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Jul 2017
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Herbert Mullin

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Herbert Mullin is a serial killer who murdered 13 people in California in the 1970s. But Mullin is unlike any serial killer we've ever covered. It was his reasons for committing murder that are so over the top they are hard to believe. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the facts of this unimaginable serial killer. It is widely believe that Mullin had a ser ... Show More
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