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113. Calm Menace: The Face of Ordinary Evil

September 2
1 hr

Episode Description

Behind the calm voice and polite demeanor was something truly sinister. In the 1970s, a towering figure roamed the California coast, hiding monstrous urges behind an ordinary exterior. He charmed, he manipulated, and he killed his victims as proxies in a twisted war with the one woman who haunted his life the most...


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Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.


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Content Advisory 

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Source Material & Further Reading

The Co-Ed Killer: A Study of Murder in the 1970s – Margaret Cheney
Serial Murderers and Their Victims – Eric W. Hickey
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit – John E. Douglas and Mark OlshakerThe Twisted Tale of "The Co-ed Killer"

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