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History Dweebs – A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

A light hearted look at the darkside of History

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Jumpers: Suicide and The Golden Gate Bridge May 02, 2016

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Since the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, morethan 1,700 people have ended their life by jumping from the bridgeinto the icy waters below. After climbing over a smallrailing, it takes jumpers just four seconds to hit the waterat a speed of 80 miles per hour. The Golden Gate Bridge isthe number one suicide destination in the United States.

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The Houston Mass Murders - Dean "The Candy Man" Corll Apr 26, 2016

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Dean Corll was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston,Texas, who with two teen accomplices was responsible forkidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering at least 28 young boysin Houston in the early 1970s. The Houston Mass Murders, as thecase was later called, became one of the most horrific series ofmurders in U.S. history.

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Send in the Clowns - John Wayne Gacy Apr 21, 2016

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Born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, John Wayne Gacy faced an abusive childhood and conflict over his sexuality. After being convicted of sexual assault in 1968, it was discovered that he had gone on to kill 33 young males, burying most under his home. He was found guilty in 1980 and given multiple death penalty and life sentences.

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Injustice for All - The Scottsboro Boys Apr 19, 2016

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In 1931, two white women stepped from a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama to make a shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on the train. So began one of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century. The trial of the nine falsely accused teens would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the Civil Rights Movement.

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The Family that Slays Together - The Bloody Benders Apr 15, 2016

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The Bloody Benders were a family of serial killers who owned a small general store and inn in Osage township, Labette County, Kansas from 1872 to 1873. The inn was a dingy place called the Wayside Inn. Guest would check in but they never checked out.

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Son of Sam - David Berkowitz Apr 13, 2016

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A serial killer who murdered six people in New York City in 1976–77, David Berkowitz’s crimes plunged the city into a panic and unleashed one of the largest manhunts in New York history. Known as Son of Sam, Berkowitz was arrested on August 10, 1977, 11 days after his last murder, and was sentenced to 365 years in prison.

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The Sunday Morning Slasher - Carl Eugene Watts Apr 08, 2016

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Known as the "The Sunday Morning Slasher" Carl Eugene Watts is believed to have been responsibile for more than 100 brutal murders between 1974 and 1982.

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Classified Ad Killer - Bobby Joe Long Apr 05, 2016

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Born in West Virginia in 1953, Bobby Joe Long endured a troubled childhood. He had an unusal relationship with his mother that lead him to develop a deep hatered for woman. In the early 1980s, he raped at least 50 women after using newspaper ads to find victims. In 1984, Long began an eight-month killing spree that left 10 women dead.

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A Change is Gonna Come - The Sam Cooke Story Apr 01, 2016

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Sam Cooke was a trailblazing song writer and recording artist in the 1950s and 1960s. Cooke helped shape the soul and pop scene with hits like "You Send Me," "Chain Gang" and "Twistin' the Night Away". Sam started to sing professionally at the age of six. By the time he was in his twenties he was a music superstar. That all came to a tragic end in December 1964 when Cooke, at age 33, was murdered in a seedy Los Angeles motel. Many questions regarding his death remain unanswered to this day.

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The Mad Bomber - George P. Metesky Mar 29, 2016

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George Metesky, better known as the Mad Bomber, terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries, and offices. Bombs were left in phone booths, storage lockers, and restrooms in public buildings, including Grand Central Terminal, Pennsylvania Station, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Public Library, the Port Authority Bus Terminal and the RCA Building, and in the New York City Subway.

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