Season X | A Psychopath
Tapes from the Darkside | Crime & Psychology
T. Z. Borden
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🗓️ 17 November 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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>Police Department.
>A man is trying to break in my door. I don’t know who he is. He said, ‘let me in.’
>He’s doing what?
>He’s trying to break in my door!
>What’s your address?
>[redacted]
>What’s your name, ma’m?
>Karen [redacted].
>Karen, I want you to stay on the telephone, okay?
>Okay.
>Where are you now?
>I locked the front door and I’m upstairs in the bedroom.
>Is there anyone with you?
>No, just my baby.
>Karen, are you still there?
>He’s in the house! He broke through the door!
>He broke in—Karen, are you still there?
>Uh-huh.
>Shut the bedroom door. Lock it if you can and come right back to the phone.
>He’s at the door!
>What?
>He’s at the door! He’s here! He’s here!
>Are you still with me?
>Uh-huh.
>Tell him you’ve got the police on the phone.
>I’ve got the police on the phone. Who are you? Why are you here?
>He’s in the bedroom with her.
>I’ve got the police on the phone! I’ve got the police on the phone! Why are you here? Why are you here? Why!? Why!?
>Karen? … Karen?
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This is Season X. Our anthology season where we bring you a new case each episode. We'll return to this season occasionally to bring you more 1-off stories.
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Originally published: May 17, 2022
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| 0:00.0 | Ad-free episodes and more. |
| 0:02.7 | Available at patreon.com slash tapes from the dark side. |
| 0:11.4 | Tapes from the dark side contains descriptions of violence and sexuality. |
| 0:20.6 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:23.6 | The man is trying to break in my door. |
| 0:31.6 | I don't know who would you see. |
| 0:33.6 | He said, let me in. |
| 0:34.6 | She's doing what? |
| 0:36.6 | He's trying to break him in the door. |
| 0:38.3 | I want you to stay on the telephone. |
| 0:40.3 | Okay? |
| 0:41.3 | Okay. |
| 0:42.3 | Where are you now? |
| 0:43.3 | A last different door and I'm upstairs in the bedroom. |
| 0:47.3 | Is there anyone with you? |
| 0:48.3 | No, just my baby. |
| 0:51.3 | He's in the house. He broke through the door. |
| 0:57.0 | He broke in. |
| 0:58.0 | Karen, are you still there? |
| 1:01.0 | Uh-huh. |
| 1:02.0 | Shut the bedroom door. Lock it in and come right back to the door. |
| 1:06.0 | He shut the door. What? You have to go? |
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