This Escape Bite mini-sode features a mini-competition. Your co-hosts were given the prompt “Criminals Who Were Victims First” and told to find a true crime story to match it. SPOILER ALERT: Nobody wins when murder is involved, but if you are as curious as we are about the possilbe “whys” behind some crimes, you definitely want to tune in.

BE ADVISED: This mini-sode contains content that listeners/viewers might find extremely disturbing, including discussion of sexual violence against women and torture.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:

Topic #1 2:15 Julie’s story: The murder of Chester Allan Poage

Topic #2 15:35 Charity’s story: The Co-ed Killer

Topic #3 27:49 A silver lining?

Resources & Links

• Defendant’s mother testifies
• Piper’s team argues for new trial
• SD Attorney General’s response to judge’s decision
• com - Edmund Kemper: Biography
• All That’s Interesting - The Disturbing Crimes of Edmund Kemper, The Co-Ed Killer

Photo: Getty Images—Edmund Kemper’s mugshot Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images Ed Kemper being escorted into Judge Donald May’s court by the police.

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