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Morbidology

304: Monika Beerle

Morbidology

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The East Village in the late 1980s was a world of its own—gritty, chaotic, and teeming with eccentric characters. Among them was Daniel Rakowitz, a self-proclaimed prophet who roamed the streets with his pet rooster, spouting bizarre religious doctrines. Most dismissed him as just another neighborhood oddball. But behind his rambling sermons and vacant stare lurked something far more sinister.

When his friends and acquaintances began hearing whispers of a horrific crime—one so grotesque it seemed impossible to be true—those whispers soon turned into a shocking reality.

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

Be it. I was really angry at that point.

0:21.6

I was really angry at that point.

0:36.6

You've been angry for a long time, hadn't you? Yeah, she was getting me angrier. Sorry, because I was really angry at that point.

0:39.4

And you've been angry for a long time, hadn't you?

0:43.9

Yeah, she was getting me angrier, angrier and anger every day. On the afternoon of the 18th of September 1989, workers at the Port Authority

1:00.9

bus terminal in New York City were carrying out their usual tasks.

1:05.6

They were cleaning spillages, sorting uncleaned luggage and ensuring the smooth operation

1:09.6

of one of the busiest transit hubs in the country.

1:13.3

The parcel check area, which is a place where travellers stored their belongings before continuing their journeys,

1:18.4

was particularly active. It cost just $2 for 12 hours of safekeeping and the area was filled with an

1:24.7

assortment of suitcases, duffel bags, and the occasional forgotten package.

1:29.8

Amidst the usual clutter, there was a green army duffel bag that had a lock securing it.

1:35.7

At first it blended in, just another item among the sea of belongings waiting to be claimed.

1:41.6

That afternoon, however, a man arrived at the parcel checking counter flanked by

1:45.8

police officers. He was rugged, disheveled, a presence that immediately drew attention. Without

1:53.1

hesitation, he handed over his claim ticket. The clerk retrieved the bag and set it down in front

1:59.3

of him. Then, in a voice disturbingly casual, he turned to the officers and said,

2:05.6

If you open the bag, you'll find bones inside.

2:09.3

The officers exchanged glances.

2:12.1

This was no ordinary luggage retrieval.

2:14.8

With growing unease, they unfastened the lock and pulled open the bag.

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