As a kid growing up in Chicago, there was one horror movie I was too scared to watch.

It was called Candyman.

There was about this supernatural killer who would attack his victims if they said his name five times into a bathroom mirror.

But did you know that the movie Candyman was partly inspired by an actual murder?

I was struck by both how spooky it was, but also how outrageous it was.

Listen to Candyman, the true story behind the bathroom mirror murder, wherever you get your

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I can sell fire to the devil.

When I met Sauru King, she was an enigma to me, brash, self-confident, optimistic, but also in peril.

She'd gotten herself into a situation that no reasonable person would be able to fix.

When I think about her, I can't help but think of the maze of traffic that is Southern California.

Four or five lanes of freeway packed tight, cars weaving in and out of lanes, searching always

for the fastest path forward.

We've all had our close calls.

You catch an open stretch of road and some speed,

and without even noticing, 65 miles per hour becomes 85.

A slower car threatens to block you,

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