Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of sexual assault, rape, violence, and murder that some

people might find upsetting and offensive.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

On a slow sunny September morning, Anchorage was on the cusp of autumn.

It was just before lunchtime at a tavern in the Laskin City, and a few regulars trickled

in, noticing the yellowing leaves dropping languidly from the trees in the field nearby.

Unfortunately, the familiar calm was shattered when the tavern door burst open.

A woman staggered in, covered in blood.

Her name was Dorcas Callan, and she looked terrified.

Dorcas made her way to the center of the tavern, where she supported her way down a barstool.

For a moment, she didn't speak, though all eyes were on her.

She couldn't find the words to explain what had just happened to her, or the strength

to open her mouth.

She simply stared straight ahead, unable to focus on the room around her.

All she was able to focus on was him, the man who had attacked her just feet away from

the tavern.

He'd forced himself on top of her, pinning her down with strong hands.

Those terrible, huge hands, his abnormal strength.

That was what she thought about as she fought to catch her breath.

And that face, it was an image she knew she would never be able to forget.

Then, a sudden, hopeful thought occurred to Dorcas Callan.

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