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Oct 2017
1h 8m

The Hillside Stranglers

Emash Digital / Wondery
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On this episode we're tacking the case of the Hillside Stranglers. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were cousins that teamed up to murder 10 young women in Los Angeles in a four month span in the late 1970s. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss this famous case from the 70s the sadistic cousins behind it. The murders were cruel and tragic. The investigation ... Show More
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