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

This episode includes discussions of rape, murder, necrophilia, domestic abuse,

and racially motivated violence that some people may find disturbing.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

It was a little before dawn in the late summer of 2007.

A car skidded to a halt at the end of an abandoned cul-de-sac,

and the driver, 27-year-old Joshua Wade, stepped outside.

From the backseat, Mindy Schloss could hear the sound of sneakers scuffing away,

and for a moment she hoped this meant that the nightmare was over.

Instead, Josh swung open her door and dragged her outside. Then he cut the zip ties around

her ankles and told her to walk. Twigs and leaves crunched on the ground as Mindy stumbled

into the woods. Above her own breathing and whimpering, she heard Josh's footsteps behind her.

She felt the barrel of his gun jabbing into her ribs, as he told her to keep going.

She tasted the dirty cloth as he shoved it in her mouth.

She smelled the pine, mingled with her attacker's sweat.

And overhead, she caught one last glimpse of the stars,

lighting up the broad Alaskan sky before Josh told her to stop and drop to her knees.

Hi, I'm Greg Poulson. This is Cereal Killers, a Spotify original from Parkast.

Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of Cereal Killers. Today we'll delve into

the disturbed psyche of Joshua Wade, a rage-filled murderer who killed multiple men and women

in Anchorage, Alaska. I'm here with my co-host, Vanessa Richardson.

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