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This season of the Cold Podcast includes descriptions of rape, sexual assault,

murder, and domestic violence. Please take care in listening.

Heidi Paznine rolled over in bed.

She lifted the receiver to her ear and said, Attentative, Hello?

The word tinged by her distinct German accent.

Voice on the phone said that he wanted to talk to me.

The voice belonged to a man. He introduced himself and said he was conducting a survey.

He wanted to ask her a few questions, like what kind of lingerie do you wear?

And are you as good in bed as everyone says?

I said, Who are you? What's going on? What do you want?

When he hung up.

Heidi's husband, John Paznine, stirred next to her.

And John said, Who was that? I said, I don't know.

Some guy wants to meet me. I didn't mean to talk to some idiot.

Because I used to get a lot of those phone calls, especially when you work in the bar,

you know, people calling you and breathing heavy.

Heidi may have had her share of creeps calling in the past,

but she would soon learn this guy was different.

Persistent. Dangerous.

It was the spring of 1971. Heidi was a 36-year-old mother of two. She was by no means a pushover.

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