Episode 100 - Pit of Darkness
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
When 25 year old Josefina Rivera stepped into a white Cadillac on the evening of November 26th, 1986, it set in motion the first of a series of sinister events that would shock Philadelphia to its core. In this terrifying case, you’ll hear about six courageous young women and the horrors they endured in their desperate bid to stay alive.
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Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow
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Sources:
https://www.oxygen.com/monster-preacher/crime-news/monster-preacher-what-happened-to-gary-heidnik
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/gary-heidnik
https://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-heidnik
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/17/Lawyer-Heidniks-church-alive-and-well/7859545630400/
https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1991/526-pa-458-1.html
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Heidnik
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/23/inside-the-house-of-heidnik/
https://filmdaily.co/news/gary-heidnik/
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-crime-mass-murder-serial-killer/3429565/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHctVr-SuJE
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, today is a special episode because it's our 100th episode. |
| 0:05.5 | When I started this podcast four years ago, I never could have imagined we'd be here today. |
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