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Without Warning Podcast®

The Doodler

Without Warning Podcast®

Without Warning Podcast®

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

4.42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The untold story of the Doodler is a new documentary podcast series from Ugly Duckling Films. · The show unravels the case and dives into the archive of the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Police Dept · The Doodler, known for drawing portraits of his victims, is a serial killer who committed violent targeted attacks against the LGBTQ community in the San Francisco area between 1974 and 1975. · He brutally beat and murdered at least 5 gay men and got away with it due to little evidence and lack of attention from the media and the police at the time · Justice was never served as the case was mostly overlooked until now · SFPD re-opened the case in 2018 and is still an ongoing open case o The SFPD believes the Doodler is still alive today and has released an age-progressed sketch of the suspect · Host Kevin Fagan is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter at The San Francisco Chronicle o He’s covered the Zodiac, the Unabomber, and mass murderers from Coast to Coast o He started his own investigation along with veteran reporter Mike Taylor in order to gather more evidence that could push the SFPD to arrest and charge their suspect. Follow this new hunt for a forgotten serial killer and subscribe to The Doodler on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen PI Page: www.sheilawysocki.com Podcast Page: www.withoutwarningpodcast.com Patreon: www.withoutwarningpodcasts.com Twitter: @scrappymomPI Instagram: @withoutwarningpi @privateeyepups Facebook: Without Warning PI All rights reserved © Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Slack.com slash DHQ. The untold story of the Doodler is a new documentary podcast series

0:34.4

from Ugly Duckling Films. The show unravels the case and dives into the archive of the

0:40.6

San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Police Department. The Doodler, known for drawing

0:47.5

portraits of his victims, is a serial killer who committed violent targeted attacks against

0:54.1

the LGBTQ community in the San Francisco area between 1974 and 1975. He brutally beat and

1:04.4

murdered at least five gay men and got away with it due to little evidence and lack of

1:11.2

attention from the media and the police at the time. Justice was never served as the

1:17.2

case was mostly overlooked until now. SFPD reopened the case in 2018 and is still an ongoing

1:27.0

open case. Host Kevin Fagan is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle.

1:35.0

He's covered the zodiac, the unibomber and mass murderers from coast to coast. He started

1:41.1

his own investigation along with veteran reporter Mike Taylor in order to gather more evidence

1:48.0

that could push the SFPD to arrest and charge their suspect. Follow this new hunt for a

1:56.0

forgotten serial killer and subscribe to the Doodler on Apple Podcast or wherever you listen.

2:03.4

This emergency call was made on the night of January 27th, 1974.

2:34.2

46 years later, I'm standing on Ocean Beach at the spot where that body was found.

2:39.9

We're standing here at 48th and Yelah. It would have been right across from what we are.

2:45.8

With me is Dan Cunningham, an investigator with the SFPD. At some point when the police got

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