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earth crimes and conspiracies. For this event,

podcast is investigating the shadowy corners where crime and the environment meet

and telling those stories because climate change affects all parts of society

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Due to the nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes

discussions of child abuse, domestic abuse, gun violence, animal abuse, and murder.

Consider this one deciding how and when you'll listen.

It was early morning 2004. Pambernett was walking your dogs around Murphy-Kandler Park,

underdakers of forests, trails, and a lake just outside Atlanta. The sun was just beginning to rise

and the air was fresh. Starting your mornings this way usually set her up for a good day.

But in this particular day, something was different. Suddenly one of the dogs started barking.

Pam glanced left. A man was emerging from the trees. He was middle-aged and disheveled,

with a scraggly goatee, dirty clothes, and an angry expression on his face.

The thing was, though she didn't know his name, she'd seen him before.

Usually he'd lurk at the edges of the hiking trail. He'd always given her the creeps.

Pam pulled on her dogs' leashes, bringing them closer to her, but he continued approaching.

Then she noticed he was holding something, a stick. He was the kind of person that most people

would not want to encounter in the park, and in this case, for good reason.

Because one day that man would be known as? The National Forest Killer.

Hi, I'm Greg Poulson. This is Cereal Killers, a Spotify original from Parkast.

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