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Hooker Cameron

November 5, 1953 · Alturas, California
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Moon Sign
Libra
Sun Sign
Libra
Ascendant
Virgo
Nakshatra
Chitra
Birth Star
Current Dasha · Ketu / Moon / Mercury · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Criminal casesHazardous workStressful workAbusive PatnerLife Path 7Destiny Number 1Soul Number 5Personality Number 5
Biography

Who is Hooker Cameron?

American homicide; a kidnapper, murderer and sadist who, despite no history of family abuse, was into S/M and B&D fantasies from his youth. Cameron grew up in a small California town and got a job in a lumber mill following high school. At age 19, he started going with 15-year-old Janice, playing bondage-sex games with her. They married on 18 January 1975 and had two daughters. Their first daughter was born in the fall of 1976 and the second in 1978; neither of the girls knew anything about what was happening in their home. On 31 January 1976, he kidnapped, tortured and killed Marliz Spannham; her body was never found, and he was never charged. Around 3:00 PM on 17 May 1977, he picked up a hitchhiker, Colleen Stan (b. late December 1956, 11:46am, Riverside, California; from biography, "The Simple Gifts of Life"), in Red Bluff, California and kept her nude in a box under his bed for seven years. She was whipped, strangled, dunked in water, burned, electrically shocked, raped, humiliated and systematically brainwashed. In 1980, Stan had a year "out" of her box, doing house work, yard work and sleeping on the floor. She was put back into near total confinement from March 1981 to May 1984, then brought out again. Stan and Jan gradually became friends, as both were caught in the same web of terror. They fled together on 9 August 1984, but Jan returned home within a week. On 4 November 1984, Jan broke down and told her pastor of her personal hell, and then the police. Hooker was arrested on 18 November 1984, and the trial closed on 31 October 1985. He was found guilty on ten counts of kidnapping and other charges and given life in prison. Link to Kidnapping of Colleen Stan

Which planetary combinations are in Hooker Cameron's birth chart?

1 FOUND

Hooker Cameron's chart shows 1 challenging combination.

Planetary Combinations

Which dasha is Hooker Cameron running now?

VIMSHOTTARI

Hooker Cameron is currently in the Ketu mahadasha, running from May 28, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026.

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Ketu / Moon / Mercury
NEXTJun 28, 2026 - Jul 10, 2026
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What do Hooker Cameron's numerology numbers say?

Hooker Cameron's core numbers are Life Path 7, Destiny 1, Soul Urge 5, Personality 5, Kabbalah Number 6, Birth 5.

Life Path
7

Chaldean Life Path 7 is Ketu-like—analysis, mystery, and spiritual depth. It indicates learning through research, introspection, and inner truth.

Destiny
1

Chaldean Destiny 1 indicates a leadership life-expression—initiative, courage, and independence. It supports roles where you create direction and command outcomes.

Soul Urge
5

Chaldean Soul 5 desires freedom and variety. It seeks change, movement, experiences, and space to explore life.

Personality
5

Chaldean Personality 5 appears energetic, adaptable, and adventurous. Others often see curiosity, movement, and flexibility.

Kabbalah Number
6

Kabbalah Number 6 reflects an inner spiritual code of care and harmony. It supports service, relationships, responsibility, and ethical choices.

Birth
5

Explore Birth Number 5 in Vedic astrology: personality traits, career paths, and lucky indicators for adaptable, freedom-loving individuals seeking destiny clues.

Life Events & Planetary Transits

Key events mapped against the active Dasha and planetary transits at the time.

1975
Relationship
Marriage 18 January 1975 (Janice)
1976
Family
Change in family responsibilities 1976 (First daughter born)
1976
Crime
Homicide Perpetration 31 January 1976 (Marliz Spannham)
1977
Crime
Kidnap Perpetration 17 May 1977 at 3:00 PM in Red Bluff (Colleen Stan)
1978
Family
Change in family responsibilities 1978 (Second daughter born)
1984
Misc.
Lose something August 1984 (Victim flees)
1984
Social
Secrets revealed 4 November 1984 (Jan tells pastor and police)
1984
Crime
Arrest 18 November 1984 (Kidnapping and other charges)
1985
Crime
Trial dates 31 October 1985 (Convicted)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about this profile's Vedic astrology, birth chart, and numerology — answered by our astrologers.

What does Hooker Cameron's birth chart reveal about his life purpose and spiritual path?

Hooker Cameron's chart, shaped by a Libra Vedic Sun and Moon alongside a Virgo ascendant, points to a life purpose centered on balance, service, and discernment. However, the presence of Visha Yoga, or Poison Yoga, in his chart introduces a deeply destabilizing energy that corrupted these potentials. Rather than channeling Virgo's precision constructively, his path became a cautionary study in how shadow energies can overwhelm a soul's higher calling.

How does Hooker Cameron's Life Path number 7 shape the deeper patterns of his personality?

Hooker Cameron carries a Life Path 7, a number associated with introspection, hidden knowledge, and an intense inner world. While 7 often produces seekers and analysts, its shadow side can manifest as secrecy, isolation, and a dangerous fascination with control. Combined with his Destiny Number 1 and Soul Number 5, the chart suggests a personality driven by a need for dominance and freedom that ultimately expressed itself through deeply harmful and criminal behavior.

When and where was Hooker Cameron born?

Hooker Cameron was born on November 5, 1953, in Alturas, California, United States. Alturas is a small, remote city in Modoc County in the far northeastern corner of California. This birthdate places him under the Western zodiac sign of Scorpio, a sign traditionally associated with intensity, secrecy, and extremes of power, themes that became tragically defining in his life story.

How does Hooker Cameron's Virgo ascendant shape the outward face he presented to the world?

Hooker Cameron's Virgo lagna gave him an outwardly composed, methodical, and unremarkable public appearance, traits that allowed him to conceal his crimes for years. Virgo rising often projects an image of ordinariness and practicality. In his case, this mask of normalcy, including marriage and fatherhood, served as a cover for extreme controlling behavior. The Visha Yoga in his chart further poisoned the constructive analytical qualities Virgo ascendant typically confers.

What does Hooker Cameron's Libra Janma Rashi tell us about his emotional and inner world?

Hooker Cameron's Vedic Moon sign is Libra, a rashi ruled by Venus and associated with relationships, balance, and a deep need for partnership. A Libra Moon typically craves harmony and connection, yet when afflicted, it can manifest as codependency, manipulation within relationships, and an obsessive need to control intimate dynamics. His life events, including a complex marriage and the prolonged captivity of a victim, reflect a profoundly distorted expression of Libra Moon's relational energy.

Is Hooker Cameron a Scorpio, and what does that sign say about the darker chapters of his life?

Yes, Hooker Cameron is a Scorpio by Western tropical zodiac, born on November 5, 1953. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto and Mars, signs of transformation, obsession, hidden power, and the extremes of human nature. While Scorpio energy at its highest produces profound depth and resilience, Hooker Cameron's chart shows its most destructive expression, marked by secrecy, domination, and criminal perpetration, underscored further by the malefic Visha Yoga present in his horoscope.

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