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In the spring of 1984, 33-year-old Carlton Gary lay in a musty hotel room in Albany, Georgia.

It was only 4 p.m. but he was exhausted.

He'd escaped custody for a third time, and he'd been on the run for weeks, driving up and down the east coast,

trying to stay one step ahead of the police.

He had no intention of returning to prison and was not afraid to go out with a bang.

That's why he kept a 38-calibre revolver on the bedside table, just in case.

Little did he know he'd have to use it sooner than he thought.

Down the hallway, a SWAT team slowly crept towards Carlton's door.

They passed by the rooms in a steady column, each with a hand on the man in front of them.

It was tense.

Guns were cocked, fingers hovered over triggers.

At the head of the line, two officers carried a battering ram.

They soon reached Carlton's door.

Carlton had always been a man on the move.

But in the next few seconds, he'd need to move quicker than he ever had before.

Hi, I'm Greg Poulson.

This is serial killers, a Spotify original from Podcast.

In every episode, we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers.

Today, we're wrapping up our exploration of Carlton Gary, the so-called stocking strangler.

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