EP. 101 MARYLAND - The Cannibal Serial Killer of Baltimore: Joe Metheny

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On a cold night in December of 1996, a night of hanging out and getting high turned into the darkest nightmare for Rita Kemper. A man named Joe Metheny, whom she had known for a few months, invited her over to his desolate trailer in South Baltimore. Rita trusted Joe but little did she know she would barely get out of his trailer alive, and that many other women had suffered a much worse fate than Rita having been murdered, dismembered, and scattered throughout Joe’s yard. This is the story of Baltimore’s Cannibal Serial Killer, Joe Metheny and you’re listening to Murder in America. - Learn more about microdosing THC by going to microdose.com and using code MIA to get free shipping and 30% off your first order! - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	On a cold night in December of 1996, a man named Joe Matheny invites his friend Rita over to a small isolated trailer on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland.
0:36.0	The plan that night was to hang out and do some cocaine.
0:40.6	The two had known each other for a few months, and as far as Rita knew, Joe was a good guy.
0:47.5	His friends called him tiny, but standing at six, one, and weighing over 350 pounds.
0:55.0	Joe was anything but small.
0:58.0	Rita trusted Joe and that night she needed a fix.
1:02.0	So she headed over to meet her friend. and that night she needed a fix.
1:02.8	So she headed over to meet her friend at his house.
1:07.0	But as Rita entered Joe's trailer,
1:09.4	located on a desolate lot in South Baltimore, his demeanor completely changed.
1:16.2	He suddenly became loud and aggressive and quickly ordered Rita to take off her clothes. In a state of panic in shock, Rita refused. And she turned around
1:27.8	to walk out of the door, but before she could get away, Joe grabbed her by the arm and dragged her back into the trailer.
1:36.1	After pulling her back inside, Joe began to repeatedly hit Rita.
1:42.1	Then he started to remove her clothes.
1:46.0	Rita knew deep down that she wasn't going to make it out of here alive,
1:51.2	so she fought and screamed as loud as she could, but this didn't deter Joe at all.
1:57.6	He actually found it funny and began to laugh hysterically.
2:03.0	No one was going to hear Rita's cries for help, and he knew that.
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