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May 2021
1h 55m

#64: The “666” Death (The Man Who Wrote ...

STEPHANIE SOO
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Dear Mr. John Wayne Gacy… 


That’s how it all started… One letter to the “Clown Killer” who was responsible for 33 murders of young boys - and Jason was hooked. 


For months he developed relationships and even visited with John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, and Charles Manson. He wanted to get inside their heads - but what happens if they get inside his first?

Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

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