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history and the authors that have written about them. Gacy, Bundy, Domer, the

Night Stalker, BTK. Every week, another fascinating author talking about the

most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history. True murder with your host,

journalist and author, Dan Zufansky.

Good evening. On December 12, 1982, a strange house in the remote mountains of Northwest

Georgia became a bloody slaughterhouse for two men and their dogs. One of the victims

an accomplished scientist and university professor experimented with the occult. A self-portrait

found that the crime scene appeared to depict the professor gagged with gunshot wounds to

his head. Exactly as his body was discovered by investigators. Had he gazed into the future

and witnessed his own death or had the painting inspired the murder. The case became a media

sensation with allegations of satanic cults, supernatural curses and mind control experiments.

The only thing stranger than the murders themselves was the legal odyssey that followed, resulting

in four Supreme Court decisions and revelations that would stun the judicial system. After

years of research involving court transcripts, audio recordings and interviews with the participants

in the case, including the murderers themselves, author Daniel Ellis peels back the layers of

legend to reveal the truth behind one of the most bizarre true crime cases ever to emerge

from the dark southern woods. The book that we're featuring this evening is Corpse Wood,

a true crime like no other. With my special guest journalist and author Daniel Ellis, welcome

to the program and thank you for agreeing this interview. Daniel Ellis.

Thanks Dan and thank you for having me here. It's true honor. Thank you very much. This

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