S2, Chapter 1: How to Commit an Atrocity
Tapes from the Darkside | Crime & Psychology
T. Z. Borden
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🗓️ 2 November 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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On May 15, 1916, one of the most savage crimes in American history occurred. A 17-year-old was tortured to death by a crowd of over fifteen thousand people. His name was Jesse Washington. Join us in Season 2, as we unflinchingly examine one of the most brutal crimes in our nation's history: The Waco Horror.
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| 0:41.9 | Tapes from the dark side contains descriptions of violence and sexuality. |
| 0:47.9 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:09.0 | Yeah. advised. I think everyone has a bit of a fascination with the dark side. |
| 1:15.6 | I myself have always loved the dark side as well. I think it's something that everyone secretly longs for and wants. |
| 1:22.6 | I've seen some horrible violence in my day here in Waco, lynchings, things I don't even like to think about. |
| 1:30.3 | Darkside Darkside |
| 1:47.0 | Darkside |
| 1:48.0 | Darkside Darkside Darkside Dork Dugan Duh The |
| 2:03.0 | The Welcome back to tapes from from the Dark Side. |
| 2:19.1 | This is Season 2, The Waco Horror. |
| 2:23.8 | When we finished season one at this podcast, I knew a difficult choice was awaiting me. |
| 2:29.4 | There were multiple cases I was interested in, and all of them were stories I was eager to dive into. |
| 2:35.0 | Months ago, I filed an information request with the state of Florida to obtain audio recordings of police interviews |
| 2:43.0 | regarding what I believe will be a particularly compelling case, and it's one that we will be covering in the future. But right now it feels like there is one true crime story in particular that is begging to be told. |
| 2:56.6 | One that you may not have heard of, and that is the torture and murder of a 17-year-old boy named Jesse Washington. |
| 3:05.6 | An event whose details are so vicious and barbaric that it came to be |
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