S2 Ep4: Natural Born Killers

The Investigators

Burning Mountain

True Crime, Society & Culture

5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In January of 1958, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate…hit the road and went on a 2-month killing spree…murdering 11 people between Nebraska and Wyoming. To this day, Caril Ann’s level of participation is the subject of controversy.

Bonus content: After the closing music fades, listen to #TenFortyFun. My new segment where I perform 5 minutes of standup comedy from new material written exclusively about the crime story featured in this episode. This performance was recorded in front of a live audience via StreamYard. The video of this performance is available on the episode blog at 1041podcast.com.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, I've been running from the law
0:06.5	Hope they won't shoot me down slow
0:12.0	You're listening to 1041
0:15.0	The podcast that puts you on duty
0:18.0	I'm your host Todd McComas
0:25.0	Welcome back to 1041ers
0:27.0	Hope your week was crime free and if not, I hope everyone's okay
0:30.0	And that you have the right detective on the case
0:33.0	Have a new segment to introduce
0:35.0	When I started 1041, my goal was to showcase both the detective and comedian in me
0:40.0	After season one, I tried merging the two together with telling these stories
0:44.0	A lot of people didn't like that
0:45.0	Now a lot of people wish I'd go back to that
0:47.0	Well, I'm a people pleaser
0:49.0	That's what I do, so I came up with a way that I'm hoping pleases everyone
0:52.0	I will continue to tell these crime stories as a detective
0:55.0	And at the conclusion of the story, after you're armed with all the information you need
0:59.0	The crime, the criminal, all of it, you'll get a bonus segment
1:03.0	The 1041 outro song will play as normal and then as it fades out
1:07.0	The bonus segment, 1045, will begin
1:11.0	Shout out to my fiance, Marney, for the name
1:13.0	And shout out to my good friend, comedian Chris Bowers for the concept
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