Charles Albright was born on August 10, 1933, in Amarillo, Texas. When he was a little boy, just a few months old, he was adopted by Delle and Fred Albright. His adoptive mother was very strict but cared a lot about his education, pushing him to learn more and more. Charles was a smart kid; he learned to read by the age of three and was really good at school. He even skipped a few grades.

As he grew up, Charles became interested in many things, especially taxidermy, which is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals. He learned this skill from a mail-order class. However, his mom made him use buttons instead of glass eyes for the animals, which was quite unusual.

Charles was very talented in school, and he went to college early. He studied at North Texas University, but he didn't finish his degree there. Instead, he studied pre-med at Arkansas State Teacher's College but was caught stealing and using forged checks, which got him into trouble and ended his college days. Throughout his life, Charles held various jobs, including being a teacher and a baseball coach, even though he didn't have the official degrees that were usually required for these positions.

Despite having a seemingly normal life in some ways, Charles had troubles with the law off and on. He got married and later adopted a daughter, but his fascination with darker hobbies and some unsettling behaviors kept surfacing.

In the later part of his life, Charles Albright's darker side became more apparent. He was living in Dallas, Texas, where a horrifying series of crimes took place. Three women, all of whom were prostitutes, were found dead. What was chilling about these crimes was that the eyes of the victims had been surgically removed.

The first victim, Mary Pratt, was discovered in December 1990. Then, in 1991, two more victims, Susan Peterson and Shirley Williams, were found under similar circumstances. The police were puzzled and deeply concerned about these brutal acts. Evidence from the crime scenes led the police to Charles Albright, who was eventually arrested.

During his trial, a lot of evidence pointed towards him, including matching hairs and a witness who saw him with the last victim. In 1991, Charles Albright was found guilty of the murder of Shirley Williams and was given a life sentence. The connections to the other murders were strong, but he was only tried for one. He died at the West Texas Regional Medical Facility in Lubbock, Texas, in August 2020.