69: Dark Shadows: Route 40 Killer, Steven Brian Pennell

Corpus Delicti

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True Crime

4.5 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This week we discuss Delaware's only known serial killer, Steven Brian Pennell, who is also known as the Route 40 Killer. Pennell shocked the court when he continued to deny responsibility for the killings, but insisted on receiving the death penalty regardless.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brian_Pennell
https://www.delawaretoday.com/Delaware-Today/November-2014/Route-40-Killer-Remains-an-Enigma-After-Being-Convicted-25-Years-Ago/
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-03-15/news/1992075020_1_pennell-delaware-inside-the-trailer
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/12/27/delaware-most-sensational-murders/2067868002/
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/15/us/delaware-carries-out-first-execution-since-46.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xqO_84X_4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgkPP0IdavA

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone's Jen.
0:24.2	And this is Lindsay.
0:25.4	And welcome back to Corpus Delucti.
0:27.5	Super excited to be here.
0:28.8	Reminder, this is our serial killer dark shadow series.
0:32.3	So it might be a little more gruesome than normal.
0:35.8	So just know that going into it.
0:37.7	Also, before we get started, we did want to let you guys know that with the holidays coming up,
0:44.8	we are going to take the last two weeks of the year off. So we will have an episode on December
0:50.3	the 18th, but not on December 25th or January 1st.
0:55.5	But yeah, those two weeks where we need to spend time with our families.
0:59.1	Absolutely.
1:00.1	We'll miss you guys, though.
1:01.6	All right, tonight we are going to talk about Stephen Brian Pennell.
1:05.1	He is known as the Route 40 Killer.
1:07.9	So I read through this one, Lindsay, and I will see.
1:10.5	I think this is one of your best ones yet.
1:11.9	Really? Yeah, I loved it. Interesting. Well, I will take that as a compliment. It only took me 60,
1:19.8	it only took me almost 70 episodes to get one right. I've finally done it by George.
1:27.9	Stephen Brian Pinell was born November 22nd, 1957.
1:33.2	As Jen said, he is known as the Route 40 killer, and he is Delaware's only known serial killer.
1:40.0	Two deaths are confirmed as being attributed to Stephen Pennell, and he is suspected in three more.
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