Brian Dugan, Part II

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In the second half of this two-parter, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs deeper into the crimes of Brian Dugan. Having worked on this case personally, Candice's inside knowledge brings a unique perspective to this murderer.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members! You can listen to Killer Sikie add free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:10.0	A listener note. This episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. Please be advised.
0:19.0	This is the second of our two-parter on Brian Dugan.
0:23.0	So, if you have not listened to last week's episode, please do that first.
0:37.0	Samanak is a small village located along the boundary between D'Kalb and LaSalle counties in Illinois.
0:45.0	Brian Dugan was driving through there when he spotted Melissa Ackerman bicycling with her friend Opel.
0:55.0	He grabbed her and then drove off with her in his car, a blue gremlin.
1:03.0	At that time, the police department in Samanak only had three officers, one for each eight-hour shift.
1:11.0	Realizing they needed more help in their search for the young girl, they called in the FBI as well as neighboring sheriff's departments to assist.
1:24.0	Within two days, there were 60 agents in town to help, which was one-fifth of the FBI's Chicago division.
1:34.0	Myself included.
1:36.0	We set up a command post in the local Catholic Church rectory.
1:42.0	We sat in the room, elbow to elbow.
1:46.0	There were FBI investigators, search and rescue teams, topographers, and reconnaissance pilots.
1:53.0	The topographers mapped out grids within a 15-mile radius of Samanak and local volunteers joined the search parties, walking those areas that they had laid out.
2:09.0	We had a plane equipped with infrared photography that could survey the areas out of range from the ground search.
2:16.0	Every one of us was determined to find this little girl.
2:24.0	Melissa's parents were a constant at the command post, hoping and praying for any news.
2:33.0	The locals also provided a buffet of home cook meals just for the search effort.
2:39.0	They told me that cooking made them feel less helpless, and I often wished that my own contribution could be that concrete, to counteract my feelings of powerlessness and frustration as the days passed without a break in the case.
2:44.0	When I got home each night, I hugged my son for so long that he often squirmed his way out in annoyance.
2:54.0	At first, I was afraid to go out and get a drink.
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