The Serial Killer Next Door

August 23
54 mins

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Richard Estep is my special guest. The shocking discovery that serial killers could be ordinary citizens such as nurses, business owners, and next-door neighbors stunned the world. Get his book The Serial Killer Next Door: The Double Lives of Notorious Murderers on Amazon.About the book:How well do you know your neighbors? Maybe you should get to know them better! Growing up, we are taught that monsters are easy to identify, but the truth is very different. Too often, the serial murderer does not stand out. Otherwise, he, or she, would get caught. Genene Jones, a nurse responsible for the murder of 60 infants and children in her care. She's said to be the inspiration for Stephen King's iconic character of Annie Wilkes, in Misery – and her nephew broke into King's home, threatening to blow up the writer and his family because of it!Robert Lee Yates, a helicopter pilot in the Army National Guard who, when caught, buried one body outside his bedroom window as his wife slept.Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, went undetected for 20 years, working for 30 years as a painter for a truck company and married for 17 years.Kathleen Folbigg, whose three children were at first thought to have died from natural causes. She only got caught when her husband found her personal diary.Joseph James DeAngelo, who worked various jobs, including as a police officer and a truck mechanic. He went on a decades-long crime spree and was finally caught with the help of DNA evidence. His case was instrumental in the establishment of California's DNA database.And dozens of other serial killers!

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