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Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

E245: SERIAL KILLER - Howell Emanuel Donaldson III

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Fruitloops

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4953 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, who shocked the nation in 2017 when he was arrested for a string of seemingly random killings in Tampa, Florida. Dubbed the Seminole Heights Killer, Donaldson targeted four victims over 51 days, sparking fear and a massive manhunt. A break came when he handed a coworker a bag containing the murder weapon, leading to his arrest and eventual conviction. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop on Thursdays, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Shout Outs MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy (podcast) As The World Churns (podcast) 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 BluSky and Instagram @fruitloopspodFind us on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/@fruitloopspodPlease 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 Patreonpatreon.com/user?u=11415202 Footnotes How Not to Get Murdered 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ 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 “40’s and Shorties” by Marlene Miller. Used with permission. Find her Facebook and Instagram under SEMNCHY or [email protected] “Lean and Pills” by Arulo Mixkit Stock Music Free License https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/trap/ “Bleeping Demo” & “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/full_list.php Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fruitloopspodBluSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fruitloopspod.bsky.socialInstagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This podcast contains adult themes and language,

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and some of the things that we discuss may be disturbing to some listeners.

1:09.3

In this podcast, we discuss sexual assault, torture, race, and murder.

1:11.2

Listener discretion is advised.

1:28.3

Please take care of yourself. I'm I'm I'm I'm

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Oh

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Oh Hello and welcome to Fruit Loops, Buitti Binafi, and Bienbeni Dos Biches. Thank you so much for listening.

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Fruit Loops is a true crime, history, and comedy podcast that delves into the often overlooked stories of serial killers of color

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