Murder of Kimberly Cates

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The murder of Kimberly Cates was a thrill killing that attracted national attention in the United States due to the crime's brutality, the randomness by which the home was chosen with intent to murder (the victims and perpetrators did not know each other prior to the home invasion), the apparent lack of remorse, and the perpetrators’ ages. Teenagers Steven Spader and Christopher Gribble broke into Cates' home, resulting in her death by machete and the severe injury of her 11-year-old daughter. The murder was intended as an initiation rite to a new club known as "The Disciples of Destruction." Spader was the club's founder.

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