#55: Shawn Lester honors Bayou Killer victim Kurt Cunningham

Real Crime Profile

Real Crime Profile / Wondery

True Crime, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, Documentary

4.2 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Kurt Cunningham was one of 23 men who were the victim of a serial killer in Louisiana between 1997 and 2006. But to Shawn Lester, Kurt was not just a name on a list. Kurt was his friend. Shawn joined the podcast to talk with the Real Crime Profile team of Jim Clemente, Laura Richards and Lisa Zambetti to remember his friend and offer a voice to a victim who had his taken away from him. #HisNameWasKurt New to Real Crime Profile? Never miss an episode by subscribing today at smarturl.it/realcrime Thank you to our sponsors: Blue Apron - Get 3 meals free on your first order when you visit them here: www.blueapron.com/realcrime Audible.com – Get a 30-day subscription and a free book when you sign up here: www.audible.com/realcrime Helix – Get $50 off any mattress when you visit them here: www.helix.com/realcrime Zip Recruiter – Get a free trial membership and find out how to hire smarter here: www.ziprecruiter.com/realcrime We'd like to hear from you. Find us on Twitter @RealCrimeProfil or search Real Crime Profile on Facebook, and please complete a quick survey at www.wondery.com/survey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to Real Crime Profile ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:08.4	We're each got where each land in our own box.
0:11.5	Encourages says man's code. I want a fire in mind. He wants to chimney in his box.
0:16.1	See lights his box on fire with him in it. We're all in our own box.
0:20.1	And his box is burning man.
0:22.1	It was a little minute and I can see his feet hanging out of the back and smoke rolling out the top.
0:27.9	He was like yeah, my box is warm now.
0:31.9	How does this story end?
0:36.6	The next victim is Kurt Cunningham who was 23 years old also of Uma.
0:42.6	He was found again in one of these drainage canals and about 50 feet away from a highway.
0:50.5	This is another instance of just discarding the victim. And so here at Real Crime Profile
0:58.4	we're glad we had an opportunity here to give these victims their voice back.
1:04.4	And we would love to hear from our listeners if you could give us more information
1:09.1	through our websites or Twitter in order to get these victims their voices in.
1:18.6	Hello and welcome to Real Crime Profile. This is Jim Clemente, former New York City prosecutor
1:23.6	and retired FBI profiler also writer producer on CBS's Criminal Minds. And with me today is
1:31.6	Laura Richards, Criminal Behavioral Analyst, Formerly of New Scotland Yard
1:35.7	and Advocate Activist and Law Changer and Director and Founder of Paladin National Stalking
1:42.2	Advocacy Service and also co-creator and producer of the show The Case of Jumbe Ne Ramsey.
1:48.6	And I'm Lisa Zambe de I am the casting director for Criminal Minds where Jim Clemente is my
1:52.9	colleague and I have a real interest in Real Crime and the minds that solve those crimes and the
1:57.4	friends and family of the victims of those crimes. Well today we have with us a very special guest,
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