Gerard John Schaefer Jr., a police officer that used his badge not to protect and serve, but to hunt and kill.

How many did you get really, Jared?

They said 34.

Said to get home.

Or did you have private graveyards?

I'm the best.

I'm the best, Tedd.

You're gonna fry and I'm gonna be here.

Committing some of the most brutal and grotesque murders that it's been said that he makes Ted Bundy look like a Boy Scout.

And yet, it's likely that you have never even heard of him.

Originally, I planned for this week's episode of Hot in the Case to be about multiple different

serial killers that turned out to be police officers, cops. And I actually researched

two other entire cases for that video before I started researching John Schaefer. And about

10 minutes in, I knew that this had to be its own episode. This is the horrifying life and crimes of Gerard John Schaefer Jr., also known as

the killer cop, the hangman, and the butcher of Blind Creek. Thank you so much for joining me

for this week's investigation. Please make sure that you're subscribed on YouTube and following wherever

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really, really does help me a lot. My name is Brianna, and I'm hot on the case.

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