[7][8][9][10] While by all appearances an affluent and happy family to outsiders, Clark's parents were both alcoholics and often fought with each other in front of their children.
Clark's father having a PhD in chemistry worked for many different companies but unhappy with his pay he often changed jobs which meant that the family moved frequently.
[12] Clark trained as a chef and served in the United States Navy until he was discharged after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1985.
Clark then attempted to sexually assault her corpse, drank some of her blood, ate a piece of her flesh, and stuffed her in a duffel bag.
Clark entered the house through the back door and stabbed Laura to death in her bedroom with a kitchen knife and suffocated her with a pillow.
Clark explained that he had buried evidence from the crime in his grandfather's garden and that he knew the woman's identity but was not going to tell authorities because he claimed they mistreated him.
[17] Clark led police on December 15, 2000, to his grandparents' former property where they discovered a plastic bucket with more than 200 pieces of jewelry.