‘Serial killer who only killed once’ is heading to prison after decades on the run

Stephen Smerk (R) was sentenced to prison for the cold-case 1994 murder of Robin Lawrence. He described himself as the ‘serial killer who killed only once’ - (Fairfax County Police)

In November 1994, Stephan Smerk fled his Virginia Army barracks with one intent - to kill.

“Something came over me,” Smerk once told cops. “I just had to kill somebody. I can’t explain it to you.”