Hallie Lieberman: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

For years, a predator preyed on gay men in Atlanta. He was known as the Handcuff Man. He attacked male sex workers, disfigured them, and then left them for dead. Journalist Hallie Lieberman wrote a fantastic piece for The Atavist Magazine called The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

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