- 162 • The Mount Pleasant Murders
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Mount Pleasant, Iowa, October of 1978. Halloween is just around the corner, and so is a budding serial killer.
Book: A Monster in Mount Pleasant by CJ Williams.
A Monster in Mount Pleasant: A Story of Murders and Justice eBook : Williams, CJ: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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David Carpenter, the Trailside Killer, had a brutal, seemingly uncontrollable stutter — that is, unless he took control… and became brutal himself.
Source - The Sleeping Lady by Robert Graysmith
Documentary
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Carpenter rare interview footage
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From the archives of DT +. This episode contains a secret ep at the conclusion.
Takahiro Shiraishi AKA the “Twitter Killer”
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Douglas Worth, a worthless human being, should be behind bars. Instead, he might be out there hiding behind a bush.
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Crime Stories S2E3 Pictou Sadist
Article regarding Christopher
Brampton sex offender let out despite being 'danger' to kids | Toronto Sun
Worth released
High-Risk Offender Notification: Douglas Worth | Halifax
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In the late 90’s an insatiable, freckle-faced serial killer terrorized São Paulo Brazil. Now Francisco de Assis Pereira is preparing to be released.
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Peter John Peters has gone by many names. In the late eighties London, Ontario, locals knew him as the Tattoo Man. After his sadistic 1990 crime spree he should have become something more permanent. A dead man.
But this is Canada. So now, in his mid-sixties, he’s already back out there… under his new name. John Ross Cody.
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Man who killed two gets day parole on Island - Victoria Times Colonist
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The life and crimes of serial killer Brian James Dugan.
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1976, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
The Abt family plans to gather for dinner.
Instead, they are collected into the clutches of a killer.
Source:
Killer in the House - Kathryn Canavan
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London, Ontario, Canada had the highest concentration of serial murder back in the seventies… though I doubt many people know that.
This episode’s subject, from that time and place, certainly wouldn’t ring a bell. He would, however, climb up to your balcony and walk in through an open door.
Sources:
Article mentioned
https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/7020368-serial-killer-denied-request-to-shop-at-midland-walmart/
Meatloaf stage incident.
Meat Loaf collapses on stage singing 'I’d Do Anything for Love'
Meatloaf Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light (Official Video)
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The ridiculous murder of Amie Harwick.
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Kill Tony appearance 41 min mark.
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On Monday, March 22, 1999, a naked, bloodied woman wearing a padlocked collar with a six-foot chain attached came running out of a trailer park in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, screaming bloody murder. It was David Parker Ray’s first (and last) mistake as the now infamous Toy-Box Killer.
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Cries in the Desert by John Glatt
Introductory Audio Tape (9:07)
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Survivor Interview
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In the early 1990s, a sleepy English village was rudely awakened by a Napper. Robert Napper. AKA the Green Chain Rapist and the Plumstead Ripper.
Sources:
Book - Napper: Through A Glass Darkly by Alan Jackaman
Doc - https://youtu.be/-D2QrBKsISw?si=LtyFRepGyR0JlkqN
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Archibald Thomson Hall, eventually known as Roy Fontaine, changed his name to better suit the world of butlery—which was a touch odd… given that “Archibald” sounds far more like a butler’s name than “Roy.” Then again, making a mess of things was exactly what the “Monster Butler” was best at.
Sources:
The Monster Butler by A.M. Nicol
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https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Butler-Inside-Serial-Killer-ebook/dp/B0DPLQXMN
https://youtu.be/FhRqufKIl4Q?si=RTz1wdpJmUr89jd
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The Genesee Killer. The Rochester Strangler. The River Monster ~ Arthur Shawcross.
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///Book///
The Misbegotten Son
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Interview with a Serial Killer
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The sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu.
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Court Doc -https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/petitions/92847-9%20COA%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf
KIRO 7 News - https://www.kiro7.com/news/williams-sons-carried-dead-sister-house/246557853/
Liberty for Women and Children - https://youtu.be/sN_Zkd6MVP8?si=65-vm95CTTxwXAsl
This is Monsters (YouTube) - https://youtu.be/Wn7BO9BbVfk?si=Uj9--JHQJU9vm86f
Book - chapter 1 of True Crime Case Histories Books 4, 5, 6. By Jason Neal. “The Homeschoolers”
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John Joubert was bullied as a youth - but that’s really no excuse…
Sources:
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A Need to Kill by Mark Pettit
https://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-need-to-kill/id722421216
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1996 NewsWatch 7 Doc
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Forensic Files
Forensic Files - Season 4, Episode 7 - Ties That Bind - Full Episode
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A DT + offering from the growing catalogue on Dark Topic +. patreon.com/darktopic
You now belong to The Smiler…
Sources:
The Smiler POV w actual soundtrack
The Smiler On-ride POV #AltonTowersTogether
Creepy Sheep
https://metro.co.uk/2013/01/21/eweve-been-framed-creepy-sheep-twitter-mystery-solved-3359300/amp/
The Smiler Crash Footage
https://youtu.be/i-7EtgxN4Qc?si=-kOsMhe6KfUJfAfK
Technical aspects thorough
Rescue
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-33706903
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Sheila “The Peeler” LaBarre.
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The Burn Farm by Michael Benson
Signs of a Psychopath, Season 7, Episode 6, titled "He Had It Coming",
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13 Stories for the Spooky Season.
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Gary Charles Evans.
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Every Move You Make
M. William Phelps - Author
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