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330. The Monster on Rose Avenue: Lisa French

Our True Crime Podcast

Flanderson Media, LLC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

It was Halloween night in 1973 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Nine-year-old Lisa Ann French dressed up to go trick-or-treating, but she never came home. Lisa's disappearance terrified the town. The desperate search lasted for days, ending with a shocking discovery that changed how families everywhere thought about letting their kids trick-or-treat. The awful truth? The person who took Lisa was someone she knew, a neighbor who lived right nearby. This week, join Cam and Jen as they discuss the case of Lisa French and how "The Monster on Rose Avenue" stole a child's life and changed Halloween forever. Thank you to our team Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠ Sources: https://www.wisciviljusticecouncil.org/wwcms/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Thomas-M.-Hruz-Criminals-Escaping-Affliction-Gerald-Turner-and-Wisconsin%E2%80%99s-Fair-Employment-Law-Wisconsin-Interest-Winter-2000-at-7..pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lisa_Ann_French https://www.nbc26.com/fonddulac/judge-says-halloween-killer-will-stay-in-mental-health-facility  (this article says she died of shock) https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/591494d9add7b049345c40a7 https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1abu1z6/on_halloween_1973_9yearold_lisa_ann_french_was/ https://people.com/lisa-french-halloween-murder-11697665 https://www.newspapers.com/image/270324881/?match=1&clipping_id=180855281 https://www.newspapers.com/image/270330493/?match=1&clipping_id=180855438 https://www.newspapers.com/image/597646228/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/285243209/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/270347812/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/288054377/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/285223032/?match=1&clipping_id=180859221 https://www.newspapers.com/image/285323435/?match=1&clipping_id=180859305 https://www.newspapers.com/image/288068208/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/611573818/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/406427707/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/1053173158/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder%20Halloween https://www.newspapers.com/image/270538845/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/270538845/?match=1&terms=Lisa%20French%20murder https://www.newspapers.com/image/290818494/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/270538317/?match=1&clipping_id=180862764 https://www.newspapers.com/image/270538375/?match=1&terms=Arlene%20Penn https://www.newspapers.com/image/290924434/?match=1&terms=%22Lisa%20French%22%20murder (refutes confessions, denies even seeing her) https://www.newspapers.com/image/1035313879/?match=1&terms=%22Lisa%20French%22%20murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths https://www.newspapers.com/image/270326228/?match=1&terms=%22Lisa%20French%22%20funeral https://www.newspapers.com/image/288073336/?match=1&terms=%22Lisa%20French%22%20funeral http://www.apricetopay.com/blog/the-halloween-killer https://www.thepetitionsite.com/713/926/478/petition-to-keep-the-quotthe-halloween-killer-gerald-m.-turner-incarcerated/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, I'm Erica. And I'm Elizabeth. We're sisters, wine lovers, and your host for the podcast, Spirits Uncorked.

0:08.7

In season two, we're leaving the haunted waters of Lake Lanier in Georgia and diving into all new spooky stuff.

0:15.0

Shadow people? I've seen them. Haunted military bases? I've served on one. Local restaurants with ghostly reputations.

0:22.5

I work at one.

0:23.8

Okay, if something spooky doesn't happen to you, I worry about you.

0:27.8

The paranormal is my normal.

0:30.7

Plus, we'll sip and chat with horror authors, fascinating guests, and test out some superstitions along the way.

0:37.0

Knock on wood.

0:38.0

So uncork a bottle and pour a glass of The Paranormal with us on Season 2 of Spirits Uncorked.

0:44.1

Get ready for Sips, Scares, and Sisterly Sarcasm. The Fall Line is a true crime podcast covering the coldest cases in the southeastern United States and occasionally beyond.

1:07.9

We focus on the missing persons, the unsolved murders, and the unidentified doze that don't get media attention.

1:15.1

Empathetic and intensively researched, the fall line will take you on deep dives into unsolved cases that you've never heard of and make you wonder why you haven't.

1:25.0

Find us wherever you listen to podcasts.

1:32.9

Hello, I'm Edward October. Over the years,

1:38.1

I've narrated more ghost stories, horror shows, and creepypastas than I can count. And yet,

1:46.7

the crimes discussed on our true crime podcast managed to scare the shit out of me. This program is not suitable for children or the faint of heart.

1:48.0

If you are such a person,

1:49.3

go ahead and switch off this podcast.

1:51.2

Listen to something else.

1:54.3

Are you still with us?

1:56.3

Well, we've warned you.

2:16.6

I'm pretty okay. How about yourself? Hey Jen.

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