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Episode 135 - The Vampire King: Marcus Wesson

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RedHanded

True Crime

4.519.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

On 12 March 2004, police walked into an office building in Fresno, California and found the bodies of 9 women and children; they had each been shot once in the eye. It was discovered that all of the victims shared the same biological father, a man named Marcus Wesson - but this man was also all of their “husbands”.

This shocking find unravelled a twisted tale of incest, abuse, rape and vampires...


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https://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/22/wesson/

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0:00.0

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0:18.5

I'm Hannah. I'm Zooty. And welcome to this week's Redhanded before we kick off with

0:23.9

the probably the grossest case we've done in quite some time. We're doing a live show in April.

0:28.9

Where are we now February? It's coming up in a couple of months. It's going to be a

0:32.9

Wilton's Music Hall, which is a stunning venue and it's part of podcast live,

0:37.9

Cologne Crime. And there'll be us and like a couple of other shows. And even if you're

0:41.9

like, I really give a shit about seeing you guys live, just come for the venue. It's so pretty.

0:46.9

I'm really. Come for the crime. Stay for the venue.

0:49.9

Exactly. Maybe come for the venue. Stay for the crime. You know, people who aren't

0:54.9

even into crime bring them because they'll fucking love the venue. It's so beautiful.

0:58.9

It's on all those like time out lists of like secret date spots. Not that I have

1:03.9

ever had a date there, but it's on there. My friend got married there. So they do do all of that.

1:07.9

It's the best kind of date. It's in the East End. It's one of the last standing music

1:11.9

halls in the country, like the original music halls from the days of your.

1:16.9

And it is very beautiful. So come and have a look at that and also us. And we will

1:20.9

leave you a link for the tickets in the episode description. It is on the 7th of April.

1:25.9

Fucking now. You can tell I haven't plugged a live show in a while. Jesus.

1:28.9

Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah. Yeah. Buy your tickets.

1:33.9

You guys get it. The links in the episode description. All the information you need is there.

1:37.9

We're going to be there. That's all you need to know. Other than that, one other

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announcement before we head on with today's stomach churning case is a $10

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up patrons or potential $10 up patrons. You will see that you have had that we have

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