Colorado Carnage- Ep. 4: Serial Killer Thomas Edward Luther
That's So Fcked Up
Ashley Love Richards
4.5 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Thomas Edward Luther was a brutal rapist and serial killer active from the 70's to the 90's in Colorado, Vermont, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Join Ash and serial killer expert, Dr. Joni Johnston as they break down his story and psychology!
Find all things Dr. Johnston on her website, drjonijohnston.com, and make sure to check out her books, including Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask!
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Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/9bx7v1/i_was_driven_home_from_my_bfs_house_dozens_of/
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/monster-brutally-raped-killed-women-decade-article-1.3908056
http://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/luther-thomas.htm
https://www.westword.com/news/facing-the-monster-5055853?showFullText=true
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/tom-luther-murders-colorado/
https://ourcommunitynow.com/local-culture/5-notorious-serial-killers-with-ties-to-colorado/4?utm_content=Next&utm_campaign=5%20Notorious%20Serial%20Killers%20With%20Ties%20to%20Colorado&utm_source=ocn_story&utm_medium=website
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Luther,%20Thomas%20Edward.pdf
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Around the time that Cher Elder went missing, another woman named Heather Smith, who was 19 years old, posted her car for sale. |
| 0:10.5 | An unidentified man, guess who, responded to her ad, and as she was showing him the car, he came up behind her, hit her at the base of the skull, and stabbed her five times. |
| 0:22.7 | That's so fucked up presents. Welcome back to That's So Fooked Up Presents. |
| 0:40.3 | Welcome back to That's So Fooked Up Presents, Colorado Carnage. That's So Fucked Up is a spin-off series of That's So Fucked Up, a podcast about cult, murder, and other generally fucked up stuff. |
| 0:53.3 | In That's So Fucked Up Presents, each season is like a mini-series where we dive into a particular |
| 0:58.8 | place or topic over the course of four or five episodes. |
| 1:02.2 | This season, we're talking about some of Colorado's most notorious murders. |
| 1:06.8 | I'm your host, Ashley Richards, and this is Colorado Carnage. |
| 1:17.3 | Today we're talking about serial killer Thomas Edward Luther, and I'm joined by guest host, Dr. |
| 1:24.8 | Joni Johnston, forensic psychologist, private investigator, crime writer, and author of Serial Killers 101 Questions, True Crime Fans Ask. |
| 1:29.5 | Hi, Joni. |
| 1:30.7 | Hello. |
| 1:31.7 | I'm so excited about being here. |
| 1:33.2 | This is going to be so much fun. |
| 1:34.7 | I'm so excited to have you. |
| 1:36.7 | We did interview you over on Got So Fucked Up on the Patreon. |
| 1:42.5 | So that's how we connected. |
| 1:44.8 | And you were just so delightful to talk to that I was like, I wonder if she would come back and co-host with me. |
| 1:52.5 | So I'm super excited. |
| 1:54.0 | You're here. |
| 1:54.7 | I am too. |
| 1:55.3 | I'm a big fan of the show, as you know. |
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