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neck. We also recreated his fantasy shots of the women he killed and photographed hanging in pinup poses after death. We recreated Richard Speck, foul-mouthed psycho who killed seven nurses, by painting pock marks on his skin shading and highlighting to change his facial shape and cutting and greasing his hair back. We introduced the BTK killer who will allude the FBI for years, and simulated a real family who butchers another family member, dumps the body at the dump and pretends to know nothing about it until one brother confesses through sobs of real tears. The hours were long, the schedule was grueling, the stress exhausting, but it was probably the most rewarding experience of my career. " " Every killer and story were taken right from the book, so we were recreating real people every day. One summer day, we shot 12 hours in a diner that was 120°. The walls were sticky with years of grease, the crew was soaking wet from the humidity, the air conditioner didn't work but you would never know it when watching the scene. I don't know how we did it but none of the 30 people on camera showed the insane heat. There were also days when it was 35° and we were adding sweat because it was supposed to be summer in the South. Autonomous FX made plumpers for Richard Speck, a snaggle tooth for the killer, Davier, a slit wrist wound with stitches appliance for Kemper, and a gutted prosthetic body. We applied the appliances. Jason Collins and Mike McCarty were amazing to work with. Most of the time, we did the design and tweaking by text, email and FaceTime. David Fincher shot about 40 takes of every setup and every shot had to be a perfect continuity match. The hours were long, the schedule was grueling, the stress exhausting, but it was probably the most rewarding experience of my career. We created our own little world of sociopaths in the late '70s.•