Episode 11 - Gacy's a Clown

We're FINALLY back! After a wild year, Elle and Rissa are finally back to recording and we've missed you all so much!  This week, we tell the tragic story of Shandra Sharer; a 12 year old girl who unfortunately trusted the wrong people. 

In the January of 2005 two of the most despicable people took it upon themselves to take the life of a vibrant young girl all because they didn't like her. Adrianne Reynolds was just a teenager in a new town looking to fit in, unfortunately she couldn't picked worse people to be friends with. 

Virtually from birth this guy has been a bad seed. By the age of 12 he was reading Hitler's manifesto and creating Nazi groups at school. The rest of his life is a downward spiral into some of the most hateful, ridiculous actions we've ever heard. This is the Hitler of the Midwest, Matthew Hale.    Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

From 1996 till his capture in 2012 this creep, Israel Keyes traveled the United States burglarizing homes, robbing banks and plotting and killing people completely at random. In February of 2012 he abducted and murdered 18 year old Samantha Koenig; what he reveals about what he did to her is gruesome, but it goes much deeper than just that.    Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

This week we're talking about Brian Dugan, a serial rapist and killer from the Chicago suburbs in the mid 80's. This peach has more than the regular trifecta, he's got the head injury, animal harming, fire starting, and of course bed wetting. Bed wetting Brian didn't stand a chance from the start, he was born to be a creep.     Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

This week we're covering the case of Laurie Dann; In May of 1988 she went on a "crime spree" attempting to kill countless people in one of the most ridiculous stories we've ever heard. There's fire bombs, hostages, and poisonings, you won't want to miss this bananas tale.      Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/      

John Wayne Gacy owned his own construction company, was involved in the community and was loved by his fellow neighbors. Unfortunately, he had a deadly secret lurking just beneath the surface.      Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

John Wayne Gacy owned his own construction company, was involved in the community and was loved by his fellow neighbors. Unfortunately, he had a deadly secret lurking just beneath the surface.      Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    

On June 9th 2017 Ying Ying Zhang was unfortunate enough to come into contact with an asshole named Brendt Christensen at a bus stop on the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus; She has never been seem again after this encounter. What happened to her? Is Brendt a serial killer or just a one time offender?    Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

This week we're in Wisconsin where in October of 2018 Jayme Closs was taken from her home against her will and held at a remote cabin until she bravely escaped in January of 2019. She is an amazing, brave young woman and this is her story.    Intro music: "Dream Catcher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/