.JefferyDahmercookedandatehisvictims.Still,themainmotivation forallofthemwouldseemtobetheactofmurderitself,so,initiallyatleast,killersasdiverseasthesecouldbegrouped together. SettingUptheGroups: Inthisstudy,murderersweredividedintothreegroups:singlemurderers(M),serialkillers(S),andmassmurderers(MM). Eachgroupwasthendividedintosubgroupsoftwentyeach.Therewerelessthan20massmurderers,sotheywereput asideuntildataonmorecasescouldbeobtained. SettingUptheControlGroups: Thecontrolgroupswerecomputergeneratedwiththe"Jigsaw"researchprogram.Onegroupofcontrolhoroscopeswas generatedforeachbatchofmurderhoroscopes.Eachcontrolchartwassetupforthesameyearandsamelocationasthe correspondingchartofamurderer.Controlswerelabeledwiththeletter"C."Forinstance,thecontrolgroupforthefirst groupofsinglemurderers(M1)waslabeledCM1thecontrolgroupforthefirstgroupofserialkillers(S1)waslabeledCS1 etc. WhyUseComputergeneratedHoroscopes? Wouldn'titbebettertousehoroscopesofactualpeopletakenfromthegeneralpopulation?Firstofall,itwouldbe extremelydifficulttomakeacontrolgroupofpeoplebornthesameyearandinthesameplaceaseachmurderer.More importantly,whatwouldbethedifferencestatisticallybetweenagroupofcomputergeneratedhoroscopesandthosetaken randomlyfromthegeneralpopulation?Nonewhatsoever.Acomputergeneratedcontrolgroupshouldyieldthesame statisticalresultasarandomgrouptakenfromthegeneralpopulation. SpecificsoftheTestItself: Theobjectivefeatureofthehoroscopesthatwillbeanalyzedistheangularseparationbetweenplanetsandtheangular separationbetweenplanetsandcertainpointsinthechartsthatastrologersclaimtobesignificant.Inaddition,the particulardegreesofthezodiacwillbeexaminedtoseeifanyappearbymorethanrandomchance. Backin1998,IhadlunchwithMichaelShermer,theeditorofSkepticmagazine.Hesaidhehadneverheardofangular separationbeingusedinastrologybeforeandaskedwhenastrologersstarteddoingit."Over2,000yearsago"Ireplied. "ThetechniquegoesbackatleasttoClaudiusPtolemy."Itwouldbehelpfulifskepticslearnedsomethingaboutastrology andastrologicaltechniquesbeforereachingconclusionsaboutitsvalidity.But,asImentionedabove,itistheresponsibility ofastrologerstoprovidetheevidence. Theastrologicaltermforangularseparationis"aspects."Thereareseveralaspectsreferredtoas"Major."Theseare anglesof0,60,90,120,and180degrees.The60and120degree(calledthesextileandtrinerespectively)aspectsare saidtohavea"soft"effectandareallegedtobebeneficial.Theanglesof0,90,and180degreesarecalled"hard"aspects andareclaimedtobeassociatedwithproblemsanddysfunctionsinthelife.Sinceweareexaminingthehoroscopesof murderers,adysfunctionalacttosaytheleast,theobviousplacetostartwouldbewiththehardaspects. Aspectsdon'thavetobeexact.Astrologersallowan"orbofinfluence"ofafewdegreesoneitherside.Howmuch? Regrettably,therehasbeennostatisticalresearchinthisarea.Orbsizecanvarywithcircumstances,andevenwiththe astrologer.Therearethosewhoalloworbsofuptoeightdegrees.Tobesafe,theorbsusedinthisstudyhavebeenseton thesmallersideoftherange.Theorbsizefortheconjunction(the0degreeaspect)andtheopposition(the180degree aspect)weresetfor+or5degrees.Theorbforthesquare(the90degreeaspect)wassetat+or4degrees.

Nowwhatisthechanceofanytwoplanetsmakinga"hard"aspectifweusetheaboveorbs?Well,pictureastationarypoint onacircle.Ifthereisasecondpointmovingaroundthecircleatauniformrate,whatarethechancesofthatsecondpoint makingahardaspectwiththefirst? Thatsecondpointwillmakeahardaspectwiththefirstifitlandsinanyofthezonesaroundtheaspectpoints.Inother words,ifitlandswithin5degreesofthefirstpoint,itwillmakeaconjunction.Ifitlandswithinfivedegreesoftheopposite point,itwillmakeanopposition.Andifitlandswithinfourdegreesofeithersquarepoint(therearetwopossiblewaysto havea90degreeaspecttotheleftortotherightofthefirstpoint)itwillmakeasquare.Addingupallofthesezones(5+5)+ (5+5)+(4+4)+(4+4)=36 wegetthatthereare36possibledegreesonthatcirclewherethesecondpointcanlandandmakeahardaspectwiththe first.Sincethereare360degreesinacircle,theoddsofthesecondpointmakinganhardaspectwiththefirstpointis 36/360or0.1whichis10%. Butplanetarymotionisnotuniform.Won'tthatthrowthecalculationsoff?Notifwetakebirthdatesoveralongenoughtime span.Thefluctuationsevenoutinthelonghaul.EvenforaplanetlikeNeptune,whichtakesover160yearstomakeone orbit?Inthatcase,Neptuneismovingsoslowlythatitcanbeconsideredstationarycomparedtothefastermovingplanets. Buthowaboutaspectsthattheouterplanetsmaketoeachother?Theystayinforceforsolongthattheyappearinthe horoscopesofentiregenerations.NeptuneandPluto,forexample,madeanaspectofapproximately60degreesfor decadesafter1943.Forthisreason,aspectsouterplanetsmakewitheachotherwillnotbecoveredinthisstudy. Sinceeveryonehasa10%chanceofhavinganyoneaspect,itshouldbeobviousthatnooneaspectcouldbetheonly factorincasesofmurder.However,ifthereisanastrologicaleffect,thereshouldbesomeaspectsthatwouldincreasethe tendencytowardsmurderousbehavior.Thattendencyshouldbedetectablebystatisticaltechniques.Thosewhohave committedmurdershouldhavecertainaspectsoccurringintheirnatalhoroscopesbymorethanwouldbeexpectedby randomchance. Couldtherebeadifferencebetweenindividualangles?Inotherwords,eventhoughtheanglesof0,90,and180degrees areallegedtohavesimilareffects,couldoneofthempredominateinsomecases?Thatissomethingthatwouldalsohave tobechecked.Theoddsofhavingeitheraconjunctionoroppositionoccurbyrandomchancewouldbe1/36.Forthe90 degreeangle(thesquare)theoddswouldbe16/360(rememberthattherearealwaystwopossible90degreeangles, clockwiseandcounterclockwise)or2/45. Howaboutotherfactors?Couldcertaindegreesofthezodiac,forinstance,playarole?Theoddsofanyplanetorother pointinahoroscopeappearinginoneparticulardegreeofthezodiacare1/360.Usinganorbof+oronedegree,this becomes1/180.Itmustberememberedthateveryplanetorpointmustappearsomewhereinthechart.Whatwehaveto lookforarerepeats,oneplanetorpointappearinginaparticulardegreebymorethanthetheoreticaloddsof1/180.Once again,itispossibleforthethreeouterplanetstostayinaparticulardegreeformonths.Forthisreason,cautionmustbe exercisedwhenexaminingouterplanetdegreeplacement. AccordingtoAstrology,WhatAspectsWouldWeExpecttoFind? AspectstoMars,ofcourse.Marsissaidtobetheplanetofactionandaggression.Negatively,thatwouldbeanindicatorof violence.Plutointensifieswhateverittouchesanditissupposedtobetherulerofdeath.Earlyupbringingcouldbeafactor, and,inthehoroscope,thatwouldbeinfluencedbytheplacementoftheMoon.Buthastherebeenanypreviousworkdone onthistopic?

PreviousStudiesofMurderintheAstrologicalLiterature: Thefirstsourcehereis"Astropsychiatry"byHarryDarling,M.D.,andRuthHaleOliver,CSAPress,1973.Theyclaimedto havefoundthefollowingaspectsinthehoroscopesofmurderers: "IbelievethatthemidpointofMarswithSaturn,UranusorNeptune,whenoccupiedbyanatalplanet,givesatendencyto violence,thatis,tocommitviolenceortobeitsrecipient.ThemidpointofMars/Saturncoarsensandmakescruel,the midpointofMars/Uranusexcitesandmakeserraticandaggressive,andthatofMars/Neptunecreateshysteria, sensationalismandsometimesfanaticism,aswellasaggression."(Pg.145). AlsomentionedwerethemidpointsofVenuswitheitherSaturnorUranus. Lessthan10casesofthehoroscopesofmurdererswerelisted.Nomentionwasmadeofcontrolgroupsorofaspectsthat weretestedandgavenegativeresults. Thesecondsourceis"DestinedforMurder:ProfilesofSixSerialKillers"bySandraHarrisonYoungandEdnaRowland, LlewellynPublications,1995.Whilethecaseswerediscussedindetail,thenumberexaminedwasnowherenear statisticallysignificant,and,onceagain,therewerenocontrolgroups.Itshouldbestatedthatuntilrecently,obtaining

