The Kistleboys were born and raised in what we used to think of as the quintessential American

family, like something you'd watch on some wholesome sitcom.

They were as competitive as they were ambitious and those qualities would take both brothers

on their very own, unique, successful journeys in life.

But the younger of the two, Robert, he always seemed to have a bit of an edge on older brother

Andrew. He was taller, more athletic, more popular, more social, friendlier.

Things just simply came easier. Robert was the brother who followed the rules.

He maneuvered wisely, cautiously, thoughtfully. Andrew preferred the quick and easy,

the fastest way to winning, even if it wasn't exactly the right way.

It didn't matter because getting to the finish line first was the only thing that mattered.

The irony is the manner in which both of these brothers would come to meet in equally

tragic end. Three years and thousands of miles apart, in ways and for reasons that to this day

remain mysterious and nearly impossible to reconcile. This is a special vacation series

presentation of Killow for New Dreaming, the tale of the Kistle family curse.

Hello and welcome back to this multi-part series entitled The Tale of the Kistle family

Cursed. This is a vacation series, the story takes place in the northeastern part of the

United States and also in Hong Kong. This case was recommended by listener Nate B, who also

sent me a book about this case entitled A Family Cursed by Kevin McMurray, which I have been

referencing throughout. This is the sixth and final part of this series, so we'll be able to move

on to another story after this finally. So if you've been waiting to binge, your time has come.

If you haven't listened to parts one through five, pause this here and listen to all of those first

and then come back to this. And by the way, today is Sunday June 27th. It is the fourth anniversary

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