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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

BODY HUNTER-Patricia Springer

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

Dan Zupansky

News, News Commentary, True Crime, History

4.02.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2010

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

To the people of Olney, Texas, 39 year-old Faryion Wardrip was an upright citizen-a happily married man, a valued employee, and a respected Sunday school teacher. In January, 1999, investigators reviewing the files of 3 unsolved murders dating back 15 years came across information linking Wardrip to the female victims-Terry Sims who was bound, raped and stabbed to death. Toni Gibbs slashed and sexually assaulted and left in a bus shelter and Ellen Blau who disappeared after a workshift and her decomposing body found a month later. Clever police snared a DNA sample from Wardrip which matched the DNA found with Terry Sims. Wardrip then confessed to the three murders and 1 more-Debra Taylor. Wardrip is also a suspect in 10 other murders but it was Sim's murder that made him eligible for the death penalty. Before the BTK Killer, another deadly predator BODY HUNTER-Patricia Springer Follow and comment on Facebook-TRUE MURDER: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064697978510Check out TRUE MURDER PODCAST @ truemurderpodcast.com

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history and the authors that have written about them.

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Gacy, Bundy, Dahmer, The Night Stalker, DCK, every week, another fascinating author talking about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.

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True Murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zupansky.

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Good evening, this is your host, Dan Zupansky, for the program True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history and the authors that have written about them.

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To the people of Olme, Texas, 39-year-old, Farion Wardrip, was an upright citizen, a happily married man, a valued employee and a respected Sunday school teacher.

2:05.0

In January 1999, investigators reviewing the files of three unsolved murders dating back 15 years came across information linking Wardrip to the female victims.

2:16.0

Terry Sims, who was bound, raped and stabbed to death. Tony Gibbs, slashed and sexually assaulted and left in a bus shelter, and Ellen Blow, who disappeared after a work shift and her decomposing body found a month later.

2:30.0

Clever police snared a DNA sample from Wardrip, which matched the DNA found with Terry Sims. Wardrip then confessed to the three murders and one more, Deborah Taylor.

2:39.0

Wardrip is also a suspect in 10 other murders, but it was Sims murder that made him eligible for the death penalty. Before the BTK killer, another deadly predator, a body hunter.

2:49.0

My special guest this evening is journalist and author, Patricia Springer. Welcome to the program and thank you for agreeing to this interview, Patricia Springer.

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Thank you, Dan. Good to be with you.

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Thank you.

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