As a kid growing up in Chicago, there was one horror movie I was too scared to watch.

It was called Candyman.

There was about this supernatural killer who would attack his victims if they said his name five times into a bathroom mirror.

But did you know that the movie Candyman if they said his name five times into a bathroom mirror.

But did you know that the movie Candyman

was partly inspired by an actual murder?

I was struck by both how spooky it was,

but also how outrageous it was.

Listen to Candyman.

The true story behind the bathroom mirror murder,

wherever you get your podcasts.

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Back in 2017 I flew back to Missouri from Tokyo to see my family.

Columbia is a two-hour drive from the International Airport in St. Louis and I always take the main

shuttle service back. The Missouri Express, known locally as Moex. I was sitting near the front

of the bus. When the bus driver asked me if I was

sitting near the front of the bus when the bus driver asked me if I was Dr. Adelstein's son.

He recognized my last name from the passenger list. I said yes I am.

How do you know my dad?

He never knew anything about me.

Oh.

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