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162 • Brutal • The Hi-Fi Murders

The Hi-Fi Murders w True Crime Kent. For exclusive content like this, join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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161 • The Trailside Killer

Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic 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 The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate: Graysmith, Robert, Graysmith, Robert: 9781736580073: Amazon.com: Books Documentary https://youtu.be/WvCvNv72eB4?si=utSjp2CDkRsEWiDp Carpenter rare interview footage https://youtu.be/fGgtGF9hc5U?si=okpZ3XJAGbMzhAV0 For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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160 • The Suicide Scout

From the archives of DT +. This episode contains a secret ep at the conclusion. Takahiro Shiraishi AKA the “Twitter Killer” For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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159 • Animal: The Pictou Sadist

Douglas Worth, a worthless human being, should be behind bars. Instead, he might be out there hiding behind a bush. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Sources: 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 Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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158 • Park Maniac

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. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

157 • The Tattoo Man

Dark Topic + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt 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. /// For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Sources: News Article Man who killed two gets day parole on Island - Victoria Times Colonist Crime Stories https://youtu.be/sMnfjdnkz78?si=amJ5tD2IIDIiY1M9 Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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156 • Dugan

The life and crimes of serial killer Brian James Dugan. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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155 • The Abt Family Murders

For exclusive content visit…Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic 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 Killer in the House: Ten Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb: Canavan, Kathryn: 9781955041669: Amazon.com: Books For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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154 • The Clean Freak

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) ////// For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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153 • Kill Amie

The ridiculous murder of Amie Harwick. For exclusive content join DT + on the Apple podcast app, or… Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic DT + on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kbG9WiVSLz81QoXw3yVHt?si=xnD_wClDTcS4D37k62PiNQ Kill Tony appearance 41 min mark. https://youtu.be/_IWBzZHL0xw?si=adIozl-OjV-ZZGh8 Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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152 • The Toy-Box Killer

Visit patreon.com/darktopic for exclusive content. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED 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. For more Dark Topic try Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Sources: Cries in the Desert by John Glatt Introductory Audio Tape (9:07) https://youtu.be/Efo2ujMJYXw?si=07Nn0k28roO5CRXD Survivor Interview https://youtu.be/n5MzKOmDTlE?si=6CwrjLbUcI_BoKjR Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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151 • Napper

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 ///// Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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150 • Monster Butler

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 Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Butler-Inside-Serial-Killer-ebook/dp/B0DPLQXMN https://youtu.be/FhRqufKIl4Q?si=RTz1wdpJmUr89jd Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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149 • The Work of Art: Shawcross

The Genesee Killer. The Rochester Strangler. The River Monster ~ Arthur Shawcross. Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. /// Mentioned McCammon message for writers. Meet Robert McCammon ///Book/// The Misbegotten Son https://www.amazon.ca/Misbegotten-Son-Serial-Victims-Shawcross-ebook/dp/B00U4X2Q4G ///Video/// Interview with a Serial Killer https://youtu.be/j9o9EP0WCqY?si=YR_ZnBeYy3htG31l Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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148 • The Homeschoolers

From the growing archive of DT + ~~ www.patreon.com/darktopic The sorry treatment of Ethiopian foster child, Hana Alemu. Sources: 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”  Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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147 • Nebraska Boy Snatcher

John Joubert was bullied as a youth - but that’s really no excuse… Sources: ///Reading/// A Need to Kill by Mark Pettit https://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-need-to-kill/id722421216 ///Video/// 1996 NewsWatch 7 Doc https://youtu.be/QNsC-kFnRqQ?si=bvOSenCWSrjbpTgq Forensic Files Forensic Files - Season 4, Episode 7 - Ties That Bind - Full Episode ///// Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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146 • The Smiler

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 https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/five-out-of-four-the-2015-alton-england-the-smiler-roller-coaster-collision-72f5c259724c Rescue https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-33706903 Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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145 • The Peeler

For more Dark Topic visit www.patreon.com/darktopic Sheila “The Peeler” LaBarre. Sources: The Burn Farm by Michael Benson Signs of a Psychopath, Season 7, Episode 6, titled "He Had It Coming", Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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144 • 13 Stories

13 Stories for the Spooky Season. To unlock Dark Topic + visit... DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

143 • Gary on the Rocks

Gary Charles Evans. Sources: Every Move You Make M. William Phelps - Author Dark Topic + DT + on Spotify ~ https://tinyurl.com/26e4bjsn Patreon ~ patreon.com/darktopic Merch ~ https://darktopicofficial.com/ For Apple + subscribe on the podcast app. Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-topic2753/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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