accuratebirthdataforastatisticallysignificantnumberofcaseswasextremelydifficultandtimeconsuming.For astrologers,itwaseitherdoanecdotalresearchornoneatall. Attheendofthebook,possibleastrologicalfactorsinthehoroscopesofmurdererswerementioned. "Planetaryaspectsandplacements,andtherulersofthefollowinghouses,shouldalsobeexaminedcarefully:the8th house(whichrulesdeathandsexualpreferences)the4thhouse(whichrulesourfamilyheritageandendings,including theendoflife)andthe12thhouse.(The12thhouserulesimprisonmentorincarcerationinanyinstitutionwherewemay bedeprivedofourfreedom.Thisissometimesreferredtoas'thehouseofselfundoing.')"(DestinedForMurder:Pg.179). "Intheexaminationofthechartsofcriminalsormassmurdererssuchasthosedescribedinthisbook,wecan'toverlook theimportanceofmidpoints.Althoughallmidpointsarevitallyimportant,thefollowingcanbeclassifiedaskeyincasesof murderorcrime:theMars/Saturnmidpoint(death)Mars/Pluto(murder)Saturn/Pluto(crueltyorviolentassault)andthe Mars/Uranusmidpoint(accidentproneness).TheSun/PlutoorMarsmidpointsareequallyimportantinindicatinga potentialforviolence,andtheMoon/Saturnmidpointshouldbealsonoted,sinceitoftenindicatesanunnaturaldependency ononeoftheparentsbeginninginearlychildhood.Occupiedmidpointsshouldbegivenspecialattention,aswellasthose aspectingchartanglesorcuspsofangularhouses."(Pg.180). HypothesisHunting: Nopreviousstudycited"negative"outcomes,horoscopefeaturesthatgavearesultnogreaterthanrandomchanceor, alternately,thatshowednodifferencefromacontrolgroup.Nordidanypreviousstudyclaimtobecomplete.Couldtherebe otheraspectsouttherethatgivepositiveresults?Theonlywaytodoathoroughjobistodosome"hypothesishunting", checkingeverythingintheinitialsampletoseewhatisthere. Nowitiscommonsensethatthisprocedurehastogivesomeresult,anditispossibleforonesampletohaveone particularaspectgiveaveryhighresultbyrandomchancealone.Thekey,however,isreproducibility.Aslongasenough casesareheldinreservetosothattheinitialresultscanberetestedandverified(orfalsified),hypothesishuntingisavalid procedure. Nowhowisthetestitselftoberun? TestParameters: Asmentionedabove,thecasesweredividedintogroupsof20.Anindividualgroupofthissizeistoosmalltorun meaningfulstatisticaltests.Forthisreason,theresultsfromseveralgroupsweretotaled.Thetestswereruninitiallyonthe totalsfromfourgroups.Aminimumstandardwassetarbitrarily.Anaspecthadtoappearatleast50%aboverandom chancetobeconsideredsignificant. Forexample,therandomchanceresultis10%.For80cases,thatmeans8"hits."Tobeconsideredsignificant,aparticular aspectwouldhavetoappearatleast12timesoutof80cases. TestResults,PhaseOne: Aspectswererunforthefollowinggroups:M1,M2,M3,andS1.Thisinitialphaseinvolvedsome"hypothesishunting"as wellasexaminationofcombinationsthatwouldbe"expected"togivepositiveresults.InPhaseTwo,thesametestswereto berunongroupS2andtheresultstotaled.InPhaseThree,thesametestswouldberunongroupS3andthetotals tabulated. ThefollowingresultswereobtainedforPhaseOne:

[Appendix:AllTables&Chartsusedtoperformthisresearch] TherewerenostressaspectsbetweentheSunandanyplanet.Thereweretwo"hits"tomidpoints.TheMoonhadeight "hits."AstrologersallegethattheSunhastodowith"ego",outwardpersonality,andrelationswiththefatherandmale authorityfigures,whiletheMoonindicatesone'sfeelings,habits,"instincts",earlynurturing,andrelationswiththemother. AstressaspectbetweentheMoonandMarsisnotsurprising.Marsisallegedlyaggressionandviolenceandastress aspecttotheMoonwouldshowangerdirectedtowardswomen,startingwiththemother.MassmurdererRichardSpeck,for example,whokilledeightstudentnurses,hadtheMoonsquareMars.(Hischartisnotincludedhereashewasneithera singlemurderernoraserialkiller).Onceagain,letmeemphasizethattheseaspectswillbepossessedby10%ofthe generalpopulation.Whatwearelookingforarethoseaspectswhichoccuratleast50%abovethenumberpredictedby randomchance.Ifthereistobean"astrologicaleffect"atall,itwillbestatisticalandnotaonetoonecorrespondence.And therewouldbeseveralaspectsinvolved,notjustone. StressaspectsfromtheMoontoVenusaremoreofasurprise.Afterall,inastrologyVenusallegedlyaffectspleasureand comfort.However,ourfirstexperiencesofthesecomefromourrelationshipwithourmothers.Anyproblemsatthatearly stagecouldindicatetroublelaterinlife. Inastrology,Mercuryissaidtoruleconsciousthoughtandtheabilitytocommunicate.TherewerenoaspectsofMercury thatgavepositiveresults. Venusgavetwomorehits(besidesitsaspecttotheMoon,alreadycovered).OnewastoMars(violence).Stressaspects betweenVenusandMarsallegedlyareassociatedwithdifficultiesinexpressingaffectionandpassion.Theotherisa stressaspectbetweenVenusandtheplanetthatrulesthefirsthouse(itmadenodifferencewhichplanethappenedtorule thefirsthouse).Again,thiscouldindicatedifficultyinbothgivingandreceivingpleasureandaffection. Sinceearlynurturingisknowntohaveastrongeffectonsubsequentbehavior,thenextquestiontoaskis:arethereother thingsinthehoroscopethataresupposedtoaffectit?Inastrology,theMoonisnottheonlyallegedindicatorofnurturing. TheasteroidCeresisalsoclaimedtohaveaneffect.Ceresaspectswouldbethenextplacetolook.Ceresstressaspects gavepositiveresultswithJupiterandtheMars/Saturnmidpoint.Theconnectionwiththatmidpointisnotsurprising,since Mars/Saturnhasareputationforbrutality.Jupiter,however,expandsthings.Toomuchnurturing?Perhapstoomuchofthe wrongkindofnurturing,sincewearelookingatstressfulaspectshere.Orcoulditindicateanexcessiveneedfornurturing? Furtherstudyiscertainlyindicatedhere. TheVenus/Ceresmidpointalsogaveresults.Venus/Cereswouldallegedlyshowpleasurablenurturing,orone'sabilityto experiencepleasurefromnurturing.ThatmidpointgavestrongpositiveresultswhenconfiguredwithMars(violence), Jupiter(excess)andSaturn(deprivation). Mars/Jupiterstressaspectsaresupposedtogiveavolatiletemper.Thisalsogaveresults.Nosurprisehere.The Moon/Marsconnectionwasalreadymentioned.MarsconfiguredwiththeMoon'sNodesshowedpositiveresultsaswell. ThenodesarethepointswhereanorbitcrossestheplaneoftheEarth'sorbit. TheasteroidJunogavearesultforthePluto/Nodemidpoint.DemetraGeorgeinherbook"AsteroidGoddesses,claimsthat Juno"representsourcapacityformeaningfulrelationship"andthatitshoroscopeplacement"describesthewaysin whichwefacetheissuesofcompatibility,receptivitytoothers,mutualsharing,trust,jealousy,possessiveness,andpower struggles"(pg.168).Pluto,however,istheplanetofbothextremesanddeath.Ittoohasaconnectionwithpowerstruggles. AndtheMoon'sNodedoeshaveaconnectionwithemotion.Murderis,afterall,aboutpower. JupitergavenoresultswithSaturnorChiron,ortheouterplanets.However,therewerepositivesforthefollowing midpoints:Venus/Ceres(mentionedearlier),Venus/Uranus,Venus/Neptune,Mars/Uranus,Saturn/Pluto,andPluto/Node. Venus/UranusandMars/UranusaretwoofthemidpointsmentionedbyDarlingandOliverin"Astropsychiatry." Venus/Uranushastodowithsuddensurgesofamorousfeelingaswellasaffectionexpressedinanunusualorbizarre fashion.Itisalsoassociatedwithrapidchangesinthelevelofbloodsugar.ThenegativeeffectofMars/Uranusisclaimed tobeassociatedwithsuddenoutburstsoftemper.TheallegedeffectofJupiteristo"expand"whateveritcontacts.These combinationsinthehoroscopesofmurderersarenosurprise. NeitherarethestressfulaspectsofJupitertoSaturn/PlutoorPluto/Node.Plutoisknown(anecdotally)toactlikesortofa superMars,butismoreinternalandbrooding.Thiswouldmeanthat,potentiallyatleast,Saturn/Plutocouldhave similaritiestoSaturn/Mars,apointofbrutality.The(alleged)effectofJupitertoexpandthingscouldbringoutthenegative sideofSaturn/Pluto.AsforPluto/Node,wehavealreadyseenitgiveapositiveresultwithMars(action)soitisnot unexpectedforthe(alleged)effectofJupitertoexpandthingstohavesimilarresults. ThereseemstobealotofactivityforSaturnwithvariousmidpointsofVenus.Inseveralcases,theresultswereoverthe

