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Morning Cup of Murder

The Head in The Popcorn Bucket - April 1 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

April 1st: Oklahoma City Butcher (1976) When a killer makes bold choices they are often coupled with small mistakes that land them in the custody of police. Unfortunately this is not always the case. On April 1st 1976 a killer took their first victim in a gruesome and increasingly public manner. Despite these bold choices, this killer remains a mystery even today.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Butcher, https://unresolved.me/the-okc-butcher, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4fckg6/who_was_the_okc_butcher/, https://www.oddmurdersandmysteries.com/the-oklahoma-city-butcher/, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:32.7

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:36.1

We have a weird homicide.

0:38.9

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:42.3

When a killer makes bold choices, they are often coupled with small mistakes that land them in the custody of police.

0:53.6

Unfortunately, this is not always the case. On April 1st,

0:58.0

1976, a killer took their first victim in a gruesome and increasingly public manner. Despite

1:05.8

these bold choices, this killer remains a mystery, even today.

1:16.7

So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

1:19.7

On April 1st, 1976, three oil workers arrived at their work in Oklahoma City and were waiting

1:26.7

for a colleague to direct them towards the exact work site.

1:30.4

Bored and growing impatient, the men decided to start wandering around the nearby abandoned house in Research Park.

1:38.7

Immediately upon crossing the threshold, the men were hit with the overwhelming smell that would later be described as the, quote,

1:46.7

scent of death. With one man carrying a gardening hoe, they began poking around the clutter and came

1:54.0

upon a popcorn bucket from a movie theater lying near the back door. Using the hoe, he knocked the bucket over, a deep thud was heard,

2:04.2

and something strange began rolling out. Inside that bucket was a severed human head. All three men

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