Maryland killer who believed cellmate was Jesus has ‘an aura of evil’

Lou Luciano has come face to face with “pure evil” – and he hopes it never happens to him again.

“My work has taken me to every conceivable hole in North Africa, East Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, you name it,” the retired FBI special agent told Fox News Digital. “I’ve been around some of the most evil people on the planet. But this guy takes the cake. He’s an aberration of humanity. He doesn’t belong here.”

“It’s like sitting next to Satan,” Luciano added.

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Hadden Clark is the subject of a new true-crime docuseries, “Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior.” (Research discovery)

Maryland murderer Hadden Clark is the subject of a new docuseries from Michael Bay on Investigation Discovery (ID), “Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior.” The series explores how the 72-year-old made shocking confessions to cellmate Jack Truitt, who he thought was Jesus, leading investigators to dig into old cases that linked him.

“Born Evil” is the first true crime documentary series from Hollywood director Michael Bay. (Research discovery)

It includes new interviews with Truitt, Clark’s brother Geoff Clark, loved ones of the victims and others close to the case.

Luciano, who took on the case in the 1990s, spoke out in the docuseries, vividly recalling encountering “The Cross-Dressing Cannibal Killer,” as Clark was later dubbed.

Hadden Clark is currently serving two 30-year prison sentences in Maryland. (Research discovery)

“I saw those ice-blue eyes right away,” Luciano said. “He’s soulless. You can feel the evil bubbling up inside this man. You can feel right away that he’s a manipulator. The chief said, ‘If he ever gets out, we’ve got to put him on the ground.’ That’s exactly how I felt.

“When I saw this guy, my first reaction was to grab my gun, put it to his temple and pull the trigger. When you’re around this guy, it’s just a negative aura of evil. It just radiates off of him.”

Hadden Clark, pictured here with his father, is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, retired FBI agent Lou Luciano told Fox News Digital. (Research discovery)

The docuseries revealed how Clark, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, began exhibiting strange behavior as a child. His brother recalled how Clark once rammed him with a bike and saw him bleed profusely from his head.

Their mother insisted that a bad forceps delivery, which caused a head injury, was the cause of Clark’s behavior as he grew up. Doctors suspected he had brain damage.

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Hadden Clark had a seemingly idyllic childhood, but behind closed doors things were different. (Research discovery)

Clark dissected animals as a child and was bullied by other children. His parents, both reported alcoholics, fought physically in front of him and his siblings. He was also caught wearing women’s clothing.

As an adult, Clark attended the Culinary Institute of America but was unable to hold down a job. Shocked coworkers once caught him drinking beef blood.

It was just the beginning.

Geoffrey Clark, Hadden Clark’s brother, spoke out in the docuseries. (Research discovery)

“Hadden Clark has an incredibly explosive… vindictive temper when he doesn’t get his way,” Luciano explained. “He’ll lash out when he has a weaker person in his grasp.”

Michele Dorr was murdered in 1986. She was 6 years old. (Research discovery)

On May 31, 1986, Michele Dorr was staying with her father, Carl Dorr, whose house was near Geoff’s, where Clark was staying at the time. She was last seen wearing a pink and white polka-dotted swimsuit, walking toward a backyard pool.

That day, the 6-year-old disappeared. Carl, who was going through a nasty divorce with his ex-wife, was initially seen as the prime suspect.

The Clark brothers are seen here with their mother. (Research discovery)

Clark later admitted killing the child and drinking her blood. In 1999, he was found guilty of Dorr’s murder.

The docuseries revealed how Clark told Truitt he knew where Dorr’s body was. In 2000, he led police to the woods where her remains were found.

Over the years, Clark created hundreds of works of art that appeared to depict his crimes.

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Hadden Clark described his horrific crimes to his former cellmate Jack Truitt, pictured here. Clark believed Truitt was Jesus. (Research discovery)

“His drawings are mostly women and landscapes, maps,” Luciano said. “They’re almost like postcards, like, ‘If only you were here, I could kill you.’ I’m in them sometimes… But they’re always girls with big eyes and blue eyes.”

Hadden Clark worked as a gardener and handyman for Penny, Laura Houghteling’s mother. (Research discovery)

In 1992, Laura Houghteling disappeared from her home. Clark was working as a gardener for the 23-year-old’s mother.

A bloody fingerprint on the Harvard graduate’s pillowcase identified Clark, who led police to her shallow grave in 1993 after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, the Washington Post reported.

The docuseries said that Houghteling’s mother, Penny, was friendly toward Clark. However, when Penny’s daughter came home from school, his attitude changed.

Laura Houghteling was murdered in 1992. She was 23. (Research discovery)

“Penny starts giving attention and affection to her daughter … she’s the main focus now,” Luciano said. “Clark didn’t take that rejection well at all. His first reaction was to lash out … and kill Laura.”

Clark maintained that his alter ego, Kristen Bluefin, was responsible for the murders.

Hadden Clark said his alter ego, Kristen Bluefin, was responsible for the murders. (Research discovery)

“When we interviewed him, sometimes he thought he was Kristen,” Luciano said. “He wore a wig. He had other personalities too… all of his alter egos were women. And at his campsite, he dressed in women’s clothes. He wore women’s clothes. But he liked the attention. He liked people looking at him.”

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Bradfield Clark has been in prison since 1985. (Research discovery)

Murder seemed to run in Clark’s family. His brother, Bradfield Clark, has been in prison since 1985. He killed his co-worker, Patricia Mak, after inviting her over for dinner. He later cooked and ate some of her body parts.

In 1984, Bradfield Clark murdered Patricia “Trish” Mak. (Research discovery)

Luciano was pleased with Truitt’s help in helping the researchers to help the survivors come to terms with their grief.

“When Hadden started confessing to Jack that he thought he was Jesus, Jack said, ‘Man, this guy is talking about killing, slicing and eating little children and slitting women’s throats,’” Luciano said.

“Jack did this at great risk… being locked up in a correctional facility. Calling the police can make a very bad entry in your medical record while you’re locked up. But Jack picked up the phone and made that call.”

Jack Truitt is seen here at home with his wife Jackie Truitt. (Research discovery)

“I never heard Jack say, ‘If I help you guys, you’ll help me out of here, right? I’ve been here 30 years,'” Luciano continued. “He never asked for anything. He never asked for consideration. He never asked for special favors. And Jack is a tough guy. He was a big shotcaller in the system. He was not a man to be messed with. Today, he’s one-eighth the man he was. But I have great respect for him.”

A young Jack Truitt after his arrest. (Research discovery)

Luciano said you can never rule out that there are more victims.

“Hadden Clark is a spoiled brat,” he said. “If he doesn’t get his way, he doesn’t want attention. He gets angry. … Hadden is not a man who does anything for free or out of kindness. If he craves attention, he will do anything to get it. … Never say never, but I don’t see Hadden Clark as a man who confesses on his deathbed.”

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It is not known whether Hadden Clark claimed any additional victims. (Research discovery)

Luciano hopes the docuseries will showcase the tireless work of law enforcement, eager to solve old cases. But it also serves as a warning to women, he said.

Laura Houghteling’s friend looks at the house where she grew up. (Research discovery)

“Never let your guard down,” Luciano said. “You never know where the next Hadden Clark is lurking around the corner. Whether he was dropped on his head at birth, whether he’s just mentally ill, whether he’s claiming his father did all this to him, whatever it is, it doesn’t matter to the potential victims.”