Ryan Scott Blinston, 37, of Oroville (Photo: Butte County District Attorney). OROVILLE, Calif. - When Ryan Scott Blinston was arrested last year, authorities say he was trying to smash in a door with a hatchet to finish killing a man whose throat he had slashed.That man would have become the fourth victim of Blinston, according to officials who call the Northern California tree trimmer a serial killer.
Officials say before a SWAT team arrived to arrest him, he had left a bloody trail in an area where violence is usually about drugs, gangs and domestic disputes.Blinston, 37, of the small city of Oroville in Butte County, was charged on Wednesday with murder, attempted murder and arson.