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The Shocking Details

Gerard Schaefer: An Awful Writer

The Shocking Details

Vincent Caldoni

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8737 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Gerard John Schaefer is the worst author you'll ever read. He really is the absolute worst. Does his crappy writing contain even more evidence of crimes than he was imprisoned for? Or is it all just terrible fiction?

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0:00.0

The following is an excerpt recorded by author Sondra London in the year 2000.

0:05.0

It's an interview conducted by documentarian, Errol Morris.

0:11.3

You know when you're a little kid, they always tell you the boogeyman's going to get you,

0:16.6

and you're supposed to be scared?

0:19.7

I always had a fantasy or a dream that the boogeyman came.

0:23.7

And he's like riding on this black stallion.

0:27.8

And he comes to my window.

0:30.1

And he comes to get me.

0:32.4

And I jump on the horse with him.

0:36.8

And like I wrap my arms around his waist. and I get up under his cape and he fly away.

0:45.3

Featuring Jerry Swaney from Thinking Side Race Podcast and filmmaker Vincent Calderney.

0:51.3

This is The Shocking Details.

0:57.0

Hey there.

0:58.2

Welcome to another episode of The Shocking Details.

1:01.9

This week, Vincent has brought us an especially gruesome tale of serial killer type guy.

1:14.7

And so with no further ado, Vincent, I'm going to let you take it away.

1:21.3

We open on what could be the start of a horror movie. Just picture it. Warm, saturated colors.

1:26.1

The film is a bit grainy, like it's been run through the projector a few too many times and has streaks,

1:27.9

a couple of missing frames. We see images of palm trees and classic cars.

1:31.1

Two young women are on their way to the beach.

1:33.1

They carry a guitar with them as they hitchhiked toward the ocean.

1:36.6

A police officer pulls up.

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