Hello, I'm Dan Jones, I'm a medieval historian and host of the podcast This Is History,

a dynasty to die for.

Every so often, there are reminders that we're not that far away from the medieval world.

Bless you. See, a relic of the black death on our lips. In the Middle Ages, people really did

believe in an interventionist

omniscient god, from peasants, even to kings, like Henry V, England's greatest warrior king.

In November, I'll be giving a talk on his life at London's Southwark Cathedral. And thanks to my

friends at the Church's Conservation Trust, you've got a discount on tickets.

Head to visitchurches.org.uk slash t-I-H, that's all lowercase and one word, for a 20% discount.

And if you're one of This Is History's royal favour favorites, head to our Patreon for an even bigger discount.

Sign up at patreon.com forward slash This Is History. I'd love to see you at the talk.

The Bench.

You're listening to The Doodler, a re-release series from The Binge archives.

If you're a subscriber to The Binge, you can listen to all episodes ad-free right now.

Visit The Binge channel on Apple Podcasts or getthebinge.com to browse all the great shows on the channel.

The Binge. Feed your true crime obsession.

This series contains depictions of violent assault and murder.

Listener discretion is advised.

Listen to this series carefully and let us know if anything you hear in this show jogs a memory of yours.

And if you've got a tip, you can call us at 415-570-9299.

The Doodler killings seemed to stop around late summer 1975.

Almost two years later, in 1977, homicide inspector Rotei Guilford spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle.

...