Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder and satanic references.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

45-year-old Frank Garcia exhaled audibly.

As he sat on a wooden bench under the pavilion of Los Angeles City Hall, it was the morning

of November 23rd Thanksgiving Day, 1978.

The holiday meant the streets would be quieter than usual for a Thursday.

Most people were home with their families looking forward to a hot meal.

Frank lit a cigarette and leaned back to enjoy the silence of the cool morning.

After a long shift cleaning a nearby medical center, he was looking forward to relaxing

at Thanksgiving dinner later that day.

It would be nice to relax with his loved ones.

He hadn't been getting much sleep lately.

Rumors of increased violence were circulating within the community, and people felt even less safe than usual.

After a final drag, Frank threw his cigarette butt to the ground.

He shifted his hips and placed his purple lighter back into the pocket of his jeans.

That was when he felt large arms push him back down onto the bench.

Before Frank could react, his attacker pulled out a large knife and began stamping deep gashes across his torso.

Spirits of blood sprang from Frank's body, soaking his shirt, the bench, and the assailant's hands.

The aggressor loomed silently as Frank lost consciousness.

Then grabbed the cigarette lighter from the dying man's pocket, leaning on the bench as he did so.

Then, while Frank bled out, the skid row stabber slinked off, disappearing into the quiet morning.

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