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Morbidology

248: Eddie Werner

Morbidology

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Eddie Werner was going door to door in his neighbourhood in Jackson Township, New Jersey, in the summer of 1997. He was hoping to sell the most candy for his school’s PTA to win the top prize of walkie talkies. That afternoon, however, Eddie failed to return home, prompting a large-scale search that would lead detectives to the dark underbelly of the internet.

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0:00.0

Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. So, Oh, You're not mentally disabled in any way.

0:57.0

You're not a psychopath.

0:59.0

No. With more than 100 square miles, Jackson Township holds the distinction of being the third largest town in New Jersey.

1:16.0

Its population, which stood at around 37,000 in 1997,

1:22.0

have been steadily growing since the 1950s when the Garden State Parkway

1:27.0

unfurled inviting urbanites to chase their suburban dreams.

1:31.6

For those seeking respite from the hustle and

1:34.7

bustle of city life, especially from New York City, Jackson Township beckoned with

1:41.2

promises of safety and tranquility.

1:45.0

It was a place where families could put down routes and thrive.

1:50.0

As one Brooklyn native, Robert Monroe said,

1:53.0

We moved here because when we came looking for homes,

1:56.0

we saw nothing but kids playing in the yards and streets.

2:01.0

As the population grew, the landscape of Jackson Township changed.

2:07.0

Farmland and forests gave way to housing complexes to cater to the growing population.

2:14.0

In the 1950s, home construction averaged 100 a year,

2:18.0

but that sprung up to 750 a year by the 1970s, and then a thousand a year by the 1970s and then a thousand a year by the 1980s.

2:27.0

The allure of low crime rates proved to be a magnet for the newcomers.

2:33.5

During the decade spanning from 1987 to 1997,

2:38.0

the township recorded a mere two murders,

2:40.9

one of which was committed by a passing drifter.

2:44.0

Reflecting on the township's ethos,

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