Two quick announcements before we start the show today. The first announcement is that on Patreon,

we have moved to a sliding scale for the basic tier, which used to be priced at the $5

level. It is now $3 to $7. So pay what you can afford $3, $4, $5,6, or $7 a month. If you choose,

the $7 a month, we'll send you a sticker.

I just wanted to make the tier more affordable and accessible.

The second announcement is that we have a brand new merch store.

I think it's pretty dope.

So if you go to Tapes from the Darkside.com slash merch,

it will take you to our dashry store.

We have mugs, hats, sweatshirts, t-shirts,

t-shirts, pillows, tote bags,

just a bunch of cool stuff.

So check that out.

Tapes from the darkside.com slash merch.

When you look in their faces, what did you see?

Uh, do you're trapped in headlight look, just that stare? Tapes from the dark side contains descriptions of violence and sexuality.

Listener discretion is advised.

In the suburbs of Long Island, behind the quiet streets and manicured lawns, something dark was festering.

Joel Rifkin, a man with a soft voice thinning hair and a passion for gardening, harbored a secret, one that would horrify the nation.

Over the span of four years, Rifkin murdered at least 17

women. Most were sex workers. Most were forgotten. But Rifkin remembered every single one.

Today we dig beneath the surface of America's most prolific and perhaps most overlooked serial killer.

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