Serial Killer Groupie Charged in Throat Slashing Attack

A Hamilton woman obsessed with Canada's most notorious serial killer, Paul Bernardo, is accused of slashing a security guard's neck and arm with a straight razor.

36-year-old Michelle Erstikaitis is facing a number of charges including attempted murder and carrying a concealed weapon, after allegedly attacking a guard at the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto. Erstikaitis has a long history with police and became infamous in Canada after she began writing love letters to Bernardo at the age of 13. She was convicted of making death threats after repeatedly phoning the mother of one of Bernardo's victims, Debbie Mahaffy, pretending to be her daughter Leslie and even threatening to kill her and her son. Read more: Speaking to the Teenage Feminists of Twitter Who Are Obsessed With Serial Killers In 1999 she was convicted of arson after setting her apartment on fire. At one point during a dangerous offender assessment she told doctors she wanted to be a "famous killer." She was placed on a long-term offender's list and is still on a 10-year supervision order. Erstikaitiis will be back in court on July 26 for a bail hearing. Follow Amil on Twitter.