“The Acid Bath Murderer” Pt. 2: John George Haigh
Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
Spotify Studios
4.7 • 30.7K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2020
⏱️ 41 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:08.0 | This episode includes discussions of violence and murder that some people may find offensive. |
| 0:13.0 | We advise extreme caution for children under 13. |
| 0:17.0 | John George Haig made his way to the corner of his dilapidated workshop. He gritted his teeth as he pried the top off of a |
| 0:26.8 | nondescript 40-gallon drum. |
| 0:29.4 | Haig gagged as a wave of sickening gas wafted from the barrel. |
| 0:35.0 | It smelled of rotten eggs mingled with the unmistakable stench of death. |
| 0:42.0 | Holding his breath, Haig used a metal rod to stir the black sludge in the barrel. |
| 0:48.0 | He frowned. |
| 0:50.0 | There was still chunks of human bone and pools of liquid fat floating in the acid. |
| 0:55.4 | This was frustrating. |
| 0:57.2 | His latest victim hadn't entirely dissolved, but Haig was out of time. He had to get rid of the evidence. |
| 1:05.0 | With a heave, Haig pushed the drum into the yard behind his laboratory. |
| 1:10.0 | He glanced around to make sure he was alone before tipping the barrel over. |
| 1:14.4 | The ooze spilled onto the grass and seeped into the ground. |
| 1:19.2 | Haig smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. |
| 1:23.6 | There were no traces of his victim. |
| 1:27.1 | Soon he would be a very rich man. Hi, I'm Greg Polson. This is Serial Killers, a Parcast Original. Every episode we dive |
| 1:49.2 | into the minds and madness of Serial Killers. Today we're discussing John George Haig, the diabolical acid bath murderer. |
| 1:58.0 | I'm here with my co-host Vanessa Richardson. |
| 2:00.0 | Hi everyone, you can find episodes of serial killers and all other |
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