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title: The Real-Life Harley Quinn
description: "The twisted true story of Veronica Compton, a Hollywood screenwriter who fell under the spell of serial killer Kenneth Bianchi and attempted to become a copycat killer to free him from prison."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-real-life-harley-quinn.md
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datePublished: 2022-08-12
dateModified: 2026-07-28
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  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The twisted true story of Veronica Compton, a Hollywood screenwriter who fell under the spell of serial killer Kenneth Bianchi and attempted to become a copycat killer to free him from prison.
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