No One to Guide Him

Don't Talk to Strangers

Nina Innsted

True Crime

4.6 • 751 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

September 1, 1978, 23 year old James Lossing of Mt Clemens commits an unspeakable crime against a child. Macomb County officials were asking - Could Lossing be the long sought after Oakland County Child Killer?

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Nina Innsted, writer/host
Lisa Strawn, editor/producer

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0:00.0	Don't Talk to Strangers.
0:07.0	This is episode 11 of Don't Talk to Strangers, a long-form look at the Oakland County child murders.
0:17.0	From January 1st, 1976, through March 16th, 1977. Nine children in the Detroit area were murdered.
0:26.3	If you have not yet listened to previous episodes, please go back and start there. We will be waiting for you.
0:42.8	Before we get started, just a reminder that you can find don't talk to strangers on Facebook and on Twitter at DTTSPod.
0:47.0	If you have questions, comments, or feedback, you can email me, host at DTTSpodcast.com.
1:02.5	This week we take a bit of a detour, leaving Oakland County entirely, headed north and east, to Mount Clemens.
1:13.6	The city of Mount Clemens was formed decades before Michigan became a state. The area was settled around 1800 by a man named Christian Clemens.
1:20.9	In 1801, he bought a piece of riverfront property and built a home there. In 1818, territorial governor Louis Cass created McComb County,
1:30.9	naming it after General Alexander McComb, a hero of the war of 1812. Cass named Mount Clemens
1:38.5	the county seat and gave Christian Clemens a judicial appointment. It wasn't until the 1870s that the area became known for the healing and restorative properties
1:48.5	of the mineral baths.
1:51.5	Seeking better health, travelers flocked to the area for treatments.
1:56.2	People came from across the country to experience the health benefits of the baths. Even Hollywood
2:01.7	types flew in for a visit and a soak. While the origins of the community and
2:08.1	its reputation as a site with healing properties hold a certain charm, our story
2:13.6	takes place more than 150 years after Mount Clemens was founded. We're looking at two
2:20.7	families who raised their children in Mount Clemens. The Lossing family, with Mother Hildegard
2:26.7	and Father Vivian. They had two boys, including James, who they adopted when he was an infant,
2:34.0	and James' older brother, Ronald.
2:37.3	Also raising their children in Mount Clemens were the Chisholm family. Father David was a Mount
2:42.7	Clemens' cop. His wife stayed home to raise the kids, Brian, Russell, Bruce, and Karenna. Friday, September 1st, 1978 was a gorgeous late summer day,
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