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Caleb Fairley is a pedophilic, necrophilic murderer of a mother and daughter at his family's clothing store in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

Background[]

Fairley was born on October 21, 1973 and lived all his life in Pennsylvania. He lost his younger brother, the family member he was closest too, when he accidentally died from playing with a gun that fired on himself. Fairley was a socially awkward child with an above-average weight, so he was often bullied at school and especially reviled by girls. He worked at his parents' clothing store, Your Kidz & Mine, and it was later discovered he drilled peepholes in the dressing rooms to spy on the children trying clothes on in them. His recreational interests included role-playing games, heavy metal, vampire memorabilia, and pornography collecting.

Murders and Trial[]

On September 10, 1995, Fairley, 29-year-old Lisa Manderach and her one-year-old daughter Devon were the only ones in the clothing store near closing time. Fairley locked all doors in the store and attempted to rape Lisa, but she fought back. Fairley strangled the mother and child, then raped their corpses, then cleaned the scene and moved the remains of Lisa and Devon to separate locations. After returning from an Electric Hellfire Club concert at the local Asylum nightclub, Fairley was arrested by police. Lisa's husband and Devon's father Jimmy had alerted them, leading to much evidence being recovered at the store, including the Manderach family car and Lisa's hair. Wiping Fairley's makeup off his face revealed scratch marks, which he lied was from the mosh pit that night.

Hikers found Devon dead in Valley Forge National Park. Fairley gave Lisa's location in exchange for not facing the death penalty, Lisa later being found dead behind an abandoned building in King of Prussia. The media gave grotesque reports on Fairley, insulting him for his obesity and his social life. In 1996, Fairley was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole. In 2012, Fairley filed a motion pro se for a new trial, arguing he wasn't "biologically" an adult when he committed the crimes at the age of 19, and that the penalties he received were unconstitutional. His motion was denied, and Fairley remain incarcerated at the Fayette State Correctional Institution.

Modus Operandi[]

Since Fairley killed only two people in one attack, the term "M.O." is misused. Fairley locked the store's doors to trap Lisa and Devon Manderach inside, then attempted to rape Lisa. When she fought, Fairley strangled Lisa and Devon in a rage, then sexually abused their corpses. He then vacuumed the scene, kept strands of Lisa's hair, and transported Devon's and Lisa's remains to separate locations in the local region of Pennsylvania, leaving the family's car at the store for reasons unknown. Fairley also previously drilled holes in the store's dressing rooms to voyeuristically peep in on children.

Known Victims[]

  • Collegeville, Pennsylvania:
    • Unknown dates: Numerous unnamed children (peeped)
    • September 10, 1995: Lisa and Devon Manderach (both strangled and raped their corpses)
      • Lisa Manderach (attempted to rape beforehand; she fought back; left in King of Prussia)
      • Devon Manderach (left in Valley Forge National Park)

On Criminal Minds[]

  • Season Three
    • "Damaged" - While never directly mentioned or referenced throughout the franchise, Fairley appears to be the inspiration for the episode's unsub, Joe - Both are double murderers of family members, came across their victims at their parents' places of work, had a history of harassing the patrons at their families' places of work, cleaned up after their crime scenes, were arrested while they wore makeup on their faces, and resembled each other in appearance and body type.

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