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Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

“South Side Strangler” Timothy Wilson Spencer Pt. 1

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Spotify Studios

True Crime, Education, History

4.730.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in Arlington, Virginia in the 1960s, Timothy Wilson Spencer displayed an alarming interest in torturing animals and burglarizing homes. With practiced cruelty and stealth, he eventually became known as “The Masked Rapist” for his attacks on women.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

0:07.3

This episode includes discussions of murder, assault, sexual assault, rape, and animal cruelty

0:13.2

and death that some people may find offensive.

0:16.5

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

0:22.1

On the night of September 18, 1987, 25-year-old Timothy Wilson Spencer sat calmly in a rocking

0:28.8

chair, relishing the feel of the late summer breeze on his skin.

0:33.1

However, Timothy wasn't relaxing on a front porch with a glass of iced tea.

0:37.9

He was hiding behind an apartment building, rocking back and forth in a chair he'd stolen,

0:43.6

waiting for a woman named Debbie to come home from work.

0:47.4

There in the shadows, his face was covered in a mask, and his hands were gloved.

0:52.7

In the unlikely event that someone saw him there, they wouldn't be able to identify him

0:56.9

later.

0:57.9

He smiled.

0:58.9

He'd thought of everything.

1:01.5

Timothy cocked his head as he heard the front door open and shut.

1:06.1

His heartbeat started to race.

1:08.5

Debbie was back.

1:10.5

It was almost show time.

1:13.9

Hi, I'm Greg Poulson.

1:28.9

This is serial killers, a Spotify original from Podcast.

1:33.2

Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers.

1:37.6

Today we're taking a look at Timothy Wilson Spencer, the Virginia murderer also known

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