Child Killer, Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the End

Shattered

WDIV Local 4 | Graham Media Group

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 19 March 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Shattered Season 3, Child Killer, Episode 1. By 1976, Detroit’s population had plummeted as residents left for the suburbs in droves. The wealthiest, most exclusive destinations were found in Oakland County, where mothers and fathers always felt comfortable letting their children roam the neighborhood until the street lights came on. Life was great and then suddenly, it wasn’t. shatteredpodcast.com This episode is brought to you by Audible (Audible.com/s3) and Care/Of (promo code s350 at checkout). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following story contains sensitive and disturbing details.
0:05.0	It's not suitable for children. Detroit in the 1970s, a city of industry, a place known for toughness and grit,
0:20.0	so many of its workers flee for the suburbs at quitting time that was supposed to be their safe place
0:25.5	Where they could escape the danger and crime of the city
0:28.5	So people moved to places like Oakland County to get away
0:31.7	They would find their safe place and build a world around it.
0:35.0	Mothers and fathers felt comfortable letting their children roam the neighborhoods until the
0:39.6	streetlights came on.
0:43.0	Life was pretty great, but suddenly it wasn't.
0:49.4	One child, then another, abducted, held, and murdered.
0:54.0	And then put on public display for anyone to see,
0:58.0	bodies cleaned and cared for, and then smothered.
1:02.0	Questions without answers and a whole community on edge and outraged.
1:07.0	A task course was assembled,
1:09.0	it was the largest ever of its kind.
1:11.0	An entire county on the lookout, tears streaming down the faces of
1:15.9	mothers and fathers as they looked desperately for their sons and daughters. Children
1:21.0	began moving in groups on high alert knowing that a predator was out there.
1:25.0	It wasn't a matter if the killer would strike again.
1:27.0	It was a question of when.
1:30.0	And then nothing. Nothing.
1:34.0	The killer went quiet.
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