Hey guys, welcome to episode 212 of the True Crime Couple. I'm Kay. And I'm John. We hope that you are all

doing well and a few things before we get started. First, if you're new to Patreon, please stick

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gmail.com. We can't wait to hear what creepy stuff you guys have in store for us this year.

Before I get into the episode, I just wanted to give you all a trigger warning. This episode

involves details regarding violent sexual assaults.

Now, with the beginning of the school year approaching, I felt as if this was the perfect time to present this case to you all because it involves something that is synonymous

with fall in the starting of school, and that is the high school football season.

So, John,

do you want to hear something crazy? Of course. In the sleepy Fort Worth enclave of River Oaks,

football, like in all Texas towns, was king. The energy surrounding Friday nights under the stadium lights was electric. Football wasn't just a game. It was a way of life. The players were hometown heroes and the cheerleaders,

their shining counterparts. And together they stood at the center of the community's pride.

To many, they were untouchable, teenage gods living out their glory years.

But when whispers of fear began to spread, that illusion of safety cracked.

Someone out there was watching the cheerleaders, hunting them one by one.

The girls who had once been celebrated as the town's brightest stars would become targets

in a chilling game of obsession that would end in blood.

What seemed like the plot of the newest slasher film quickly became reality for the students

of Castleberry High School in 1981.

Police say the suspect, 31-year-old Jeffrey Dahmer has confessed to the killings of 11 people

whose remains were found in his apartment.

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