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Morbidology

Introducing: The Doodler

Morbidology

Morbidology

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Between 1974 and 1975, San Francisco was terrorized by a serial killer known as The Doodler. The untold story of this serial killer has now been turned into a new documentary podcast from Ugly Duckling Films.

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0:00.0

Between 1974 and 1975, San Francisco was terrorized by a serial killer known as the Doodler.

0:12.2

The untold story of this serial killer has now been turned into a new documentary podcast

0:17.6

from Ugly Duckling Films.

0:20.0

The Doodler was known for drawing portraits of his victims and targeted members of the

0:24.6

LGBTQ community.

0:27.4

He brutally murdered at least five gay men and got away with it due to lack of evidence,

0:32.3

lack of police interest and media coverage at the time.

0:36.2

San Francisco police reopened the case in 2018 and it's currently a still ongoing

0:41.7

open case.

0:43.2

Post-Cavin Faken is a Pulitzer-Prized reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle that has

0:48.3

been conducting his own investigation on the case.

0:51.4

All of this new hunt for a forgotten serial killer and subscribed to the Doodler when

0:55.9

Apple podcasts are wherever else you're listening.

1:03.0

This emergency call was made on the night of January 27th, 1974.

1:07.6

46 years later, I'm standing on Ocean Beach.

1:32.8

46 years later, I'm standing on Ocean Beach at the spot where that body was found.

1:40.3

We're standing here at 48th and Yelah.

1:43.4

It would have been right across from what we are.

1:46.6

With me is Dan Cunningham, an investigator with the SFPD.

1:51.7

At some point when the police got there, the tide was rising and his body was getting

1:57.3

hit by the tide.

2:00.0

To police in the 70s, right away it was clear that this was a murder victim.

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