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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

THE 'BABY DOLL' SERIAL KILLER-B.R. Bates and Jerry Cliff

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers

Dan Zupansky

True Crime, News Commentary, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

4 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

He was unassuming, sweet, and friendly. “Saved” in church as a teen, he never caused trouble. In the Navy, they called him Opie. Though he was a big guy, he had a soft, boyish demeanor. “The boy next door,” said those who worked with and knew him. But John Eric Armstrong had a dark secret—hidden even from those closest to him. Prowling Detroit's well-known pocket of prostitution on historic Michigan Ave, this young husband and father picked up unsuspecting women who thought they were simply meeting a john. He seemed innocent, even driving a Jeep with a front plate reading "Baby Doll." But they soon discovered, he could turn on a dime and fly into a rage. Some of his victims survived to tell the tale of their near death encounter, and when police finally elicited the serial killer's confession —details emerged regarding necrophilia. In THE 'BABY DOLL’ SERIAL KILLER: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides, journalist B.R. Bates lays out the gripping story of this chameleon of a serial killer—through his horrific crimes, with a compassionate look at the life of each one of his victims – and the heroic efforts of law enforcement to catch him. THE 'BABY DOLL’ SERIAL KILLER: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides-B.R. Bates and Jerry Cliff.

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history

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and the authors that have written about them.

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Gacy, Bundy, Domer, The Nightstalker, BTK.

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Every week, another fascinating author

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talking about the most shocking and infamous killers

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in true crime history.

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True murder.

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With your host, journalist and author, Dan Zufansky.

0:40.3

Good evening. He was unassuming, sweet, and friendly.

0:45.3

Saved in church as a teen, he never caused trouble.

0:49.3

In the Navy, they called them Opie.

0:52.3

Though he was a big guy, he had a soft, boyish demeanor.

0:56.9

The boy next door, said those who work with him and knew him. But John Eric Armstrong had a very

1:03.5

dark secret, hidden even from those closest to him. Prouling Detroit's well-known pocket of prostitution on historic Michigan Avenue.

1:15.2

This young husband and father picked up unsuspecting women who thought they were simply meeting

1:21.2

a John. He seemed innocent, even driving a Jeep with a front plate reading Baby Doll.

1:29.5

But they soon discovered he could turn on a dime and fly into a rage.

1:35.5

Some of his victims survived to tell the tale of their near-death encounter,

1:40.0

and when police finally elicited the serial killer's confession,

1:46.8

details emerged regarding necrophilia.

1:49.6

In the baby doll serial killer, the John Eric Armstrong homicides, journalist B.R.

1:56.8

Bates lays out the gripping story of this chameleon of a serial killer. Through his horrific

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