EP. 244 - ILLINOIS: TIMOTHY BUSS: THE CHILD KILLER WHO WAS RELEASED… AND KILLED AGAIN

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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No one thought a 13-year-old boy was capable of such evil. But when 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman was discovered bludgeoned to death, all the evidence pointed to neighbor, middle-schooler Timothy Buss, being her killer. After just 12 years of incarceration, Timothy returned to his hometown a reformed man. But not long after his release, another child disappeared. And this time, no one doubted what he was capable of. - Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.y2yayotxnlcb Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us - 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 - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warning, the following podcast is not suitable for all audiences.
0:04.1	We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:12.1	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
0:18.3	This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
0:23.3	Richard Huffman felt sick to his stomach.
0:26.2	It was summer of 1995,
0:28.3	and the newspaper in his lab told him something he wished wasn't true.
0:32.6	Another child was missing from rural Canneckee County, Illinois.
0:36.4	He scanned the article, reading detail after detail,
0:39.9	his heart racing with each new bit of information. The missing boy was 10 years old. His name was
0:45.9	Christopher Meyer. He had vanished while fishing on a river. He was spotted talking to a man at the
0:51.4	water's edge, and then he disappeared.
0:59.5	Police provided a sketch of the man, and the newspaper article urged anyone who knew him to call the police immediately. When Richard looked at the drawing, he immediately recognized
1:05.5	the dead eyes staring back at him. They were the same eyes that had bore into him from the defense stand 14 years ago
1:13.2	during the trial for the murder
1:15.1	of his five-year-old sister Tara.
1:17.4	This is the story of Timothy Buss.
1:20.4	I'm Courtney Browne.
1:21.7	And I'm Colin Brown.
1:23.4	And you're listening to Murder in America.
1:45.0	Music and you're listening to Murder in America. I'm I'm I'm I'm
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