Karen Greenlee

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Karen Greenlee
Born1956 (age 67–68)
OccupationFormer apprentice
embalmer
MotiveNecrophilia
Criminal chargeTheft of a hearse and interfering with a funeral
Penalty$255 fine and 11 days in jail

Karen Margaret

Apocalypse Culture
.

Early life

Greenlee's father, Al Meyers, said Greenlee had been sexually molested at age 8 and raped by a teacher at 14, while living in Sonoma County, California. Afterwards, Greenlee moved with her family to Colfax, California, where she graduated from high school. Greenlee was married but separated at the time of her arrest.[5]

After her arrest, Greenlee worked as a desk-clerk receptionist at a motel in a state in the southwestern United States, but was unemployed at the time of her trial.[6]

Arrest

Greenlee worked as an apprentice

overdosing on about 20 pills of Tylenol and codeine, but survived.[7] She was found with a four-and-a-half page long written confession where she admitted having had sex with 20 to 40 other bodies of young men, calling it "an addiction".[3][9]

Because necrophilia was not illegal in California at the time, Greenlee was only accused of stealing the hearse and interfering with a funeral, for which she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $255 fine and spend 11 days in jail.[10] After her release, her probation included mandatory therapy, which she says helped her make peace with herself.[11]

Greenlee and Memorial Lawn Mortuary were sued for $1 million by Marian Gonzales, mother of victim John L. Mercure, for "severe emotional distress".

depression. Richard A. Kapuschinsky, a fellow embalmer and former colleague of Greenlee, testified to the jury that "there was no reason to suspect" Greenlee would commit such a crime, describing her as quiet and competent.[12] The lawsuit was eventually settled for $117,000 in general and punitive damages.[13]

Interview

A drawing by Karen Greenlee illustrating her perspective on necrophilia

A few years later in 1987, Greenlee gave a detailed interview entitled The Unrepentant Necrophile about her necrophiliac interests to Jim Morton for his book

Apocalypse Culture, published by Feral House
. In it, she stated “[o]ne of my brothers (...) still isn't comfortable around me. My other brother was more supportive, but even he had to ask How'd you do it?”[11] and described her appreciation of “the cold, the aura of death, the smell of death, the funereal surroundings” associated with her activity.[11] She also discussed topics such as suicide and psychotherapy.[11]

Greenlee later reportedly regretted the interview, changed her identity, and moved to another city.[9]

Cultural impact

Greenlee's story inspired

sexual liberation.[16]

According to Esoterra, a leading extreme culture and horror magazine of the 90s,[17] Sally Jessy Raphael taped an interview with Karen Greenlee but refused to air it because Greenlee refused to show repentance for her actions.[18]

Greenlee contributed a chapter to

Twin Cities Horror Festival[21] and the 2017 Orlando Fringe Festival.[22]

Greenlee described herself as a "morgue rat" and considered necrophilia an addiction.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b Cox, John (19 December 1979). "Stolen Body and Hearse Recovered". The Sacramento Bee. Vol. 244, no. 40513. p. B1. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ISBN 978-0393324822
    . Retrieved 2 January 2017. When necrophilia's best-known modern-day practitioner, Sacramento mortuary worker Karen Greenlee, (...)
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1420089127
    . Karen Greenlee is one of the very few—and surely the most widely known—female necrophiles.
  4. ISBN 978-0786424498
    .
  5. ^ Diaz, Jaime (8 April 1982). "Necrophilia Case 'We Do Care,' Her Father Says". The Sacramento Bee. Vol. 249, no. 41353. p. B1. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Michelson, Herb (23 April 1982). "The Media and Necrophilia". The Sacramento Bee. Vol. 249, no. 41368. p. B1. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ^
    UPI
    . 20 December 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. Kissed. Deluxe Laboratory on Adelaide Street in Toronto
    . She was driving the hearse to the cemetery, but when she saw the family standing there she did a big donut with the hearse and took off. (As per Kay Armatage's notes of Stopkewich's speech)
  9. ^ a b Faraci, Devin (October 31, 2013). "Ghoul Of Your Dreams: Proud Necrophiliac Karen Greenlee". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Diaz, Jaime (3 April 1982). "She Admits Sex with Dead". The Sacramento Bee. Vol. 249, no. 41348. p. B1. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0922915057
    .
  12. ISBN 9781936239566. Retrieved February 24, 2016.[full citation needed
    ]
  13. ^ "Man tries to resurrect dead father through power of prayer". Catholic.org. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016. The mother of the dead man sued, asking for $1 million, but settled for $117, 000 in general and punitive damages.
  14. ^ Wånggren, Lena (May 10, 2013). "Gothic sexualities: female necrophilia". University of Stirling. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Ebert, Roger (April 25, 1997). "Kissed". Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  16. ISBN 978-0802041203
    . Today Greenlee, who is also a poet, tours North American with her writing and speaks to groups about necrophilia and sexual liberation.
  17. ^ Glacial, Rod (February 18, 2014). "Terreur sur papier glacé" [Terror on frosted paper]. Vice News (in French). Retrieved January 2, 2017. EsoTerra était le meilleur magazine de peur des années 1990.
  18. ISBN 9782357795891
    . Retrieved 2 January 2017. Récemment, Sally Jessy Raphael a refusé de diffuser une émission qu'elle avait enregistrée avec Karen.
  19. ISBN 978-1903254516
    .
  20. ^ "THE UNREPENTANT NECROPHILE A rock opera by The Coldharts". Thecoldharts.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  21. ^ Huyck, Ed (29 October 2015). "Twin Cities Horror Festival rolls on in fourth year". City Pages. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  22. ^ Kubersky, Seth (22 May 2017). "Orlando Fringe 2017 review: 'The Unrepentant Necrophile'". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  23. ^ Ramsland, Katherine (November 27, 2012). "Abuse of Corpse: Some people prefer the company of the dead". Psychology Today. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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