Serial murderer Gary Ray Bowles spent the year of 1994 charming men in gay bars, offering them sex in exchange for money. Once inside their homes, Gary would surprise them by bashing their head in with whatever object was closest to him.

More horrifyingly, though, was when he would finish them off. Most of his victims ended up suffocating from having various objects shoved down their throats.

Gary slayed six men, but the police knew exactly who he was after just the first murder.

It would take them eight months to finally identify him as what they were calling the I-95 killer but only after

Gary revealed himself to them how was he able to conceal his identity and evade

police even when sitting directly across from them today we'll discuss how

Gary was able to do this and why he's remembered as one of the most horrific

killers police have ever encountered.

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Pretty recently, I did an episode called The Devil Made Me Do It.

And after I did that episode, several people reached out and asked for clarification of how I actually feel about demonic possession and things like that.

And I mentioned in the episode that I believe in it,

but I don't really believe in this whole, it feels like kind of scammy to me, like people are making money on this whole demonic possession thing. I don't know the angle of it or how it's exactly works, but it feels scamy to me. That's what I'm saying. And I mentioned in the episode that I believe in it, but I don't believe in it a whole bunch. But I will say this. I kind of think Ouija boards are bogus, but I'm not going to let them in my house. Are they real? Maybe? Probably. And here's the thing. I don't think anyone's life has ever been improved by a Ouija board. There's never been in the history of people, someone stressed out and not doing well,

and then they start swiping around and communicating with ghosts, spirits, and demons,

then suddenly their life is hunky-dory.

So, no Ouija boards in my house.

That's a hard and fast rule.

Okay, now let's get to the story today.

Okay. Okay, now let's get to the story today. Born on January 25, 1962, Gary Ray Bowles lived with his mother in Clifton Forge, Virginia.

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