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Jul 2022
1h 17m

Case 218: The Blackout Killers (Part 2)

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[Part 2 of 2]
In Berlin, Germany at the height of World War Two, a man took advantage of the Blackout orders at night to frighten and assault women in an isolated garden colony. Soon, he progressed to attacking and killing women on the S-Bahn train by throwing them from the carriage door while the train was in motion.

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Jess Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

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