These “treasure maps” led police to buried five-gallon buckets on Leonard Lake’s property, the contents of which provided a large window into the torture and murders. One bucket was full of IDs, credit cards, and paperwork from various missing persons. Another held pages from Lake’s journals, outlining many of his dark fantasies and his sadistic acts of violence. The most disturbing pieces of hard evidence were the home videos that were unearthed (per All That’s Interesting). On these VHS cassettes were some of the most heinous acts that even the most seasoned detectives had ever witnessed.
In a compilation of these tapes offered as evidence in court [Warning: disturbing content], Lake gives a bone-chilling description of his plans for the future. While seated in his recliner, Lake delivers his desires in a creepy monotone voice, outlining much of the unspeakable horror he is about to unleash on those unfortunate enough to be his captive. He expresses his desire to procure an “off-the-shelf sex partner,” one that can be used to fulfill his twisted carnal desires only to be “put away” when he is finished. Likening this ideal woman as a slave, he continues by describing what his future holds.
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“I believe that I can if I can construct a holding cell, a place where I can put such a woman, a facility that is so stark and so empty, so cold, so quiet, so totally removed from the world that I can quickly condition a young woman to cooperate with me fully,” he said.
