“The Roadside Strangler” Michael Bruce Ross Pt. 2

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Spotify Studios

True Crime, Education, History

4.7 • 30.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Like many serial killers who get caught, Michael Bruce Ross became more reckless — attacking teenagers and young women in high-traffic areas, and often returning to where he dumped their bodies. He was later deemed to be a sexual sadist, and agreed to be chemically castrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.
0:05.6	This episode includes discussions of murder, rape, sexual assault, and suicide that some
0:11.3	people may find offensive.
0:13.0	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
0:16.7	On August 25, 1981, 22-year-old Michael Bruce Ross was driving back to his home in Lewisburg,
0:23.5	North Carolina.
0:24.5	He just dropped off his fiancee Olivia at the airport after a disastrous weekend together.
0:29.9	The flight spent the whole time fighting.
0:32.4	As he drove, Michael gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles turning white.
0:37.7	The fights with Olivia were only getting worse, and now the end seemed inevitable.
0:42.8	He couldn't bear it.
0:44.5	There was only one thing he could think of to relieve his stress, hunting for his next
0:48.8	victim.
0:49.8	According to Michael, as he drove through the town searching for the right prey, he spotted
0:54.8	a woman leaving the post office.
0:57.1	She was perfect.
0:58.7	He followed her in his car, watching the way she walked, aroused by the thought that she
1:03.6	had no idea he was there.
1:06.6	When the woman, who will call Erica, got home, she disappeared inside for a few moments.
1:11.5	But eventually she came back outside, her seven-month-old baby in her arms.
1:16.2	That's when Michael made his move.
1:18.1	He came at Erica from behind, wrapped a belt around her neck, and dragged her to the ground.
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