FRUITLOOPS SHORT: Howell Emanuel Donaldson III

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Fruitloops

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4 • 953 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Fruitloops Short is the no frills version of our regular episode. In this episode, Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, who shocked the nation in 2017 when he was arrested for a string of seemingly random killings in Tampa, Florida. Dubbed the Seminole Heights Killer, Donaldson targeted four victims over 51 days, sparking fear and a massive manhunt. A break came when he handed a coworker a bag containing the murder weapon, leading to his arrest and eventual conviction. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop on Thursdays, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Footnotes: https://fruitloopspod.com/2025/06/05/e245-serial-killer-howell-emanuel-donaldson-iii/Music “Hit Me On My Way” by Text Me Records & Jorge Hernandezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzoNlp2-EkLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License“Bleeping Demo” by Kevin MacLeodhttps://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/full_list.phpLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License“Lean and Pills” by AruloMixkit Stock Music Free Licensehttps://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/trap/“Torey” by AruloMixkit Stock Music Free Licensehttps://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/trap/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Connect with us on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fruitloopspodBluSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fruitloopspod.bsky.socialInstagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.1	This podcast contains adult themes and language
1:02.3	and some of the things that we discuss may be disturbing to some listeners.
1:05.7	In this podcast, we discuss sexual assault, torture,
1:08.4	race and murder. Listener discretion
1:10.3	is advised.
1:11.5	Please take care of yourself. We are now going to get into the early life of Howell Emmanuel Donaldson the third.
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