California: The Maps and Shadow of Speed

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

History, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.5 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Shane and Wendy begin on a haunting exploration of the notorious Speed Freak Killers. The chilling saga of Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog unfolds in this detailed narrative, tracing their transformation from childhood friends to ruthless serial killers in the London area of California. Spanning from 1984 to 1999, their heinous spree claimed an estimated 60 lives, leaving a permanent scar on the communities they terrorized.

Dive deep into the complex web of crimes committed by these two men. This episode scrutinizes every facet of their journey, from their early days and descent into darkness to their eventual capture. Through interviews with investigators, psychologists, and families of the victims, Shane and Wendy strive to comprehend the incomprehensible: what drives such a drastic shift from hunting animals to hunting humans?

Listeners are invited to follow the hosts as they examine the complex investigation and the key role of methamphetamine in fueling the killers' actions. Learn about all the lives tragically cut short. Witness the significance of the maps drawn by Wesley Shermantine in locating the victims' remains and the relentless pursuit of justice for the families left in mourning.

Join us at itsfoulplay.com for exclusive content and further insights into this episode. This episode promises a journey not only into the heart of darkness but also into the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unspeakable tragedy.

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0:00.0	I'm going to Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,th, 1999, 2820, we were verifying the Eighty W. Susque
0:38.0	Wesley Shermanine and Lauren Herzog were arrested and later convicted of multiple murders in and around the London area of
0:46.5	California. The pair are known as the speed-free killers and their reign of
0:50.8	terror spanned for 15 years from 1984 to 1999.
0:56.6	This series focuses on the estimated 60 victims and their families,
1:01.4	along with the investigations surrounding the cases.
1:05.4	Why did two best friends evolve from hunting animals to hunting humans?
1:10.7	How did two serial killers get away with potentially dozens of murders for more than a decade?
1:17.0	You're listening to foul play. Our new season is called the maps.
1:33.7	And this... season is called the maps and this is episode one. The police officer, of the air force of the air the suspect's area, I'm saying you just. We're doing. No one. I'm going to be. After countless days of research, Shane and I went to the areas around where these tragedies took place.
2:27.0	The information we present, along with the interviews of key figures and families of the victims,
2:32.0	are a result of our on the ground investigation.
2:34.4	Thank you to those who took the time to share their stories and memories.
2:38.4	This case has been an emotional roller coaster for us so we cannot even begin to imagine what it has been like to live it.
2:44.3	While our focus in this series is not on the killers, we believe to give this story justice
2:49.5	we have to start at the very beginning. Wesley Sherman time was born on February 24th, 1966, to Wesley Sherman time
2:58.0	was born on February 24th, 1966, to Wesley Sherman-Tine Senior, and Sue, who were a wealthy middle-class family.
3:07.8	He was the middle child of three, with an older and a younger sister.
3:13.6	His father was a successful construction worker who built both commercial and residential
3:19.0	properties which allowed them to live a life of relative luxury.
3:25.4	Wesley and his sisters were showered with expensive material gifts
3:29.6	throughout their childhoods and were envied by many of their schoolmates and the neighboring
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