50%minimum.Forinstance,SaturngaveastrongpositivewiththeVenus/Chironmidpoint.Venus/Chironisoneofthe placeswherewecanhavetroubleexperiencingpleasure.Thiswouldbeaproblemthatwouldtendtolinger.Saturnalso showspositiveresultswheninaspecttoVenus/Ceres(pleasurereceivedfromnurturing).Accordingtoastrology,Saturn restrictsandinhibitsthings.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattherewasnopleasurefromearlynurturing.Itcouldalso indicatealessenedabilitytoacceptnurturing.Inanyevent,ifthechilddidnotperceivesufficientnurturing,therecouldeasily berepercussionslaterinlife. AstrologyallegesthattheeffectofUranusistoexcite,tomakerestless,tocauseustodesirechange,andincreaseour attractiontoanythingunusualorbizarre.UranusgavepositiveresultswiththeMoon/Marsmidpoint(Moon=emotions, Mars=anger),andalsowiththeVenus/Neptunemidpoint(whichisassociatedwithsexualfantasies).Bothgavestrong resultsinthreeoutoffourgroups.UranusgaveanotherstrongresultinstressaspecttotheMoon'sNode. TheSpecialCaseofOppositions: Thesixtyhoroscopesoftheserialkillerswereinspectedvisually.Itwasnoticedthatthereseemedtobeanaboveaverage numberofcertainplanetsformingoppositionaspectstothecusp(beginning)8thhouse(death)and/orthe12thhouse (psychologicalproblems).Theoddsofanoppositionoccurringbyrandomchancealoneare,ofcourse,lessthanthe combinedoddsforallofthesocalledstressfulaspects.Sinceweareallowinganorbofinfluenceofplusorminus5 degrees,aplanetcanlandinanyoneof10degreesofthezodiaccircleandformtheopposition.10degreesdividedbythe 360degreesofthefullcircleyields1/36,or2.8%. AstrikingexamplewastheplanetSaturnoppositethe12thhousecusp.Thishappenedin6outofthe60horoscopesofthe serialkillers,or10%.Thisis3.6timeswhatwouldbepredictedbyrandomchance.Grantedthatthesamplesizeissmall, howeverthisdoesindicateasubjectforfurtherresearch. TobereleasedonNovember6th,2003PartTwoofthisArticle TheClaimbeingmadeforthisStudy: Thisisaworkstillinprogresssonoclaimisbeingmade(orcanbemade)astowhetherornotthereisanyvalidityto astrology.TheclaimIdomakeisthatthismethod(comparingobjectivelyobservablehoroscopefeatures,suchasangles betweenplanetsandmidpoints,withobjectivelyobservablephenomenainthelivesofpeople,e.g.murder)isavalidwayto putastrologytothetest.Furtherresultswillbereportedasobtained. Appendix: TheSupportingDatausedforthisStudy.Thissectionexhibitstheastrologicalchartsandthetablesusedtoperformthis research. uenciesofVariousAspectsintheHoroscopesof MurderersandSerialKillersvs.ThoseinaControlGroup, PartTwo Acknowledgements: ThisstudywouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheaccuratedatacollectedbythelateLoisRoddenandmadeavailable throughtheAstrodatabankprogram,whichwasputtogetherbyMarkMcDonough.ThanksalsotoAlphieLaVoieandhis Astroinvestigatorprogram,whichcanperformagreatnumberoftestsatonce.Andofcourse,thankstoDianeCramerwho didmanyofthecomputerrunsandthetable. ADetailedAnalysisoftheHoroscopesofSixtySerialKillers.ArethereareanyOverallPatternsofAspects? I'vesaidthisbeforeinPartOneofthisstudy,butitbearsrepeating.Infact,itbearsfrequentrepetitioninordertoavoid misunderstandings.IamNOTclaimingthattheresearchpresentedhereisproofofastrology.ButIamclaimingthatthe modelusedhereprovidesthebestwaysofartoputastrologytothetest.PleasenotethatIamalsoNOTclaimingthatthe factorsfoundherewillpredictwhowillbeaserialkillerwith100%certainty.However,wehavetorememberthatthestudies whichshowedsmokingcausescancerdidnotshowexactlywhowouldgetthisdiseasewith100%accuracyeither.Woody Allen'sfatherstartedsmokingateighteenandhesmokedtwopacksadayfortherestofhislife.Hewas100whenhedied (fromaheartattack).Whatisbeinglookedforhereisastatisticalcorrelationbetweenobjectivelyobservablefactorsinthe horoscopesofserialkillersandtheirobjectivelyverifiablebehavior.Ifitcanbeshownthatcertainastrologicalfeatures (aspectsorsignandhousepositions)occurconsistentlybyconsiderablymorethanrandomchance,thenthecaseforan "astrologicalforce"canbegintobemade. InPartOneofthisstudy,thehoroscopesofsixtyserialkillersandsixtysinglemurdererswereexaminedtoseeifthe angularseparationbetweenplanetsandbetweenplanetsandmidpointsofvariousplanetarypairsoccurredwitha

frequencygreaterthanonewouldexpectfromrandomchancealone.Inastrology,certainangles(whichastrologerscall aspects)aresaidtobe"stressful"andthesearetheaspectsthatwereexamined(theseareanglesof0,90,and180 degrees).Anarbitrarystandardwasset.Toqualifyasa"hit",stressfulaspectsbetweenplanets(aswellasbetween planetsandcertainpoints)hadtooccuratleast50%morethanonewouldexpectbyrandomchance.Forthefulldetailson themodel,pleaseseePartOneofthisstudy.Inthispaper,wewillexamineahostofnewfactorsandseeifthereareany combinationsofthemthatarecommontoseveralofthehoroscopes. Amorepowerfulresearchprogramrecentlybecameavailable,theAstroinvestigator(fromAIRsoftware).Thisprogramcan performdozensoftestsatoncewithonemouseclick.Oneofthethingsfoundwastheincreasedfrequencyofplacements incertainastrologicalsignsandhouses. Beforeweexaminethoseresults,wehavetoaskwhataretheoddsoftheSun,Moon,oroneofthefastermovingplanets beinginanyparticularastrological"sign"?Sincetherearetwelvesignsofequalsize(thirtydegreeseach)theoddswould obviouslybeoneoutoftwelve.Sinceoursampleconsistsofsixtycases,wewouldexpectanyparticularplacementtooccur infivecharts(60x1/12=5).WewillcontinuetousethearbitrarilysetstandardfromPartIof50%aboverandomchance. Thatmeansa"hitrate"ofatleast8casesoutofour60charts.Theresultsareshowninthefollowingtables. NOTE:Tencomputergeneratedcontrolswererunforeachchartinthesample.TheRangeofresultsislistedinthefarright column.ThenumberontheleftofthedashshowstheLeastnumberof"hits"inacontrol,whilethenumbertotherightof thedashshowstheMostnumberofhitsinacontrol.Thecolumnimmediatelytotheleftofthisshowstheaveragenumber ofhitsforthecontrols. Theouterplanets(Uranus,Neptune,andPluto)moveveryslowlyand,asaresult,tendedtoconcentrateinafewsignsover longperiodsoftime.Becauseofthis,thenumberswouldbeskewed.Forthisreason,thesignpositionsofUranus, Neptune,andPlutowereexcluded. TheaboveaverageplacementsforthesignsofGemini,Sagittarius,andCapricornareinteresting.Foronething(according toastrologicaltradition)GeminiandSagittariusare"mental"signs.Theyhavetodowithourabilitytothinkand communicate.Therewasalsoincreasedactivityinhousesthreeandnine,thehousesthatcorrespondtoGeminiand Sagittarius.Ofcourseatthisearlystageoftheresearch,nodefinitiveconclusionscanbedrawn.However,toanastrologer, theincreasedplacementsinbothmentalsignsandhousesisanindicationthatsomethingcouldbeupandthatfurther researchshouldbefocusedonthisarea. TheSun,Moon,andAscendantareallegedbyastrologerstoaffectone's"personality.Allhave"hits"inthesignof Sagittariusatleast50%aboverandomchance.TheSunwasfoundtobeintheoppositesign,Gemini,in11cases,more thantwicetherandomamount.Thecorrespondinghousesalsoshowedanincreasedhitrate.TheSunandMoonhad aboverandomplacementsinthe9thhouse(thehousethatcorrespondstoSagittarius,the9thsign).Inaddition,theMoon hadahigherthanrandomhitrateforthe3rdhouse. TheNodeoftheMoonshowedasimilareffect.ItwasfoundtobeinthesignofGeminiin11cases,anditalsooccurredin the3rdhouse(whichcorrespondstoGemini,the3rdsign)8times. TherewerealsoabovenormalplacementsoftheSunandMooninthesignofCapricorn.Inastrology,Capricornallegedly showstheareaofthelifewherewehaveanaboveaverageneedfor"control."Ofcourse,thisstudyisonlypreliminary. However,thefactthatthesamesignsshowuprepeatedlyforseveralfactorsdoesattractnotice. Patterns:theSearchforCombinationsofAspects InPartOne,anotherfindingwastheapparentincreasedpresenceofoppositionaspects(anangleof180degrees)tothe cusps(beginnings)ofboththe12thand8thhouses(sectors)ofthehoroscopes.The12thhouseisallegedtodealwith "restriction,"includingselfdestructivebehaviorandallformsofpsychologicalproblems.The8thhousesupposedlyrules death.Serialkillerstendtohave"stressful"aspects(theconjunction,square,andopposition)tothecuspsofoneorbothof thesehouses,and,inparticular,theopposition. Let'sdoabriefreview.Givenanypointonthehoroscopewheel,whataretheoddsofanotherpointbeingoppositewithinan orb(range)of+orfivedegrees?Thatwouldbe10degrees(5+5)dividedbythe360degreesofacircle,or1/36.Thiswas noticedfirstwiththeoppositionofSaturntothe12thhousecusp.Outof60chartsofserialkillers,7hadthisaspect(7/60). Thatis4.2timeswhatwouldbepredictedbyrandomchance.Thecontrolsyieldedonlytwo"hits,"whichiswithintherange ofrandomresults.

