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Shattered Souls

Thinking Sideways: The Smiley Face Murders

Shattered Souls

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Education

4.34.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2015

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In 2008, a group of investigators went public with a story they'd been looking into since 1997, involving more than 45 deaths. If true, the theory is that one of the most prolific serial killers ever is currently on the loose, killing athletic college-aged men. But the links between these 45 deaths are thin, at best, and the argument for the Smiley Face Killer might not be as strong as many think.

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0:00.0

Thinking Sideways is not brought to you by repelling conquistadors.

0:04.6

Instead, it's supported by the generous donations of our listeners on Patreon.

0:10.1

Visit patreon.com slash thinking sideways to learn more.

0:14.1

And thanks.

0:15.1

Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Thinking Sideways, the podcast.

0:40.2

I am Devon joined as usual by...

0:44.1

Joe, Dan Steve.

0:46.1

I tricked you guys both.

0:48.1

Yeah, how you doing?

0:49.1

Just made weird eyes at both of you.

0:51.1

And it's October, so we're still in our thinking sideways most wanted.

0:55.1

And this week we had a tie.

0:57.1

You may or may not notice that it's Tuesday today.

1:01.1

Not a normal week.

1:03.1

And actually, usually on Tuesdays when we release episodes, they're what we call shorts.

1:09.1

They're usually about half hour long.

1:11.1

I have no idea how long this episode is going to be probably longer than a normal short.

1:15.1

But there will be another one which will also be shorter than a longer episode.

1:19.1

shorter than a longer episode.

1:20.1

shorter than a normal episode.

1:22.1

That'll come out this Thursday.

1:25.1

Later on the week, yeah.

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