January 2, 2000: Steven Ray Thacker Arrested

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🗓️ 2 January 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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After a murder spree that had resulted in the deaths of three people, authorities in Union City, Tennessee finally caught up to killer Steven Ray Thacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Sunday, January 2nd, 2022.
0:06.4	On this day in 2000, authorities arrested Stephen Ray Thacker, bringing an end to his multi-state murder spree.
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0:52.9	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of these crimes, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault. We advise extreme caution for children under 13. Today we're covering the arrest of Stephen Ray Thacker,
1:14.3	whose worst impulses got him caught in a cycle of murder and violence.
1:19.5	Now let's go back to January 2, 2000, to Union City, Tennessee.
1:36.3	Stephen Ray Thacker was in way over his head.
1:41.3	One impulsive action had led to another and then another. Now three people were dead. Thacker checked into a Super 8 motel to plan his next move.
1:50.0	What he didn't know was that his use of a stolen credit card had tipped police off to his exact location.
1:56.7	He'd unknowingly sealed his fate. On January 2nd, police swarmed the hotel
2:03.4	and found Thacker taking out the trash.
2:06.2	After multiple days of searching for the fugitive,
2:09.0	his reckless attempts to dodge the law
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