Arate50%aboverandomchancemaybeevidenceiftheresultsareconsistentandthesamplelargeenough,butweare dealingwithserialkillershere,andtheyare(mercifully)onlyasmall,verysmallportionofthepopulation.Evenifthereisan "astrologicalforce",nooneaspectcanpossiblyaccountforthis.Wewouldhavetohavecombinationsofaspects,sign placements,andhousepositionswheretheoddsofoccurrencearemuchsmaller.Fortunately,thedatausedherewas fromtheAstrodatabankprogram,whichhasaresearchfunctioncalledthe"filter"thatenablesasampletobescreenedfor multiplefactors.Thiswastheprocedure: First,the23,103chartsintheAstrodatabankdatabasewerescreenedforthosewherethedatawasratedBorbetter.These werethenfilteredforserialkillerstoyield83cases.Thisgroupwasexaminedtoremovepoliticalfigures(e.g.Ivanthe Terrible,Naziofficials,membersoftheRedBrigade,etc.)andmilitaryfigures.Thosewereremovedbecauseofthe possibilitythatthemotivationfortheirmurdersweredifferentfromthatofthe"ordinary,everyday"serialkillers.Theserial killersthatwereleftwerelargelythosewhokilledforsexualreasons(e.g.TedBundy)orsimplykilledfornoapparent reason(e.g.DavidBerkowitz)orfor"Satan"(RichardRamirez).ThiswasthelatestversionoftheAstrodatabankprogram (version2.01).PartOneofthisstudywasdonewithanoldereditionthatyieldedonlysixtycases.Forconsistency,PartTwo waslimitedtothesamecases.Thefewextracasesweresetasideforfuturework. Thefirstscreenwasforanaspect,inthiscasetheMoon'sNorthNodemakinga"stress"aspect(0,90,or180degrees) withthecusp(beginning)ofthe12thHouse.Theorbwas+orfivedegrees.Thenumberofchartsexpectedbyrandom chancefromasampleof60issix.Thenumberwearelookingforinordertohavearateatleast50%betterthanrandom chanceisnine.Thenumberfoundwaseleven.Thechartsthatpassedthisscreenwere

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BobBerdella IanBrady(theMonsteroftheMoors) ClarenceCarvalho DeanCorll(theCandyManKiller) ThomasDillon NevilleHeath EdKemper DennisNilsen PietroPacciani(theMonsterofFlorence) ArthurShawcross RandallWoodfield

*Note:Clickonnametoviewcharts ThenextscreenwasfortheSuninoneofthefollowingsigns:Gemini,Sagittarius,orCapricorn.TheoddsoftheSunbeing inanyonesignareapproximately1/12.Theoddsofitbeinginthreepossiblesignsoutof12are3/12or1/4.Eightoutofthe aboveelevenpassedthetest:chartsnumbered2,4,6,7,8,9,10,and11.Theoddsofpassingbothscreensare1/10xor 1/40.Withasampleof60chartstostartwith,therandomresultwouldbe60/40or1.5chartsselected.Theactualnumber of8chartsis8/1.5or5.33timesrandomchance. Thenextscreenwasforanyoneofthefollowingbeingfoundinthe12thHouse:Mars,Saturn,Neptune,orPluto.Theodds offindinganyoneplanetinaparticularhouseare1/12.Theoddsoffindingoneoutoffourpossibleplanetsinthathouse are4/12or1/3.Therandomchanceresultshouldgiveus1/3oftheeightcharts.Theactualresultwasthatsevencharts passedthescreenoutoftheeightwestartedwith.Theywerechartnumbers2,4,6,7,8,10,and11.Theoddsofthis happeningbyrandomchanceare: 1/10x1/4x1/3or1/120. Weactuallygot7outof60.120x7/60is14timestherandomchanceresult. Controls Withover23,000birthchartsinitsdatabase,theAstrodatabankprogrammakesiteasytorunothergroupsascontrols againstatestgroup.Clickon"Filter",selectRoddenRatingofBorbetter,andpickartists(fineart).257chartsarechosen. Oneofthem,however,isJohnWayneGacy,aserialkillerinourtestsamplewhoalsohappenedtopaint!Hischartwas eliminatedasacontrol.Thisleft256cases.Nowweapplythesameteststhatshowedaboveaverageresultsforserial killers.ThefirstscreenwasfortheMoon'sNorthNodemakingastressaspecttothe12thhousecusp.15outof256charts passed,or5.9%.Thiscompareswiththe11chartsoutof60thatpassedforthetestgroup(18.3%).Thepercentage predictedbyrandomchanceis10.0%.ThesecondscreenwasfortheSuninanyoneofthreesigns,Gemini,Sagittarius,or Capricorn.Thisreducedthenumberofartist'schartstothree.Thepercentagesare100x3/256=1.2%vs.100x8/60or 13.3%fortheserialkillers.Thelastscreen,havingMarsorSaturnorNeptuneorPlutointhe12thhouse,leftonlyonechart

fortheartistsvs.7outof60fortheserialkillers.Thefinalpercentagesforthisseriesofscreensare100x1/256=0.39% vs.100x7/60=11.7%.Theserialkillersrateis30timesthatoftheartists. Theoneartistremainingoutoftheinitial256controlcaseswasAnneMarieRasmussen,whofirstachievedfameasthe poorhousemaidwhomarriedoneoftheRockefellers.Duringthe1970's,shesufferedfromextremeboutsofdepression andhadthreenervousbreakdowns.Lithiumtreatmentseventuallystabilizedhercondition. Thesecondcontrolgroupconsistedof403fictionwriters.The1stscreen(Nodeinstressaspecttothe12thhousecusp) reducedthisto34,or8.4%.Thesecondscreen(SuninGemini,Sagittarius,orCapricorn)loweredthenumberto8,or 2.0%.Thelastscreen(MarsorSaturnorNeptuneorPlutointhe12thhouse)givesusafinalnumberof3,or0.74%.The 11.7%scoredbytheserialkillersis15.8timestheresultforthewriters. ThewriterswhopassedthistestweretheantiSemiticFrenchwriter,"Celine",whowroteabooktitled"Deathonthe InstallmentPlan,UmbertoEcco,whose"NameoftheRose"isaMedievalmurdermystery,andWhitleyStrieber,whose booksinclude"Wolfen"and"TheHunger."StrieberalsoclaimstohavebeenabductedbyaUFOonseveraloccasions. AnotherCombinationWithNodeinStressfulAspecttothe12thHouseastheFirstScreen. Anotherscreenappliedtotheoriginal11chartsthatpassedthefirsttestistheplacementoftheMoon'sNorthNodein eitherhouse3orhouse9.Theoddsoffindingtheanyparticularplacementinonehouseare1/12.Theoddsoffindingitin eitheroftwoparticularhousesare1/6.Fivechartspassedthistest:3,4,7,8,and9.AddingtheSuninGemini,Sagittarius,or Capricornscreenfromaboveeliminatesanotherhoroscopeandleavesuswiththechartsnumbered4,7,8,and9.The oddsare 1/10x1/6x1/4=1/240. Sincewefound4outof60,wehave(240x4)/60or16timestherandomchanceresult. AnotherscreenisUranusineitherhousenumber8or9or10.Theoddsare1/4.Applyingthattotheabovecasestillleaves uswithsamefourcharts:#4,7,8,and9.However,theoddsnowriseto 1/10x1/6x1/4x1/6or1/960. Sincetherewerefourchartsoutof60chartspassingthetest,wehave(960x3)/60or48timesthenumberpredictedby randomchance.Nowwearestartingtogetsomeseriousnumbers(butonceagain,letusrememberthatthisisstillnot proof).Soonecombinationoffactorstolookforinfuturestudieswouldbechartsthathavethefollowing:TheNorthNodeof theMoonmakinganglesof0or90or180degreeswiththe12thhousecusp(5degreeorb),thatsameNodeineitherthe 3rdor9thhouse,theSuninGeminiorSagittariusorCapricorn,andUranusineitherthe8th,9thor10thhouse. Theartistcontrolgroupyieldedthefollowingresults:4passedthe2ndscreen(Nodeinhouse3or9),1passedthe3rd screen,andthatchartalsopassedthelastscreen.ItbelongedtoCanadianartistHaroldTown.Onechartoutof256isa successrateof0.4%vs.100x(4/60)or6.7%fortheserialkillers. Thefictionwritercontrolgrouphad10passthe2ndscreen,2passedthe3rdscreen,andonepassthelastscreen, UmbertoEcco. Otherpotentialcombinationsoffactorstobesearchedforinfuturetests:

