E186: SERIAL KILLER - Milton Johnson

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Fruitloops

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4 • 953 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Milton Johnson AKA The Weekend Murderer, a black man who killed at least 5 people over three months in Will County, Illinois during the summer of 1983, but is suspected in a total of 14 murders. (note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) First, we dive into the setting (07:38), the killers early life (13:15) and the timeline (18:11). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (40:26), "Where are they now?" (45:49) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (46:12). As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and our shout outs (50:35). This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors: Help support Fruitloops by supporting our sponsors below: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FRUIT and get on your way to being your best self. Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month! Shout Outs Black Panther: Wakanda Forever https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/black-panther-wakanda-forever/7MAONYZ92wDT Nakia Smith on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Nakia-Smith?lang=en Operation Morning Light https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/operation-morning-light/id1646497997 Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through Patreon patreon.com/user?u=11415202 Footnotes: Music “Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy● Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Freedom” by Caslo https://freemusicarchive.org/music/caslo/ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Drugs” & “Lean & Pills” by Arulo Mixkit Stock Music Free License https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/trap/ “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHgsKYPbzsI4AEiMrUgabA Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.0	Now Fruitloops is a podcast about true crimes committed by people of color and those who are
1:30.2	othered and the victims because contrary to popular belief not all serial killers are
1:35.8	straight cisgender white dudes and these crimes you're not going to believe this they
1:41.3	rarely get any public attention because the news is racist,
1:46.3	allegedly. Not during my Black History Month.
1:48.3	And we are Wendy and Beth. She's Wendy, a black Latin ex woman.
1:53.2	And I'm Beth and I just happen to be white.
1:55.5	Now, she's one of the good ones.
1:56.7	I have to interject here, Beth, because it occurred to me
1:59.3	that you didn't realize that I say this
2:01.6	because I've heard white parents say that about me and my
2:05.8	siblings is a racist thing and I'm just flipping it.
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