Happy holidays everyone. As we wrap up the year, we're taking a short break to rest and reflect.

This year has brought a lot of changes for the team here at serial killers. We've covered stories of

killers who have yet to be caught and we tried new angles like our specials on

man hunts and hitmen. Thanks for sticking with us through it all and letting us bring you the stories we find the most fascinating every week

For the next two weeks we're highlighting a favorite episode from this year

The story of the buried bodies killer.

Thank you so much for tuning in during 2023,

and we'll see you in 2024.

Stay safe out there. Due to the nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder, sexual assault, child abuse,

bestiality, gun violence, and kidnapping.

Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen.

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The crisp bright mornings in the Adirondack Mountains often make the forest feel idyllic,

but it only seemed ominous to four men walking along its dirt roads back in the summer of 1973.

Though they looked like an ordinary group of hikers, they were actually on a grim mission.

Their friends, Danny and Susan, had been missing for days.

The crew remained silent as they moved, each trying to hide their fears as they searched for their friends.

Jim King walked a few paces ahead of the others, his eyes scanning over the landscape,

looking for clues.

Finally, he saw it, at the bottom of a steep embankment beside the road a sliver of white.

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