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Nodeinstressaspecttothe12thhousecusp,plusSuninGeminior SagittariusorCapricorn,plusJupiterinthe2ndor7thor10thhouses, plusSaturninthe1stor6thor12thhouses.Theoddsare1/10x1/4x1/4 x1/4=1/640.Therewere3hits(charts2,6,and9)outof60.Thisis48 timestherandomchanceresult.Theartistcontrolgaveafinalresultof Zero.ThefictionwritercontrolalsogaveafinalresultofZero.2) Saturnoppositethe12thhousecusp(5degreeorb),plusMercuryinthe signsofScorpioorSagittarius,plusNeptuneinthe2ndor7thor12th house.Theoddsare1/36x1/6x1/4=1/864.Threechartswerefound here:AngeloBuono(oneoftheHillsideStranglers),ClarenceCarvalho, andWilliamHeirens.Thisis43.2timesrandomchance.Thepercentage is100x(3/60)=5.0% Theartistscontrolhad7chartspassthefirstscreen.Twomadeitpast thesecondscreen.Zeropassedthethirdscreen. Thefictionwritercontrolgrouphadtwopassallscreens.Thefirstwas DeepakChopra,adoctorandwriteronholistichealthwhoalsopublished

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anovel.ThesecondwasFrenchnovelistGustaveFlaubert,authorof MadameBovary.Thepercentageresultforthefictionwritersis100x (2/403)=0.5%,oronetenththeresultfortheserialkillers. TheMoonmakinga"stress"aspecttoVenus(5degreeorb)combined withMarsorSaturnorNeptuneorPlutointhe12thhouse,andtheMoon inSagittariusorCapricornorPisces,andJupiterinthe7thor10thhouse. Theoddsare1/10x1/3x1/4x1/6=1/720.Fourchartswereselected: HenriGirard,NevilleHeath,WilliamHeirens,andHerbertMullin.Thisis 48timesrandomchance.Thehitrateis100x(4/60)=6.7%. Theartistscontrolhadonechartoutof256passthesetests, singersongwriterJoniMitchell(whoalsopaints).Thepercentageis100x (1/256)=0.4%.ThefictionwritercontrolhadZerohits. TheMoonmakinga"stressful"aspectwiththeAscendant(5degreeorb) andtheNorthNodeoftheMoonineitherhouse3or9,plusVenusinthe 6thhouse.Theoddsare1/10x1/6x1/12=1/720.Threechartspassed: DavidBerkowitz(theSonofSamKiller),ArthurGoode,andPietro Pacciani.Thisis36timesrandomchance.That's100x3/60)=5.0%. Theartistscontrolhadonepassthesescreens.Nonamegiven. IdentifiedonlyasMensan7769.The3/60fortheserialkillersis12.8 timesthe1/256resultfortheartistcontrols.Thehitratepercentageis100 x(1/256)=0.4%. ThefictionwritercontrolhadZeropass. Uranusmakinga"stressful"aspectwiththe8thhousecusp(5degree orb)andtheSuninGeminiorSagittariusorCapricorn,plusSaturnin house1or6or12,plusNeptuneinhouse2or7or12.Theoddsare1/10 x1/4x1/4x1/4=1/640.ThethreechartsselectedwereTedBundy,Ed Kemper,andPeterKurten.Thisis32timesrandomchance.Thehitrate percentageis100x(3/60)=5.0%.Theonlyartisttopasswassinger DonnaSummer.Asinexamplenumber4above,the3/60resultforthe serialkillersis12.8timesthe1/256fortheartistcontrolgroup.Thehit ratepercentageis100x(1/256)=0.4%.Noneofthe403fictionwriters passedthistest.

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TwoObjectionstoThisProcedure. Thefirstisthe"RoyalFlush"objection.Theoddsofgettingaroyalflushareenormous,buttheyarethesameasgettingany otherhand.Theonlyreasonwenoticetheroyalflushisbecauseweassignitavalue.Inanysampleofhoroscopes,there willmostlikelybesomeaspectcombinationsthatwillshowupeventhoughtheoddsagainstitareveryhigh. Thesecondobjectionisthattheprocedureofsearchingforsinglefeaturesthatappear50%ormoreabovechanceand thencheckingforcombinationsofthesefactorsis"stackingthedeck."Sincetheseaspectsandpositionsstartwithhigher thannormaloccurrence,itistobeexpectedthattheircombinationsshouldalsoappearmoreoftenaswell. Itotallyagreewithbothoftheseobjections!Thatiswhythereisnoclaimbeingmadethattheseresultsconstitute"proof" ofastrologyinanywayshape,orform.Thenwhatexactlyisbeingclaimed?Thattheresultsobtainedheregiveusatarget toaimforwithfuturesamples.Iftheseresultsarerepeatedconsistently,thenthatwillbeevidencethatthereisan "astrologicalforce."Thatwillbethewhitecrowthatprovesallcrowsarenotblack.Thisstudyisaworkinprogress.Withthis inmind,let'stakealookatcombinationsthathaveconsiderablylowerprobabilitiesofoccurringbyrandomchancealone. TheFirstchartbelongstoAngeloBuono,oneoftheinfamous"HillsideStranglers."Heandhiscousin,KenBianchi, terrorizedL.A.BuonohadSaturnopposingthe12thhousecuspandtheaspectislessthantwodegreesfromexact.He alsohadtheSunmakinganoppositionaspecttothecuspofhis8thhouse.Other"indicators"(orratherwhatweare tentativelyterming"indicators")inBuono'shoroscopeare:MercuryinScorpio,Saturninthe6thhouse,Uranusinthe8th house,Plutointhe11thhouse,Marsinthe12thhouse,andNeptuneinthe12thhouse(total:sevenindicators). ThenextexampleisClarenceCarvalho,aserialkillerfromHawaiiwhokilledtwomen.Thethirdtimehetriedtokill,the victimsurvivedandidentifiedhim.OnceagainSaturnisoppositethe12thhousecusp.Othertentativeindicatorsin Carvalho'shoroscopeare:SuninconjunctionaspectwithPluto,MarsinconjunctionaspectwiththeMoon'sNorthNode, Saturninthe6thhouse,Jupiterinthe8thhouse,andUranusinthe10thhouse(total:sixindicators). Let'spausetoreviewtheoddsofthishappeningbyrandomchancealone.Saturnoppositethe12thcusp:theoddsare 1/36.TheSunoppositethe8thcusp:again,1/36.MarsmakingastressfulaspecttoSaturn:1/10.Oddsofallthreethings happeningtogetherinonehoroscope:1/36x1/36x1/10=1/12,960or0.0000772.Inotherwords,iftherewereacompletely randomdistribution,wewouldneedtolookat12,960horoscopesinordertogetonewithallthreeoftheseaspects.We

