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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

GRIM PARADISE-Rod Sadler

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

Dan Zupansky

True Crime, News Commentary, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

When widow Frances Lacey was murdered in July 1960 on Mackinac Island, only a few meager clues were found by police, and the case soon turned cold. But more than sixty years later, will those same clues finally solve the mystery?
On July 24, 1960, the quaint charm and serenity of Mackinac, nestled between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas, was shattered by Lacey’s brutal death. Despite a massive manhunt and thousands of pages of police reports, her killer was never caught.
Now, in GRIM PARADISE, true crime author Rod Sadler (Killing Women) delves into the secrets of one of Michigan's most perplexing murder cases. Offering an in-depth and suspenseful account of the long-standing mystery, he poses the question:
Could advanced DNA technology lead to the identity of the Mackinac Island murderer as it did recently in the case of the Golden State Killer? Find out in GRIM PARADISE: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer-Rod Sadler

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history, and the authors that have written about them.

0:45.0

Gacy, Bundy, Dahmer, The Night Stocker, BTK, every week, another fascinating author,

0:53.0

talking about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.

0:57.0

True Murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zufantke.

1:11.0

When Widow Francis Lacey was murdered in July 1960 on Maconaw Island, only a few meager clues were found by police,

1:20.0

and the case soon turned cold, but more than 60 years later, Widow's same clues finally solved the mystery.

1:28.0

On July 24, 1960, the quaint charm and serenity of Maconaw nestled between Michigan's upper and lower peninsula,

1:36.0

was shattered by Lacey's brutal death, despite a massive manhunt and thousands of pages of police reports, or killer, was never caught.

1:47.0

Now, in Grim Paradise, True Crime author Rod Sather of Killing Women delves into the secrets of one of Michigan's most perplexing murder cases, offering an in-depth and suspenseful account of the long-standing mystery,

2:02.0

he poses the question, could advance DNA technology lead to the identity of the Maconaw Island murderer, as it did recently in the case of the Golden State Killer?

2:14.0

Find out in Grim Paradise, the cold case search for the Maconaw Island killer, with my special guest retired police officer, journalist and author, Rod Sather.

2:25.0

Welcome to the program, and thank you once again for this interview, Rod Sather.

2:30.0

Dan, thank you. It is always a pleasure to be on your podcast, and I'm excited for this new book titled Grim Paradise.

2:39.0

I think that your audience would certainly enjoy reading it. It's an interesting case. So thank you for having me here.

2:49.0

It certainly is, and thank you so much. It's always great to have you back as a guest and to interview you, and congratulations on this new book, Grim Paradise.

2:57.0

It is a very fascinating case. Let's get right to the genesis of this book, and you do mention right in the very beginning a little bit about this book and what you derive from it, but also a little bit about Maconaw Island.

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