S13 Ep1: The Freddy Krueger Killer
Blood Ties Podcast
Peter Shevlin
4.4 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Daniel Gonzalez wanted fame — but not on stage or screen. Obsessed with horror films like Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, Gonzalez spiralled into drug abuse, mental illness, and violent fantasies that turned him into one of Britain’s most notorious killers. In this episode of Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell explore the troubled childhood, psychiatric struggles, and chilling crimes of the so-called 'Freddy Krueger Killer'.
We examine how failures in the mental health system allowed his descent into violence — and what his case reveals about obsession, untreated psychosis, and the making of a murderer.
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Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell
Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/
Artwork: George Leigh
Music: Dan Wansell
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| 0:00.0 | There's minor crime. |
| 0:05.0 | But then you get a... |
| 0:09.0 | He described it as... |
| 0:12.0 | He also described it as... |
| 0:15.0 | Hi, I'm Molly Wonsall. |
| 0:25.0 | And I'm Geoffrey Wonsall. |
| 0:26.3 | We're a father and daughter, as those of you who listened to Blood Ties in the past will remember. |
| 0:30.6 | And we meet every week, and often our conversation has turned to murder. |
| 0:35.0 | Which is why we originally launched Blood Ties and why we've now decided |
| 0:38.8 | to bring it back in its new fresher form. |
| 0:42.1 | We're really excited to be back and we would love it if you could also check out our Patreon. |
| 0:47.2 | Just search Blood Ties on Patreon. |
| 0:49.2 | Thanks so much. |
| 0:49.9 | Thank you. |
| 0:55.7 | Hi everyone. |
| 0:56.7 | Welcome back to the Blood Ties podcast. |
| 0:58.4 | I'm Molly Wansall and I'm here with my father, Jeffrey Wansel. |
| 1:01.4 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:02.2 | Welcome back. |
| 1:03.1 | Welcome back to the Blood Ties podcast. |
| 1:05.3 | That sounds a bit mad to say that. |
| 1:07.0 | No, it doesn't because it's just wonderful to be back after a couple of years' break. |
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