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

This episode includes discussions of murder and assault that some people may find offensive.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

In 1974, a nervous man enters a San Francisco club,

loud music, friendly conversation, and dancing drag queens welcome him in.

This city is one of the few areas in the country with a network of gay bars and is known as a safe haven for the LGBT community.

It doesn't take long for the man to loosen up.

It's rare for him to feel so accepted.

Soon he joins the chorus of happy voices and smiling faces at the bar. A

stranger sits down next to him and starts making conversation.

The stranger is handsome and charming.

As he talks, he absentmindedly doles on a cocktail napkin.

The two discuss art, music, and romance.

After half an hour of flirting, the stranger reveals what he was doodling.

It's a flattering portrait of the man who blushes and asks to keep it.

The doodler hands it to him gladly, but asks that they continue their

conversations somewhere quieter.

They walk along a secluded beach in silent anticipation.

The man reaches for the doodler's hand, but he pulls away.

His demeanor changes.

Without warning, he pulls a butcher knife from his coat.

The last thing the man hears is his killer saying,

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