Deadly Dads: Christian Longo

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Once Upon A Crime, we delve into the horrific story of Christian Longo, a man who portrayed himself to his family, friends, and community as a devoted husband, loving father, and successful businessman while leading a double life. He lived a life of lies and deception. When he could no longer keep up the facade, he disposed of his old life in favor of a new one…by destroying his entire family.

This is the second installment of the 'Deadly Dads' series, highlighting fathers who became nightmares for their families.

00:00 Introduction

01:32 The Discovery Of Bodies

03:06 Investigations and Christian Longo's Lies

06:09 Family Background and Financial Deception

09:38 A Life of Crime and On The Run

11:58 Final Crimes and Capture

17:05 Trial, Sentencing, and Aftermath

Sources:

State v. Longo, Filed Nov. 9, 2006, Supreme Court of the State of Oregon

“The Journalist and the Murderer,” Michael Finkel, Vanity Fair Magazine, June 2005.

“Longo Prosecutors Offer Motive,” Andrew Kramer, Associated Press, March 12, 2003

“The Pretender: The Case of Christian Longo”, 48 Hours, CBS News, Original air date May 31, 2005.

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.0	It is not intended for children.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:20.0	In June in the United States Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:23.4	In June in the United States, we set a Sunday aside to honor our fathers or father figures.
0:29.6	We honor them for their love and devotion, wisdom, strength of protection, and many other things
0:35.5	they bring to our lives. But not every dad is a shining example of paternal love. Some are
0:42.0	downright nightmares. I'm sharing these dad's stories this
0:45.8	month in a series titled Deadly Dads. Christian Longo portrayed himself
0:51.1	to his family, friends, and community as a devoted
0:53.9	husband, loving father, and successful businessman. In reality, he was none of those
0:59.6	things. He lived a life of lies and deception.
1:03.0	When he could no longer keep up the facade, he disposed of his old life in favor of a new one,
1:09.0	by destroying his entire family.
1:11.0	This is Chapter 2 of Deadly Dads. entire family
1:14.4	annihilator Christian Longo. On the morning of December 19th, 2001, a body was found floating on the base shore of
1:38.9	Waldport, a town located in coastal Oregon, about a mile inland from the Pacific Ocean.
1:45.0	It was the body of a young boy clad only in a pair of underpants.
1:49.5	First responders estimated the boy's age to be between four and six years old.
1:55.2	There were no missing persons reports in the area of a child of that age or description.
2:00.1	Divers were called in to search the water around the area where the body was discovered.
2:04.6	Three days later, a pillowcase was found printed with characters from the Rug Rats Television
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