foundtwosuchchartsinasampleof60,sowehave(2x12,960)/60=432or432timesasmanychartsaswouldbe expectedbyrandomchancealone.100x(2/60)=3.3%. Noneofthe256chartsintheartistcontrolpassed.InFact,nonepassedthefirsttwoscreens(SunandSaturnoppositethe housecusps). The403memberfictionwritercontrolgrouphadonechartpass.ItbelongedtoTeuvoSaavalainen,aFinnishnovelist.100x (1/403)=0.25%. Ofcourse,asanystatisticianwilltellyou,thisisnotproofofacausalconnection.Theplanetshavetobesomewhereinthe wheel,andyoucanalwaysgetahighlyimprobablecombinationoccurringoneinanysample.Theseresultsdo,however, providethingstolookoutforinfutureresearch.TherewereatotalofsixhoroscopeswithSaturnoppositethe12thhouse cusp.Theotherswere PaulBernardowhowasconvictedin1995oftorturing,killing,anddismemberingseveralteenagegirlsinCanada.Hehas thetelltaleSaturnoppositethe12thhousecusp.OthertentativeindicatorsareSaturninthe6thhouse,theMooninthe8th house,theNorthNodeoftheMooninGemini,Plutointhe12thhouse,andtherulingplanetofthe8thhouse(Marsinthis case)makingastressaspecttothecuspofthe8thhouse(total:6indicators). PietroPacciani,the"MonsterofFlorence,"(whospecializedinkillingtourists)alsohadSaturnoppositethe12thhouse cusp.OthertentativeindicatorsinhischartaretheSuninCapricorn,MercuryinSagittarius,MarsinAries,Venusinthe6th house,Jupiterinthe7thhouse,Saturninthe6thhouse,Uranusinthe10thhouse,andtheNorthNodeoftheMooninthe 3rdhouse(total:9indicators). WilliamHeirens,the"LipstickKiller,"isnext.Heusedtowrite"StopmebeforeIkillagain"atthecrimescenewiththe victim'slipstick.Itturnedoutthatthiswasnotacryforhelp.Heirenswastauntingthepolice.Othertentativeindicatorsare theMoonisinthesignofCapricorn,MercuryinScorpio,theNorthNodeoftheMooninGemini,Mercuryinthe4thhouse, Venusinthe6thhouse,Marsinthe12thhouse,Jupiterinthe10thhouse,Neptuneinthe2ndhouse,andPlutointhe12th house(total:10indicators). ThelasthoroscopewithSaturnoppositethe12thhousecuspbelongstoRichardEberling,whowasconvictedofkillingtwo elderlywomen.Itisbelieved(butnotproved)thathewasalsothekillerofMarilynSheppard.SamSheppard,thehusband, spent10yearsinjailuntilayounglawyernamedF.LeeBaileygothimacquittedataretrial.OtherindicatorsaretheSunin Sagittarius,theMooninPisces,MercuryinSagittarius,theMooninthe8thhouse,Neptuneinthe2ndhouse,Plutointhe 12thhouse,andtheMoonmakingastressaspecttoMars(total:8indicators). Nowweconsidercaseswheretheoddsareconsiderablygreaterthanoneoutofthirtysix.Therearethreecasesoutofthe sixtychartswheretheMoonismakingaconjunctionaspectwiththesamefixedstar.Traditionally,theorbgivenfora conjunctiontoafixedstarisonlyplusorminusonedegree.Thismeansthattheoddsofhavingthisaspectare1/180. ThreeoutofthesixtycaseshadtheMoonwithinonedegreeofScheat,astarthathashadanastyreputationamong astrologersforcenturies(alright,it'sanecdotal).3outof60is1/20.Thisisninetimeswhatisexpectedbyrandomchance forthisoneaspectalone. Let'stakealookatthehoroscopeofJohnWayneGacy.Gacytorturedandmurderedoverthirtyyoungmen,mostofwhom heburiedinthecrawlspaceunderhishouse.Whilehewasinprisonawaitingexecution,hestarteda900numberand soldhispaintingsandothermemorabilia.HisAscendantwasinthesignofSagittariusandbothhisSunandMooninthe signofPisces.HisMoon,aswasjustmentioned,ismakingaconjunctionwiththefixedstarScheat.Fixedstarshaveavery narroworbofinfluence,onlyplusorminusonedegree.OthertentativeindicatorsinGacy'shoroscopeareaSagittarius Ascendant,Saturninthe6thhouse,Jupiterinthe7thhouse,theNorthNodeoftheMooninVirgo,andtheNorthNodeofthe Mooninthe9thhouse,andeithertheMooninthe3rdhouseorMarsinthe7thhouse(total:sevenindicators). Whytheuncertainty?ThereissomequestionaboutthetimezoneineffectatthetimeofGacy'sbirth.Wartimewasineffect, butthereseemstohavebeenalawinIllinoistotheeffectthatallbirthtimeshadtobereportedinStandardTime.Some hospitalsfollowedthelaw,butnotall.Inthiscase,SagittariusistheRisingSignforbothpossiblebirthtimes.Standard TimegivestheMooninthe3rdhouse.WartimegivesMarsinthe7thhouse.Ineithercase,thenumberofindicators remainsconstantatseven. InadditiontoGacy,thehoroscopesofRicardoRamirez,theinfamous"NightStalker"ofLosAngeles,andEugen Weidmann,aGermanserialkiller,alsohavetheMoonwithinonedegreeofScheat. RamirezterrorizedLosAngelesin1985.Hisvictims,whowereapparentlychosenatrandom,rangedinagefrom6to84. Theywerebeaten,shot,stabbed,raped.Fiveoftherapevictimshadtheirthroatscut.HehasboththeSunandMoonin PiscesandtheAscendantinSagittarius,thesamesignplacementsasGacy.Afterhiscapture,Ramirezclaimedtobea Satanworshiper.OthertentativeindicatorsinhishoroscopearetheAscendantinSagittarius,theNorthNodeoftheMoonin

Virgo,theMooninthe3rdhouse,Saturninthe1sthouse,Uranusinthe8thhouse,andtheNorthNodeoftheMooninthe 9thhouse. PerhapsyoumighthavenoticedthatseveraloftheseindicatorswerealsopresentinGacy'schart.Whataretheoddshere? Well,thereisthesameMoonSign1/12),sameAscendantSign(1/12),sameSunSign(1/12),SameNodeSign(1/12),and samehouseplacementfortheNode(1/12).Theoddsofhavingalltheseidenticalare 1/12x1/12x1/12x1/12x1/12=1/248,832! Sincewehave2casesoutof60here(or1/30),wehaveasituationthatis8,294.4timeswhatwewouldexpectbyrandom chancealone.Ofcourse,ifwereplacethe1/12oddsofhavingtheMooninPisceswiththe1/180oddsofhavingitwithin onedegreeofScheat.Theoddsbecome 1/180x1/12x1/12x1/12x1/12=1/3,732,480! That's124,416timesthepredictedrandomresult. TheartistcontrolgroupgavearesultofZero. ThefictionwritercontrolgroupgavearesultofZeroforjustthefirstthreesteps(SunandMooninPisces,Ascendantin Sagittarius). Andthen,thereisEugenWeidmann. Weidmannwasestimatedtohavekilled86people,someforthesmallchangetheyhadintheirpockets.Hewasexecuted byguillotineinFrancein1939.OthertentativeindicatorsinthishoroscopeareMarsinAries,theSuninthe9thhouse, Uranusinthe8thhouse,Neptuneinthe2ndhouse,theMoonmakingastressaspectwithSaturn,andMarsmakinga stressaspectwiththeNorthNodeoftheMoon(total:7indicators). AnotherdegreewheretheMoonshowedupfrequentlywasthe25thdegreeofCapricorn(between24degrees1minuteof arcand24degreesand59minutesofarc).FourhoroscopesoutofthesixtyhadtheMoonhere.Whataretheoddsofthat happeningbyrandomchancealone?60x(1/360x1/360x1/360x1/360)or1outof279,936,000!Ofcourse,withonlyone sample,evenoddsthismagnitudemaystillbeonlyacoincidence.However,thisdoesgivesomethingtolookforinfuture research.Let'stakealookatthesehoroscopes. ThefirstonebelongstoArthurGoode,ahomicidal,schizophrenicpedophile.Hekilledtwoyoungboysandwasstopped beforehecouldkillathird.GoodewasexecutedinFloridaonApril4,1984.Othertentativeindicatorsinhischartarethe Mooninthe3rdhouse,Venusinthe6thhouse,Saturninthe1sthouse,Neptuneinthe12thhouse,Plutointhe10th house,theNorthNodeoftheMooninthe3rdhouse,theMooninstressaspectwithVenus,andUranusinstressaspect withtheNorthNodeoftheMoon(total:9indicators). FredrickWestalsohastheMooninthe25thdegreeofCapricorn.Hewasaccusedofkilling11youngwomen,includinghis owndaughterandstepdaughter.Mostofthevictimsweretorturedfirst.Afterhisarrest,WestkilledhimselfinprisononNew Year'sDay,1995.OthertentativeindicatorsinthischartareMercuryinScorpio,VenusinScorpio,MarsinAries,theNorth NodeoftheMooninVirgo,theMooninthe3rdhouse,Marsinthe7thhouse,Uranusinthe8thhouse,Plutointhe10th house,theMooninstressaspecttoMars,andtheRulingPlanetofthe8thhouse(Venusinthiscase)makingastress aspecttothe8thhousecusp(total:elevenindicators). HenriGirardmadehistorybybeingthefirst"scientifickiller."Hewasabonvivantwhomovedinhighsocialcircles.Like manysociopaths,hehadlotsofcharm,enablinghimtoattractvictims.Whatsethimapartwashiscollectionofgerm cultures.Girard'sfirstvictimwasLouisPernotte,whomheinsuredfor300,000francsandkilledbygraduallyfeedinghim thegerms.Hetriedtokillacouplewithpoisonedmushrooms,butfailed. Thenextvictimwasawarwidow,whomheinsuredandpoisoned.Theycaughthimbecausehekilledhertoosoonafter havingherinsured.Beforehecouldbetried,GirardkilledhimselfinMay1921byswallowingagermculture.Othertentative indicatorsaretheAscendantinSagittarius,JupiterinScorpio,Marsinthe12thhouse,Uranusinthe8thhouse,TheMoon instressaspectwithVenus,andtheRulingPlanetofthe8thhouse(theMooninthiscase)makingastressaspecttothe cuspofthe8thhouse(total:sevenindicators). RichardLeeTinglerkilledatleastsevenpeople.HewasontheFBI'stenmostwantedlistin1968and1969.Heshotfour peoplethroughtheheadonSeptember16,1968,andtwomorethefollowingmonth.InApril1969,hekilledamanand stolehiscar.Tinglerwasarrestedthefollowingmonth.OthertentativeindicatorsinTingler'schartaretheSunin Sagittarius,MercuryinScorpio,VenusinScorpio,Mercuryinthe9thhouse,andNeptuneinthe7thhouse(total:six indicators).

