Ep. 134 - The Predator

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In 2012, an 18-year-old woman named Samantha Koenig mysteriously disappeared in Anchorage, Alaska. Her case would lead police to arrest a man named Israel Keyes, who may just be one of the most terrifying serial killers you've never heard of. Episode Sponsor: Raycon Get 15% of your first order by visiting buyraycon.com/tc Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201401/jack-the-ripper-identifiedhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/israel-keyeshttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/israel-keyes-serial-killer-fbihttps://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-killer-israel-keyes-973103https://www.amazon.com/American-Predator-Meticulous-Serial-Century-ebook/dp/B07L2GMT7J Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, spooky season is here and if you're looking for a show to wet your appetite for a little haunted history, then I'd like to invite you to
0:14.4	check out Southern Gothic, a chart-topping history podcast that explores some of the most
0:19.7	infamous legends, folklore, ghost stories, and hauntings of the American South.
0:25.0	We've covered all sorts of stuff from the Belwich of Tennessee
0:29.0	to the disappearance of the Confederate submarine, the H.L. Hunley.
0:33.2	Not to mention our deep dives into the local lore
0:35.9	of some of America's oldest and most haunted cities,
0:39.6	like New Orleans, Charleston, and St. Augustine.
0:44.1	So if you're ready for a little good old-fashioned Halloween storytelling, with a commitment
0:48.6	to quality historical research, then be sure to check out Southern Gothic today.
0:54.0	It's available now on all your favorite podcast apps. Back in 1888 the residence of London's Whitechapel District were living in terror.
1:16.0	I'm sure you've all heard the stories of Jack the Ripper.
1:19.3	The mysterious killers stalked the seated district by night, murdered five prostitutes, and sent
1:25.2	taunting letters to the police, and ended up creating a legend for himself that
1:30.5	endures to this day. The Ripper murders are often cited as one of the first
1:35.5	serial killer stories in history to cause a media frenzy. Reporters for the
1:40.9	cheap broadsheet newspapers that were widespread throughout Victorian London
1:45.3	were constantly trying to one up each other with each sensational story about the infamous killer.
1:52.1	By the fall of 1888 an unprecedented 1 million newspapers covering the Ripper murders were sold each day.
2:00.0	Today there's a whole industry in trying to solve the mystery of who Jack the Ripper really was.
2:05.0	Countless books, movies, comics, even video games have been made about the elusive killer.
2:11.0	And over the years, hundreds of suspects have been named from the plausible to the
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