Joseph Naso, the 91-year-old serial killer known as the “Alphabet Killer,” is making shocking new claims from behind bars. Though convicted of only four murders in 2013, Naso has allegedly admitted to killing 26 women, keeping what he called a “greatest hits” list of his victims.
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The Origins of the ‘Alphabet Killer’
Naso earned his nickname because his victims often had first and last names beginning with the same letter. He was convicted for the murders of Roxene Roggasch, 18, near Fairfax in 1977; Carmen Colon, 22, in Port Costa in 1978; Pamela Parsons, 38, in Yuba County in 1993; and Tracy Tafoya, 31, also in Yuba County in 1994. Court records show he had already been in prison since 1988 for killing his girlfriend, but his trial uncovered disturbing patterns that tied him to other possible crimes (Reuters).
Chilling Prison Confessions
According to fellow inmate Bill Noguera, who spoke with ABC News, Naso bragged for more than a decade about additional murders. Noguera revealed that Naso became enraged when one of his crimes was misattributed to fellow death row inmate Rodney Alcala, known as the “Dating Game Killer.” Naso reportedly snapped, saying, “They got him for one of mine.”
Victims and ‘Greatest Hits’
Noguera also shared that Naso referred to 10 of his victims as his “greatest hits.” Among them was Pamela Lambson, 19, lured under the pretense of a photography session for the Oakland A’s. Naso, once a school and Little League photographer, raped and murdered Lambson, then staged her body against a tree in 1977. “Now she’s getting all the entertainment and exposure she needs,” Noguera quoted Naso as saying.
Investigators discovered that Naso staged and photographed at least six of his victims before killing them. He reportedly admitted to cruising for victims while listening to The Doors’ haunting song “Riders on the Storm,” inspired by the lyric, “There’s a killer on the road.”
New Documentary Brings Spotlight Back
The new revelations come as a documentary, Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer, is set to premiere on Oxygen on September 13. The program includes interviews with Naso and fresh testimony from those who knew him, raising disturbing questions about how many victims he left behind.
While Naso’s chilling boasts may never be fully verified, they reignite painful memories for the families of the women he was convicted of killing, and for communities still haunted by unsolved murders linked to his pattern.
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