OneartisthadhadthisMoonplacement:PierreSoulages,anabstractartist.That'sarateof100x(1/256)=0.4%.Noneof the403fictionwritershadtheMooninthisdegreeofCapricorn. Postscript: AfterPartOnewaspublished,informationwasobtainedonanotherserialkiller.JohnMuhammadmadeheadlineswithhis snipershootingsintheWashington,D.C.area.Thisisagoodtestcaseofthefactorsthatwerefoundinouroriginal sample.Thefollowingfactorswerefound:SagittariusontheAscendant,theSuninCapricorn,theNorthNodeoftheMoon inVirgo,Marsinthe7thhouse,Saturninthe1sthouse,Uranusinthe8thhouse,andtheMoonmakingastressaspectto theAscendant(total:sevenindicators). Theworkiscontinuing.... FrequenciesofVariousAspectsandHouseandSignPositions inthe HoroscopesofMurderers,SerialKillers,andMassMurderers asCompared toControlGroups,PartIII InPartI,aninitialexaminationwasmadeofsinglefactorsthehoroscopesofsixtykillersandsixtysinglemurderers(those whokilledonlyonevictim).InPartII,combinationsoffactorswereexaminedfortheserialkillergroupalone.Inbothpapers, theresultswerecomparedagainstcontrolgroups.Recently,birthdatabecameavailableon38additionalserialkillers. Thisarticlereportsonthenextstep:comparisonofthepreviousresultsagainstdatafromthenewgrouptoseeifany factorsarereplicated. ResearchCriteria: Withoneexception,thesearethesameasinthefirsttwopapers.Anarbitrarystandardwasset.Onlyresults50%or greaterabovethoseexpectedbyrandomchancewouldbeconsideredsignificant.Aslightchangehasbeenmadeforthe aspects.Researchwasoriginallydonewith theCCRSprogram,whichhadtheabilitytosetorbsforeachaspectindividually.Theotherprogramsused(Astrodatabank, v.3andtheAstroinvestigator)setorbsizethesameforallaspects.Theorbswereoriginallysetasfollows:+or5degrees fortheconjunction(0degrees)andopposition(180degrees)aspects,and+or4degreesforthesquareaspect(90 degrees).Inordertosimplifymatters,theorbforthesquarewasresetfor+or5degrees.Thischangedtheresultexpected byrandomchancealonefrom10%to11.1%.Theresultsfromthe firsttwopapers(bothfromthesamplesandthecontrols)havebeenrecalculatedtoreflectthis. TheMembersoftheSecondGroup

BeverlyAllitt,Britishnursewhomurderedpatients. NathanielBarJonah,whokilled,cooked,andateatleasteight youngboys. WillieBosketkilledatleasttwomen.Prisonguardsreferred tohimasHanibalLechterbecauseofhiswild,violentbehavior. RobertBuell,serialrapistandkilleroftwoyounggirls. LeonardaCianciulliwhokilledpeopleasamagicalsacrificeto keephersonsafeinthearmy. DavidR.Clark,killerofatleasttwopeople. MarcDutroux,Belgianserialkillerofchildren. AlfredGaynorkilledatleasttwowomenandsuspectedofthree moremurders. EdwardGein,whowasthemodelfortheBuffaloBillcharacter inthefilmSilenceoftheLambs. KristenGilbert,anurseataveteranshospitalwhokilledat leastfourpatientswithlethalinjections. JudyGoodyear,theblackwidow,whokilledtwohusbandsanda son. ArthurJackson,killedtwopeopleinScotlandandattemptedto murderanAmericanmovieactress. JohnJoubert,killedatleastfourpeople.Executed. JohnKalhauser,killedtwopeopleandsuspectedinthe

disappearanceofhiswife. PatrickKearney,theCaliforniatrashbagkillerofatleast15 menandboys. KennethKimes,Jr.,onehalfofthemotherandsongrifters case.Onlyonebodywasrecovered. HenriLandru,theFrenchbluebeard.Marriedandmurdered10 women.Nobodieswereeverrecovered. ClaudeLastennet,aserialkillerofoldwomen.Onatleastone occasion,hetastedthevictimsblood. EmileLouisrapedandmurderedyoungwomeninFrance. CharlesMansonwhoorderedhisfollowerstocommittheTateand LaBiancamurderers JeanThieryMathurinwho,withhispartnerThierryPaulin(see below)killedatleast31elderlypeople. DortheaMontalvokilledelderlyboardersinherroominghouse, buriedthem,andcontinuedtoreceivetheirSocialSecuritychecks. HeraMyrtelkilledseveralloversandhusbands. ThierryPaulinwastheaccompliceofJeanThieryMathurin (above). MicheleProfetakilledarealestateagentandacabdriver. CarlosPuchkilledatleast14peopleinArgentina. PascalRaffin,arsonistresponsibleforatleastthreedeaths. JeanClaudeRomand,aswindlerwhofirstkilledhiswifeand twochildren,andthenkilledhisparents. FerdinandSchoerner,aNazigeneralwhohadmanyofhisown troopsexecutedfortheslightestinfraction. EdgarSmithkilledatleasttwopeople. CharlesSobhraj,knownasTheSerpent,wasanAsianserial killerwhospecializedinbackpackingtourists. CaryStayner,murderedseveralwomeninYellowstoneNational Park. GianfrancoStevanin,theMonsterofTerrazzo,killedatleast sixwomen. MariaSwanenbrug,acareproviderknownasGoodNaturedMie, insuredherchargesandattempted102murders.Shekilled27. PatTaylor,serialpoisoner. PatrickTissier,rapistandkiller. JosephVacher,killedatleastsevenwomenandfouryouths. JeanBaptisteTroppmann,killedamanandhisson,andthen laterkilledthewidowandtheremainingchildren.

ComparisonofResultsforSerialKillerGroupsIandII SignPositions:Theoddsofaparticularplanetbeinginanyparticularhouseorsignbyrandomchancealoneis approximately1/12.SignpositionsofSaturn,Uranus,Neptune,andPlutowerenotused,astheirlengthyorbitalperiods wouldtendtogiveskewedresults.Forthefirstgroupofsixtycases,therandomchanceresultwouldbe5outofthesixty. Forthesecondgroupofthirtyeightcases,therandomchanceresultwouldbe3.17.Togetaresult50%higherwould require7.5inthefirstcase(roundedoffto8)and4.755inthesecondcase(roundedoffto5).Forthecombinedresultsof all99cases,therandomresultis8.17and50%higherthanthatis12.25(roundedoffto 13). Thesecondgroupofserialkillersgavelowresultsinseveralcases.However,forsomeofthese,thecombinedtotalofboth groupswasat50%(orbetter)abovechance.Thesewerecountedashits.Insomecases,thefirstsamplegaveresults belowthe50%criterion,butthesecondgroupgaveresultsfarenoughabovetopushthetotalabovethemark.Thesewere alsocountedashits. TheSuninGeminiorCapricorn,andtheMooninCapricornmadethecutagainwith13caseseach.SuninSagittariusgave only12hits,asdidtheMoonineitherSagittariusofPisces.Thisisaborderlineresult,andwhileitcannotbecountedhere, itisverycloseand(IMO)shouldstillbetestedforwhenfuturesamplesbecomeavailable. ThesurprisewasMercuryinScorpio.Thesmallersecondgroupgavealargerresultthanthefirstgroup.10outof39had Mercuryplacedhere(whichis25.6%,overtwoandahalftimestheresultexpectedbyrandomchance)asopposedto9out of60forthefirstgroup. MarsinAries,whichshowedupinthefirstgroup,didnotmakethecuthere.MarsinLeoreplaceditwith13hitsforthe

combinedgroup.JupiterinScorpiohungonwith13hits. Ofcourse,noconclusionscanbedrawnatthispreliminarystage,buttheseresultsareinterestingbecauseastrologers havetendedtoclassifyMercuryandJupiterasmentalplanets.Theyareallegedtoaffectonesthinking.Mercuryisalleged toshowapersonsabilitytodealwithdetails,whileJupiterissupposedtoindicateonesabilitytodealinprinciples,toget thebigpicture.Inthesesamples,theybothgiveaboveaverageresultswhentheyarefoundinthesignthatastrologers claimisassociatedwithdeath. FullresultsforsignplacementsareinTableI.

HousePositions: TheSun,Moon,andMercuryshowednoresultsbyhouse.Venusnolongergaveaboverandomresultsforthe6thhouse butnowdidforthe11thhouse.Theouterplanetsweremoreconsistent. Thefollowinggaveresultsequaltoorgreaterthanthecutoffpointof50%aboverandom:

Marsinthe7thhouse. Jupiterinthe10thhouse. Saturninthe1sthouse(gaveaboveaverageresultsforboth groups). Saturninthe6thhouse(gaveaboveaverageresultsforboth groups). Uranusinthe8thhouse. Neptuneinthe7thhouse(gaveaboveaverageresultsforbothgroups). Neptuneinthe12thhouse(gaveaboveaverageresultsforbothgroups). Plutointhe10thhouse. Plutointhe11thhouse.

Alltold,fourteenoftheoriginalsignandhouseindicatorsstillshowedpositiveresultsforthecombinedgroup. FullresultsforhouseplacementsareinTableII.

Aspects: Thenumberschangehere.Therandomresultwouldbe1outof9,not1outof12aswiththesignsandhouses.Togeta resultthatisatleast50%higherthanchancewouldrequireatleast10hitsforthefirstgroupand6.3forthesecond.The aspectsthatpassedthistest forthefirstgroupweretestedagainstthesecond.However,otheraspectswerealsorun.Onseveraloccasions,thesecond groupyieldedresultsthatwerehighenoughforthecombinedtotaltobe50%abovechance(15hitsoutofatotalof98 cases)andthesewerealsolisted. Thefollowingresultswereobtained: In31cases,bothgroupsyieldedresultsthatmetourcriterionof50%ormoreaboverandom. In20cases,onegroupyieldedbelowrandomresults,butthetotalmetthe50%ormorecriterion.In17ofthosecases,the firstgroupyieldedresultsthatwereenoughabovethe50%marktobringthetotaltoatleast50%.Intheremainingthree cases,itwasthesecondgroup thatdidso.Atotalof51aspectsmetthecriterionof50%ormoreabovechance. In10cases,thetotalforthetwocontrolgroupsreachedthe50%orbettermark. Someoftheaspectswere:

SuninstressaspecttoPluto.Plutoisallegedbyastrologers toruledeath. SuninconjunctionwiththeVenus/Marsmidpoint. Moon(emotions)instressaspecttoMars.Accordingtotheastrologicalliterature(whichisanecdotal)thiscangive ashortenedtemper. MooninstressaspecttotheAscendant. MercurytoMars. MercurytoChiron. MarstotheMoonsNorthNode. MarstotheSun/Uranusmidpoint. MarstotheNeptune/Plutomidpoint. JupitertotheVenus/Ceresmidpoint. JupitertotheCeres/Plutomidpoint. SaturntoChiron. Saturntothe12thhousecusp. ChirontotheMars/Plutomidpoint. ChirontotheVenus/Neptunemidpoint. UranustotheCeres/Chironmidpoint. UranustothePluto/Vertexmidpoint. NeptunetotheMars/Vertexmidpoint. NeptunetotheMars/Ceresmidpoint. NeptunetotheMars/Plutomidpoint. PlutototheMoon/Venusmidpoint. PlutototheUranus/Vertexmidpoint.

