SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Wesley Shermantine, one of California's so-called "Speed Freak Killers," said he was never paid for information leading to the discovery of more of his victims.
The convicted killer, who is on death row for the murders of four people, sent a letter dated Feb. 14 to KVOR-TV, Sacramento, the station reported Friday. In it, he tried to set the record straight about the string of murders San Quentin authorities claim he and Loren Herzog committed from 1984 to 1999.
"Their (sic) have been nothing but lies. 90 percent are lies," Shermantine said in the letter.
Investigators are sifting through about 1,000 bone fragments dug up from an abandoned well near Linden, Calif. Shermantine told bounty hunter Leonard Padilla where to find the remains of some 10 to 20 of his victims in exchange for $33,000, although in the letter to KVOR, Shermantine said he has yet to be paid.
"What is he is saying is 'if I don't get my money, I ain't gonna give up anymore information,' " Padilla said. "I got no problem with that."
Padilla said he's trying to set up a trust for Shermantine's money.
