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Okay, enough of the business. On to the show.

Explicit content is found in this episode, so listener discretion is advised.

Welcome back to TrueCrim Cases. I'm your host, Lady. It's a common horror movie trope, the killer in the house calling out to a young woman who is frequently either home alone or busy.

Home alone or babysitting a child, or such as the case in John Carpenter's Halloween, the young babysitter being stalked by a silent homicidal maniac intent on murdering her.

The innocent babysitter having to fend for herself and fight off or flee from a murderer in a house, either her own or the unfamiliar home of a family she works for, is a popular urban legend and the plot too many a teen slasher movies or campfire story.

But sadly, as with most urban legends, it is a tale that does have some basis and reality as we will see in the two cases covered in today's episode.

Okay, on to the show.

On March 18th, 1950, the weather in Columbia, Missouri was miserable, with temperatures in the mid-twenties and gusts of winds that blew freezing rain and sleet in sheets.

An eighth grade party was being held on that blustery Saturday night, but Janet Christman had a babysitting job that prevented her from attending with her friends.

She should have been unhappy about this, but the job had its upsides.

Janet was making payments on a burgundy suit for Easter, and the money she earned that night would pay for the last installment.

Janet was 13 years old, and her parents owned Ernie's cafe and stay-couse. The family home was located right above the restaurant.

Janet babysat three-year-old Greg Romack that night. The Romack's lived just outside of the western side of town in a single-story home, and the parents had a bridge game to attend that night.

Before they left, just before eight o'clock, Mr. Romack showed Janet where the shotgun was, and how to load it.

Mr. Romack also told her to be sure she turned on the porch light if anyone knocked on the door. They wanted her to be able to keep herself safe shouldn't anyone approach the home.

The police department was quiet that night, with the weather driving most folks inside.

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