Herbert Mullin believed human sacrifice prevented earthquakes in California and took thirteen lives between 1972 and 1973 in Santa Cruz. The former high school golden boy voted Most Likely to Succeed developed paranoid schizophrenia after his best friend passed away in 1965. Mullin was committed to psychiatric facilities five times before the offenses began with doctors documenting he was dangerous but California’s mental health system repeatedly released him. His delusions centered on the belie