The most insane wikipedia article I know. Many paragraphs describe events that seem like the worst thing that could happen, but then the next paragraph is somehow worse.

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It really took a handwritten confession of murder and cannibalism for the cops to find him. They held an innocent guy for over 100 days even though the parents of his last victim sent their daughter with him to "his niece's birthday party" and never saw her again? Seems pretty obvious that he was the one who took her lol

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    We take modern investigation and forensic processes and techniques for granted. I listen to a lot of true crime podcasts and the amount of shit people could get away with 70+ years ago was insane.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    This guy was a real jerk!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Here's a couple songs from the perspective of the father of one of the victims (Grace Budd):

    Amigo the Devil - Drop for Every Hour

    Amigo the Devil - Better Ways to Fry a Fish

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That guy loved eating butts.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I need to erase this from my memory banks. What the actual duck.

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  • Peanut butt butter! That's how they do it in Hollywood!

    Timesuck did a good episode on this maniac

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