43. Steven Ray Thacker

Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

Bless This Mess

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.8 • 733 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In December of 1999, Laci Dawn Hill was preparing to spend Christmas with family and friends in Bixby, Oklahoma. A chance encounter would put Laci in the crosshairs of Steven Ray Thacker who would embark on a 10 day killing spree across three states after abducting Laci. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Contact us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

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0:00.0	Life once again is carefree, where we tiptoed, now we waltz.
0:11.0	Past the black hats and the mirrors we've cracked without our fingers crossed.
0:19.0	The days are slow and easy, and the nights feel so serene.
0:26.6	In 1999, Lacey and Ronnie Hill published a classified ad to sell their pool table.
0:32.7	Stephen Ray Thacker responded. On December 23rd, he went to the couple's Bixby home. What happened next brought
0:40.4	the 25-year-old's brother to tears. It was just about money, for God's sakes. I mean, he could
0:47.1	have had so much more money. If that's what it was about, he could have had so much more money.
0:56.4	Thacker tried robbing Lacey. Instead,
1:02.3	he kidnapped, raped, and murdered her. I don't want to think of my sister in that position,
1:10.2	fighting for her life, struggling, being raped. I just, it's too much to take. He deserves to die. It's not about revenge.
1:12.9	If it was, I would have already killed him myself.
1:15.1	My head is really hurting.
1:21.6	And I'm sick of all this worry about things I can control. These things I can't control.
1:30.0	These things I can't control.
1:32.8	Hey, Malam.
1:33.3	Welcome to Bless This Mess, and then True Crime Podcast.
1:35.4	I'm Carrie here with Stu.
1:36.2	Say, hey, Stu.
1:36.9	Hey.
1:37.7	So we're back with you again tonight.
1:39.5	If you've checked out our Facebook and stuff,
1:42.0	you've noticed that we're having to take a little bit more time between episodes,
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