This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

It is not intended for children. Listener discretion is advised.

Thank you for joining me for Season three of Once Upon a Crime.

I'm kicking off this season with the new series that might be a little different than you've heard here before.

But not to worry, there will be crime as well as the usual twists and turns in these unusual cases.

Each one of the episodes in this series will feature animals. I'm an animal

lover, so you don't have to be worried that I'll be detailing cruelty towards animals. That would

be too disturbing for me, and for my animal-living listeners. No, these stories have connections to

animals, but they, of course, are not the criminals. As you might have discovered in following true crime,

mankind is the most dangerous animal of all.

So it is the criminal behavior of the humans in these cases

that create situations where animals end up as part of the story.

I'll first take you to one location where two separate incidents took place.

Similar in nature, but years apart in time.

By looking at these two cases, it becomes clear that when the reckless behavior of humans

mixes with the natural instincts of wild animals, it can set off a deadly series of events.

Join me for Chapter 1 of Wild Things, the San Francisco Zoo, Tiger

Attacks. Humans have long been fascinated with animals that are found in the wild. We've found

ways to observe and study them. Some may get the chance to observe animals in their natural

habitat, perhaps by taking an expensive safari or by visiting a safari park where animals can be viewed in

natural settings from the relative safety and comfort of a vehicle. But most will only see animals in

captivity, in zoos or aquariums, for example. Not everyone agrees

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