RERELEASE: The Acid King

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In July of 1984, a story originating from Long Island, New York began to make headlines throughout the world.

The body of 17-year-old Gary Lauwers was found in a shallow grave in the Aztakea Woods, just outside of the sleepy harbor village of Northport. Police would quickly narrow in on the person they believed to be responsible for this violent crime: 17-year-old Ricky Kasso, who they alleged had participated in a cult ritual during the commission of this vile act.

While the story would fade from the headlines, its legacy would live on, becoming an omen of the Satanic Panic craze yet to come later that decade...

Special thanks to Jesse Pollack, Dan Jones, and Anthony Zenkus for speaking with me. Jesse and Dan are co-directors on the documentary film The Acid King, which Anthony not only helped produce but experienced firsthand. I'm so glad that they were able to speak to me, and I owe a huge thanks to Jesse and Dan for not only being good friends, but for putting together such a good flick (and for contributing so much to this episode).

Their documentary, "The Acid King," is being released this Tuesday (November 9th) via Wild Eye Releasing. It will be available through most VOD apps/websites, and I cannot recommend it enough for fans of this show.

Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Music courtesy of Jesse Pollack ("The Acid King")

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0:59.6	Hey everyone, it's Michael. Just wanted to let you all know that this episode is a
1:03.6	re-release of an episode I released late last year. In that episode I spoke with my friends Jesse
1:08.6	Pollock and Dan Jones, directors of the documentary feature The Acid King, along with their associate
1:15.0	and producer Anthony Zankas. We detailed the story of their documentary, The Murder of Gary
1:20.6	Lowers by his teenage friend Ricky Casso, which many mark as a major turning point in America's
1:26.1	Satanic Panic of the 1980s and 1990s. I decided to re-release this episode because the documentary
1:32.8	feature that Jesse and Dan put together, The Acid King, is going to be released this Tuesday,
1:38.4	November 9th. At the time we recorded this episode, the release of the documentary was very much
1:44.0	in flux, but it will be available through most VOD apps and websites to rent or buy shortly after
1:50.0	this episode comes out. After having seen an early cut months ago, I cannot recommend it enough.
1:55.3	So, after listening to this episode, make sure to check out The Acid King at some point this week.
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