The Sick Tale Of Christopher Serna

Serna attacked Bishop in their Naples, Florida, home. He stabbed her, then severed her head. He impaled the head on an iron rod.Police arrived. They found her head in the living room and Her body lay in the bedroom.of the apartment. Blood covered the walls.

Serna did more than cut off Bishop's head; he mutilated her body. Police found the house. They saw her nipples cut off.He tacked them to the doorframe of the master bedroom where her body lay.His parents called 911 about Serna. They found him at the apartment. They did not first see Bishop's head or body. They thought he was the victim of an assault, but soon realized he killed her. Police said he sat on a black box, shaking. He could not speak.

On the apartment walls, police found two sets of initialsPolice called 911 on Serna. They found him at the apartment, not first Bishop's head or body. They thought an assault happened, but they soon knew Serna killed him. Police arrived; they said he sat on a black box, shaking hard, and could not speak.

While Serna dated Bishop, he had an affair.He had an affair with a woman named Christine Moretz. Serna wrote about her in his murder journal. Three weeks before Serna killed Bishop, Moretz died from her estranged husband.The first set of initials was CAM, Serna's mistress's initials. The other initials were KMD, Serna's ex-wife's initials. They had a fight over divorce and custody. Serna started an affair while still married.

Serna was dating Bishop.Serna’s journals feature references to God. He speaks of feeling God's presence, seeking salvation, and a religious fate. Serna stated, “I’m ready to be a God.”He worked with a woman named Christine Moretz. Serna wrote about her in his murder journal. Three weeks before Serna killed Bishop, Moretz was killed by her estranged husband.

Police guessed Moretz's death affected Serna. They did not confirm if her murder caused Serna to kill Bishop. During a police interview, Serna said Moretz told him she thought her ex would kill her. Serna believed the ex became angry after learning about the affair and killed her. She died on Serna's daughter's birthday.

Police took three days to process the crime scene.The scene was very bloody. They seized several bloody knives and a baseball bat, among other items. The strangest thing they found was a journal where Serna detailed his murder fantasies.Serna’s journals included references to God.He talked about feeling God's presence, seeking salvation, and a religious destiny. Serna openly stated, “I’m ready to be a God.”Serna’s words during his police interview were strange.

Serna told police to tell his family, “Tell them God says we love them.” He also told police God told him not to let police into the crime scene, even though he was catatonic on the day of the crime.Serna expressed clear reasons for his crimes, though they stay unclear. He showed an obsessive desire to kill.In one entry, he claimed he was “infatuated with pain.” He then wrote about wanting to kill, saying, “I’d love to take someone else’s life. I think about it every day. Sometimes I actually take the time to plan it out.”

What makes this even stranger is Serna’s words during his police interview. Serna told police to tell his family, “Tell them God says we love them.” He also told police it was God who told him to not allow police into the crime scene - though on the day of the crime, he was catatonic.

Serna’s precise motivations for his crimes remain unclear, but he did express an obsessive desire to kill in his journals. In one entry, he claims to be “infatuated with pain.” He then goes on to express his desire to kill, writing, “I’d love to take someone else’s life. I think about it every day. Sometimes I actually take the time to plan it out.”

Serna wrote about his suffering in one eerie passage. He sounded suicidal, claiming his “lust for death couldn’t be stronger” because he had been in pain for years. The passage shows the death he describes is not suicide but murder.He expressed an intense desire to kill. He saw murder as a way to relieve pain.. He ended the entry with, “For years, I’ve been suffering. For centuries, I’ll maim.”

Not all of Serna’s journals became public, and that may be good. Some of the moreSerna wrote graphic fantasies about having sex with corpses.were shockingly explicit. Serna wrote about mutilating and having sex with dead bodies.

Serna put disturbing things in his journal. He also included pictures. Between pages with messages like “I kill – no regards for human life,” Serna drewHis journals contained one disturbing illustration.His journals included one disturbing illustration of multiple people being hung.His journals showed people being hung from a tree.His journals showed people being hung from a tree.

Because of the brutality of his crimes, Serna should have gotten a life sentence without parole. Still, he did not contest murder after choosing not to go to trial using the insanity defense. For this plea, Serna only got aThe court sentenced him to 50 years in prison..

Assistant State Attorney David Scuderi said he took the plea mostly because he feared the insanity defense would work. If Serna was found not guilty by reason of insanity, he could avoid prison entirely. This was not the sentence Scuderi wanted, but he wanted Serna locked up for a long time.

Serna and Bishop had a strange relationship.Serna and Bishop had a strange relationship., according to family. The two dated a few times over six months before moving in. Friends and coworkers said Bishop seemed obsessed with Serna. They warned him not to get too involved with her because she was ten years his senior. Bishop also had been in a relationship with Serna's uncle, which many found strange.

But they also said Serna had a "formidable" temper and threw tantrums at his job. They said he was not violent, but they said he acted strange in the days before the murder.

Serna's lawyers first suggested they wanted the insanity defense, butafter his journals became public, seeking that defense seemed unlikely. Some crime scenes Serna wrote about in his journal match those in his actual home. Police believe Serna did not write those entries after killing Bishop, which suggests planning. He took a plea bargain to avoid trial.