Paul Bateson
Paul Bateson is a former radiological technologist and convicted murderer. He is known for his role in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist and for his suspected involvement in a series of murders in the late 1970s.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Bateson was born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania in 1940. Little is known about his early life and upbringing.
Career[edit | edit source]
Bateson worked as a radiological technologist at New York University Medical Center. He gained some fame for his role in The Exorcist, where he played a radiological technologist in a scene that was filmed at the NYU Medical Center.
Criminal activities[edit | edit source]
In 1979, Bateson was convicted for the murder of film journalist Addison Verrill. He was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison. Bateson is also suspected of being involved in a series of unsolved murders known as the Bag Murders or the CUPPI Murders, which took place in New York City's gay community in the late 1970s. However, he has never been officially charged with these crimes.
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
Bateson's life and crimes have been the subject of several films and documentaries, including Cruising, a 1980 film directed by William Friedkin, who also directed The Exorcist.
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