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LISK: Long Island Serial Killer

BONUS: Part 1 - Bear Brodsky, the housemate of LISK victim, Amber Costello

LISK: Long Island Serial Killer

Mopac Audio & Glassbox Media

True Crime, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

BONUS: Bear Brodsky lived with LISK victim, Amber Costello, and Dave Schaller on America Avenue in Babylon, Long Island. After Bear met Amber in a rehab program, she invited him to move into the house she shared with Dave. Bear recalls stories of Amber's generous and loving nature along with their shared struggles with addiction. Bear also talks about Amber's entry into sex work, how she navigated the dangers of both incall and outcall service, and how they maintained their drug habits. Finally, he recalls his memories of learning about Amber's disappearance and the fallout afterwards. Hosted by Chris Mass. Part 1 of 2. SPONSORS: BUTCHERBOX: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/LISK and use code LISK to get one 10-14 lb Turkey FREE in your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Morgan Rector, host of the Human Monsters Truth-Ride Podcast.

0:09.5

Do you find life boring within the comfort zone?

0:12.6

This is the right show for you.

0:14.3

It will test your endurance.

0:17.0

The offenders profiled or among the most inhumane.

0:20.8

These people specialize in the unthinkable, human monsters, available wherever you get

0:27.3

your podcasts.

0:57.3

To you, I said Goddamn, a true crime podcast on all major platforms today.

1:27.3

My name is Bear Brodsky.

1:30.4

I grew up in Great Nick, New York, and I also spent a lot of my time growing up outside

1:36.4

a Knoxville Tennessee with extended family.

1:40.4

On part one of today's bonus episode, we were finally able to talk with Bear.

1:44.9

If you don't know that name or it's been a while, Bear had gotten close to the Ambrick

1:48.9

Estelo, the last known Liz victim, and the months before she went missing in early

1:53.0

September of 2010.

1:55.9

Bear and Bear met a few months before that in rehab, and once they were both out, he

2:00.4

ended up moving in with her and Dave Schaller at his house on America Avenue in Babylon,

2:04.4

Long Island.

2:05.4

Bear was able to give us more insight into who Amber was, what life was like during the

2:09.6

time they were together, and he was able to add some more clarity to her timeline.

2:15.6

So not only did I grow up with the New York City Long Island experience, I also grew

2:22.5

up with the experience of the Boondocks because it wasn't Knoxville, it's on the outskirts,

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