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Mar 2021
1h 39m

#46: The Candy Man Part 1 (Serial Killer...

STEPHANIE SOO
About this episode

The “CandyMan” is what all the little boys called him. He was a candy factory owner who passed out free candy to all the kids. 

In the same small town of Houston Heights 29 boys go missing in the span of a few years… 

At a time where it felt like nobody could be trusted - the CandyMan seemed like a wholesome adult figure. But you know where this story goes.



Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

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