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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

82: The Pied Piper of Tucson Killer w/ Lisa Espich - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.72.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Fifty years after the brutal murders of three Tucson women, an inside account of killer Charles Schmid, aka "The Pied Piper of Tucson" is published - written by Schmid's former friend Richard Bruns not long after the tragic and terrible events.

The author's daughter, Lisa Espich joins the Most Notorious podcast to share the fascinating details from her father's book, called "I, a Squealer: The Insider's Account of the Pied Piper of Tucson Murders".


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0:53.8

Welcome everyone to the most notorious podcast, I'm Eric Rivenes.

1:20.8

Say a quick piece of business, my new book, Dirty Doc Ames, and the scandal that shook Minneapolis will be officially out on April 1st.

1:29.3

For anyone in Minnesota, especially copies will be easy to find at your local bookstores.

1:33.8

For everyone else available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon.com.

1:39.3

It's a crazy, epic story of deep political corruption, family betrayal, and a cast of characters that are bizarre, larger than life, and unbelievably colorful.

1:51.3

Again, I'll probably do a little bonus episode on my book around the time of its release.

1:55.6

But for those interested in getting a head start and getting their orders in, it is now possible.

2:00.3

And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support.

2:04.3

Alright, onto the show.

2:06.1

My guest today is Lisa Espich, the daughter of Richard Bruns, author of a book, officially available this week called,

2:15.1

I A Squealer, the Insiders Account of the Pied Piper of Tucson, Murders.

2:21.1

And it's an absolutely spellbinding read.

2:24.1

So glad to have you. Thank you.

2:26.1

Thank you for having me.

2:29.1

I've got lots of questions for you.

2:31.1

So this interview is a bit different than for some of the other guests I've had on my show in that you are representing the author of the book we're about to discuss.

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