ThefullresultsareinTableIII.

Conclusions: Thisisstillaworkinprogress.Whileitistruethatseveraloftheresultsfromthefirsttwopaperswereduplicatedinthe secondgroupandthetestgroupsgavefivetimesasmanyhitsasthecontrolgroups,itisstillpossiblethattheresultsare nothingbutafluke.However,withresultsfromtwoseparategroupsofthehoroscopesofserialkillers,wenowhave6sign placements,9houseplacements,and22aspectsthatcanbetestedforinfuturestudies. Theworkiscontinuing....

ArticleFour:CommonFactorsintheHoroscopesofSerial KillersandMassMurderers. Inpreviousarticles,thehoroscopesof99serialkillerswereexaminedforfactorsthatoccurredwithafrequencyatleast 50%higherthanpredictedbychance.Thenextquestionis,doanyoftheseaspectsoccuratthesame50%orbetterratein thehoroscopesofothertypesofmurderers? Inotherwords,arethereastrologicalsignaturesformurderingeneral? Inthisarticle,wearegoingtocomparetheresultsfromthe99serialkillerswithagroupof35massmurderers.Mass murderersarethosewhokillonlyonce,butkillmorethanonepersonatthetime.Thefactorsexaminedaresign placements,houseplacements,andaspects.Aspectstomidpointsarealsoexamined. Forthefulldetailsofthetestprocedure,clickheretoreviewthefirstarticle. Themassmurderersare:

StephanieBohain,whoinNovember1992,shothiswife,twobabydaughters,andhiswifesparents. ErminioCriscione,inFebruary1992,hekilledfivepeopleinSwitzerland. RonaldDeFeo,Jr.,theAmityvilleHorrorkiller,whomurderedhisfamily. HarryDeLaRoche,killedhismother,father,andtwobrothersinNovember1976. DianeDownstriedtokillallofherchildrenonMay19,1983. AlbertDyer,aschoolcrossingguardwho,onJuly26,1937,luredthreegirlstothewoodsandstrangledthem. CorradoFerioli,Italiandrugaddictwhokilledhisparents. GaryGilmorekilledtwomeninProvo,Utah,July1920,1976. ToddGorsuch,shothis11yearoldsisterandhergirlfriendtodeath,October3,1970. ThomasHamiltonwenttothelocalprimaryschoolonMarch13,1996andkilled16childrenandtheirteacher. EricHarris,theColumbineHighSchoolkiller.Heandhisfriendkilled15beforecommittingsuicide. Homicide1180,diagnosedasaparanoidschizophrenic,killedhismother,father,andabrotherwithashotgun. HomicideSuicidekilledherthreechildrenandthenhungherself. JefferyMacDonald,theGreenBeretmurderer,killedhiswifeandtwochildren. ArchieMcCafferyclaimedheheardvoicesathischildsgravesitethatsaidthebabywouldcomebacktolifeifhe killedsevenpeoplehekilledthreebeforebeingcaught. EricMenendez,withhisbrotherLyle,killedtheirparents. LyleMenendez,Ericsbrother(seeabove). RolandMenziesenteredabackyardinFloridaandkilledtwosmallchildren. ThomasOdle,onNovember8,1985,killedhisparentsandthreesiblings. JeanRoussel,shotsevenpeopletodeathinahotel,August5,1983. SylviaSeegristshotninepeopleinamall,killingtwo,onOctober30,1985. WalterShawcuthismothersandsistersthroatsonMarch30,1892. AnnieSoudinkilledhertwochildrenandburiedthemwiththehelpofherhusbandonJune3,1983. RichardSpeck.KilledeightstudentnursesonJuly14,1966. BrendaSpencer,onJanuary29,1979,killedacustodian,aprincipal,andwoundedeightchildrenanda policeman. RobertStrack,theBeastofCologne,rapedandmurderedtwoelevenyearoldgirlsonOctober13,1965. LarrySwartz,shotandkilledhisadoptiveparentsonJanuary17,1984. HarryTracykilledfourprisonguardsduringanescape,June9,1902. HowardUnruh,onSeptember6,1949,hekilled13men,women,andchildreninCamdenNewJerseyjudgednot

fittostandtrial. AlainVareilleshothistwochildrenandhispregnantwifeonSeptember12,1987. DanielWhite.KilledthemayorofSanFrancisco,thenrandownthehallandkilledHarveyMilk,November27,1978. CharlesWhitman.TheTexasTowerKiller,August1,1966.Killedhiswifeandmother,thenwenttothetopofthe towerattheUniversityofTexasandbeganshootingpeople.Hekilledthirty. JeanneWright,onDecember4,1983,shethrewherfourchildrenintotheriver. LysianBonnafous,aFrenchpsychiatristwho,onMay13,1992,shotandkilledhiswifeandtwoteenage daughters,thenhimself. JamesHubertykilled21peopleataMcDonaldsonJuly18,1984.

Theonlytwosignplacementsthatgaveresultsatleast50%aboverandomweretheSuninSagittarius(5hitsoutof35 cases)andVenusinAquarius(7outof35).Inthethirdarticle,SuninSagittariusmissedmakingthecutbyjustonecase.It isnowbackonlist. Thehouseplacementsthatgaveresultsatleast50%aboverandomforallthreegroupswere:

Uranusinthe9thhouse(5outof35forthemassmurderers20outof134forallthreegroups. Plutointhe11thhouse(5outof35formassmurderers18outof34forthetotalofallthreegroups). TheMoonsNorthNodeinthe11thhouse(5hitsoutof35forthemassmurderers17outof134forthetotalofall threegroups).

Thefollowingaspectswhichgaveresults50%ormoreabovechancefortheserialkillers,alsogaveresultsforthemass murderers:

SuninstressaspecttotheVenus/Marsmidpoint. SuninconjunctionwiththeVenus/Marsmidpoint. MooninstressaspectwithMars. MercuryinstressaspectwiththeVertex. MarsinstressaspectwiththeSun/Uranusmidpoint. JunoinstressaspectwiththeUranus/Ascendantmidpoint. UranusinstressaspectwiththeJupiter/Vertexmidpoint. NeptuneinstressaspectwiththeMars/Ceresmidpoint. PlutoinstressaspectwiththeMoon/Venusmidpoint. PlutoinstressaspectwiththeUranus/Vertexmidpoint. TheAscendantinstressaspectwiththeNorthNodeofMars TheMidHeaveninstressaspectwiththeNeptune/Ascendantmidpoint.

Firstofall,Iwouldliketoemphasizeagainthattheresultsofthisstudydonotconstituteproofofanything.Theycertainlydo notdonotprovethatastrologyworks(whateverthatmeans).Thepurposeofthisseriesofpapersistoseeifthereare correlationsbetweenobjectiveastronomicalfactorsinahoroscopeandobjectivelyobservablespecificeventsinthelivesof people.Thisisthefirststepinthescientificprocessofvalidationorfalsificationofanyhypothesis. Intheastrologicalliterature,itisclaimed(anecdotally)thattheMooninfluencesonesemotions.Marsisallegedtogovern energy,anger,andaggression.Astressfulaspect(anglesof0,90,and180degrees)betweentheMoonandMarsis supposedtoincreasethechanceofemotionaloutbursts.Itisnosurprisetoanastrologertofindthistypeofaspect occurringinthehoroscopesofserialkillersandmassmurderersatarateof50%ormoreabovechance.Norisit surprisingtofindtheplanetMarsmakingastressaspecttothemidpointoftheSunandtheplanetUranus.Combinations involvingMarsandUranusareallegedbyastrologerstoincreasethechanceofsuddenangryoutbursts,sothe appearanceofMarsaspectingtheSun/Uranusmidpointisnosurpriseeither. TheNorthNodeofMarsinstressaspecttotheAscendantisabitunusual.Thereisverylittleaboutplanetarynodesinthe astrologicalliterature.Whileithasbeensuggestedthatplanetarynodesmayhaveaninfluencesimilartothatoftheir planets,therehasbeennoevidenceprovidedtodemonstratethatthisisso.Indeed,verylittlestatisticalevidencehasbeen presentedbyastrologerstoshowthattheplanetsthemselveshaveanyeffect!Fortunately,withtheadventofdatabasesand thesoftwaretoanalyzethem,thatsituationischanging. Inthispaper,itwasfoundthattherewere17differentfactorsthatshowedupwitharateofatleast50%abovechance,two signplacements,threehouseplacements,and12aspects.Theseresultsprovideafocusforfutureresearch. Theworkiscontinuing.... BobMarks,Astrologer