Tony Kiritsis

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the mind of Tony Kiritsis. Tony kidnapped the president of his mortgage company, strapped a gun to the back of his head, and held him hostage for a tense 63 hour standoff.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to Killer Psychie add free on Amazon Music.
0:05.3	Download the app today.
0:14.8	The 7-second delay for live television was introduced in 1975 by NBC, so that Richard
0:20.6	Pryor could host Saturday Night Live without the network getting fined for all of his
0:24.6	obscenities.
0:26.3	The delay would also be useful if a man were to be shot point blank in the head live
0:32.2	on national television.
0:37.0	What you just heard was a clip from American hostage.
0:41.7	The man that sparked the fear of a live execution was Tony Carritzis, the subject of today's
0:48.6	episode.
0:49.9	We will be sharing more information on American hostage later in this episode.
0:57.2	A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone,
1:03.3	please be advised.
1:13.3	America in the 1970s was in turmoil.
1:18.4	The Watergate scandal had undermined trust in the government.
1:22.1	A trust already made unstable from the war in Vietnam.
1:28.1	Inflation rates and gas prices were skyrocketing.
1:32.2	The effects of the civil rights movement were still settling in.
1:37.9	As these changes took hold, banks and corporations were seen as enemies.
1:45.3	Things that everyday people were trying to fight against.
1:50.1	The reflection of this in film gave way to the rise of the anti-hero.
1:56.2	Movies like Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and one flew over the kukusness scored
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