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The Devil Within

The Road Not Taken | 6

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

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🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Tommy and his new friend decide to see for themselves what lurks in the darkness on the edge of town... they’ve heard rumors about a coven of Satanists that worship in the deep woods of Clinton Road. And once that rumor is proven true, Tommy becomes obsessed. He wants more and his curiosity leads him to the shadowy figure of Richard Cross, the original Occultist in the area from the turn of 20th Century, and Tommy’s obsession grows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Devil Within, add free on Amazon Music.

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Download the app today.

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This series contains adult language and descriptions of graphic violence throughout.

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Listen or discretion is advised.

0:14.5

On December 27, 1982, the body of Gary Smith was discovered stuffed between the mattress

0:26.9

and box spring of a bed in a small motel room in Bergen County, New Jersey.

0:32.9

The body had been poisoned and then inexplicably strangled.

0:38.2

According to federal investigators, Mr. Smith was a small-time mafioso, with two known associates

0:44.3

who were more heavily connected to the New Jersey mob, Daniel Deppner and Richard Keklinski.

0:51.3

That second name there, Keklinski, you may recognize, although he's better known as the

0:56.4

Iceman.

0:57.4

The notorious Mafia Killer for Hire, who by this time had been an active hitman in the

1:03.1

game for over 25 years.

1:07.4

From Cavalry Audio, I'm Brandon Morgan, and this is The Devil Within.

1:33.6

This is episode 6, The Road Not Taken.

1:39.3

The three men, Keklinski Deppner and Smith, were partners in a car theft ring, which they

1:43.6

operated outside of normal Mafia supervision.

1:47.4

Which meant there was no support from the family, but there was also no one to answer to.

1:52.7

So if Keklinski determined that someone needed to get whacked, he just did it.

1:56.8

No permission needed.

1:58.2

No toes to worry about stepping on.

2:00.5

But when he decided that Smith could no longer be trusted, he and Deppner laced Smith's

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