Ep. 5: “The Apex Predator” – The story of a Boy Sex Trafficking Kingpin

Halloween is around the corner and it's time to get your scare on. Check out the first episode of Urban Legends with the Ghost Brothers, "Don't Say Bloody Mary".We all know the stories: Bloody Mary, the Chupacabra, Candyman... These urban legends have been around for decades, sometimes centuries, and still haunt us today. But are they real? On Urban Legends with the Ghost Brothers, the new paranormal podcast from discovery+, the Ghost Brothers Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey are investigating the craziest myths and legends with the help of top paranormal investigators, celebrities and friends. So gather round, because there's some creepy s*** out there and we know you love getting scared.Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over 40 years later, the cases of the Clown and the Candyman are still open; some of the boys killed remain unnamed. A cold case cop and a forensic anthropologist strive to put these cases to rest...but time is running out.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ discoveryplus.com/clownandcandyman;https://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One man's research about John Wayne Gacy uncovered a connection to a nationwide sex trafficker. For four years he recorded his conversations with the Killer Clown. No one has heard these tapes before… until now.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The surveillance operation that tracked John Wayne Gacy for ten days has every element of a 1970s cop show. The inside story... with the Detectives who were there.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

His operation stretched across America, he was caught many times, but his clients were never prosecuted. Jacqueline exposes a boy sex trafficker with connections to the Clown and the Candyman.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacqueline Bynon follows the web of men preying on boys in the 70s all the way to New Orleans. The story of America’s first Boy Scout scandal.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you thought Jeffrey Epstein was the first sex offender to use an island as a haven for sex exploitation, you’d be wrong. The original pedophile island was in Lake Michigan.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston 1973: America was unprepared for the discovery of 27 boys murdered by a friendly local figure, Dean Corll the Candyman. Jacqueline Bynon takes us inside the case that should have changed how America protected its boys...but didn’t.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Description: When four children were snatched off the street and murdered in Oakland County, police looked for a lone sadistic killer. 47 years later the case is still unsolved but evidence now points to a ring of predators working together.Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandymanhttps://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm_source=id&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bringing one of America’s sordid secrets to light, The Clown and the Candyman reveals the network of pedophiles that connected two deranged serial killers, Dean Corll and John Wayne Gacy. Episodes will be available weekly starting on December 15. And watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.