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In our previous two episodes, we told you all about the life and crimes of Francis Henry

Bloth. He was a serial killer who hunted for victims in the diners and delis of Long

Island's Suffolk County. He murdered three people in the summer of 1959. You might call

him a spree killer, but we are going off the FBI's very simple definition of a serial killer.

Bloth is someone who embarked on a series of two or more murders committed as separate

events. He brutally killed people for no reason. He gloated about his crimes in the press

once he was caught. Now it's time for the big twist you've probably been waiting for.

Bloth is a free man today. He got out of prison after a little over two decades. If you're

like us, you're probably a bit gobsmacked about that fact. When we filed a records request

with New York State's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, we received a response

saying we needed a notarized form from Bloth to proceed. We knew that wasn't going to happen.

The department also let us know that they're pretty sure they destroyed all the records

around this case after the minimum retention period was up. So we didn't get the records,

but we're still going to talk about why Bloth was released. And we'll also get into the context

around the history of incarceration in the United States with some help from John J. College

of Criminal Justice Professor Robert McCree. My name is Anya Kane and I'm Kevin Greenley.

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