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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, I'm Cindy, the host of True Crime California,

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<v Speaker 1>a weekly podcast about murders and other true crime that

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<v Speaker 1>takes place in the great Golden State. Join me every

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<v Speaker 1>week as I talk about a new case, some very

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<v Speaker 1>well known and others not so well known, but always

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<v Speaker 1>coming straight out of California. True Crime California is a

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<v Speaker 1>proud member of the dark Cast Network.

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<v Speaker 2>Dark Cast Network the Best of Endie podcast. Hey guys,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Hopper, daily host of The Final Trace, and you

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<v Speaker 2>are listening to Rainbow Crimes and hopefully some of Unicorn Justice.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey guys, it's me CJ. I hope you're all doing well.

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<v Speaker 3>I quit my gym, but I'm joining a different one.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe the kids and I quit Planet Fitness and they

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<v Speaker 3>joined an old gym that's close enough I can walk to.

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<v Speaker 3>Last week, I went once with them as a guest,

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<v Speaker 3>and to be honest, I don't feel safe at this

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<v Speaker 3>new gym on any of the equipment they have. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean like their ellipticals are so old and rickety. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>shocked I didn't fall off. All of their equipment is

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<v Speaker 3>so old, the whole place is. But they do have

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<v Speaker 3>an indoor lap pool. Three jacuzzis a steam room, a

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<v Speaker 3>racketball court, a basketball court, and a shit ton of

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<v Speaker 3>free weights. And best part, hardly anyone ever goes there,

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<v Speaker 3>so if I do end up joining, I'm hoping the

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<v Speaker 3>pros outweigh the cons. The other thing I've started doing

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<v Speaker 3>is tai chi walking videos on YouTube. These exercises are

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<v Speaker 3>way more gentle than any of the gym equipment anyway.

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<v Speaker 3>Well most see how the whole new gym thing works out,

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<v Speaker 3>I guess. I've also received two new five star reviews

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<v Speaker 3>CJ does an amazing job of showing you both crimes

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<v Speaker 3>against and crimes committed by the LGBTQ community. She does

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<v Speaker 3>famous cases and lesser known ones cases in the US

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<v Speaker 3>and international cases. She's respectful to the victims, and she

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<v Speaker 3>never ever celebrates the perpetrator. What a great true crime

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<v Speaker 3>listen well, thank you, nerd Father. You get five stars

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<v Speaker 3>from me as well and from an awesome Dark Past

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<v Speaker 3>Network show called Psychology of the Strange. Five stars. CJ

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<v Speaker 3>is doing such important work with Rainbow crimes. The storytelling

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<v Speaker 3>is respectful, well researched, and handled with genuine care. If

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<v Speaker 3>to hear stories that matter. This podcast is essential listening.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you Tara, hosts of Psychology of the Strange. So

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<v Speaker 3>now let's go ahead and get into our case Warriors.

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<v Speaker 3>In some past episodes, we've talked about serial killers versus

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<v Speaker 3>spree killers, and that some serial killers are spree killers

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<v Speaker 3>and some spree killers are serial killers, with the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>difference between the two being that serial killers usually take

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<v Speaker 3>a longer cooling off period between their victims and spree

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<v Speaker 3>killers don't. Our main case today is about another spree

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<v Speaker 3>killer who could also be considered a serial killer due

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<v Speaker 3>to his number of victims. He is mostly listed as

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<v Speaker 3>a serial killer in resources, and his crimes are moderately

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<v Speaker 3>well known. Michael Lupo, or more formally correct, Michel de

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<v Speaker 3>l Marco Lupo, was born in Bologna, Italy, on January nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen fifty three, right on the cusp of Capricorn and Aquarius.

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<v Speaker 3>Growing up, Michael was a choir boy for his Catholic church.

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<v Speaker 3>As a young adult, Michael elicted in an elite Italian

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<v Speaker 3>Army commando unit. He learned hand to hand combat technique

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<v Speaker 3>and how to kill someone with his bare hands. When

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<v Speaker 3>his service to the Army was complete, Michael would leave

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<v Speaker 3>Italy and moved to England in nineteen seventy five. Initially,

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<v Speaker 3>he settled in London because of their high fashion and

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<v Speaker 3>their hair dressing opportunities. One of his first jobs in

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<v Speaker 3>London was at Eve's Saint Laurent and I probably just

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<v Speaker 3>pronounced that incorrectly, and I'm sorry if I did. But

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<v Speaker 3>after landing this gig, Michael discovered he had a talent

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<v Speaker 3>and a passion for hairdressing. As his natural skills took over,

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<v Speaker 3>Michael became a hair stylist. Michael, who was an openly

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<v Speaker 3>gay man, began to explore his kink side. Now that

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<v Speaker 3>he was in London and away from the more repressed

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<v Speaker 3>homeland of Italy, Michael discovered new found freedom to live

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<v Speaker 3>his truth. He enjoyed the sato'massachist side of the BDSM community.

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<v Speaker 3>Michael was attracted to the rougher elements of the gay

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<v Speaker 3>underground scene, and he even built himself his own personal

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<v Speaker 3>torture chamber in his home in Kensington. By the mid

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen eighties, he once boasted he had over four thousand

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<v Speaker 3>gay sexual partners but by the start of March nineteen

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<v Speaker 3>eighty six, Michael tested positive for HIV, the AIDS virus,

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<v Speaker 3>and I believe nineteen eighty six was the year that

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<v Speaker 3>this virus became overwhelmingly known as the gay disease. Although

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<v Speaker 3>we know this virus didn't start with gays. It began

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<v Speaker 3>back in the nineteen twenties in Central West Africa from

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<v Speaker 3>hunters killing and eating chimpanzees who were infected with the virus.

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<v Speaker 3>It seems like it took sixty years to work its

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<v Speaker 3>way into the rest of the world, and people who

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<v Speaker 3>had unprotected sex, people who were given blood transfusions with

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<v Speaker 3>virus stained blood, and intravenous drug users were becoming infected.

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<v Speaker 3>Promiscuous gay men who practiced and protected sex, they were

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<v Speaker 3>hit the hardest. When Michael learned he had HIV, he

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<v Speaker 3>was livid, but more so, I believe his diagnosis deteriorated

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<v Speaker 3>his mental health and his rational thinking skills. And trust me,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm being very kind when I say it like this.

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<v Speaker 3>The truth is, Michael lost his shit. He set out

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<v Speaker 3>on a new journey. He wanted to destroy gay men

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<v Speaker 3>such as himself. He loathed them, he blamed them, and

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<v Speaker 3>he wanted to make them all suffer. Michael continued to

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<v Speaker 3>frequent many gay bars and pubs, including the Coalhern Arms,

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<v Speaker 3>a club that catered to the leather and BDSM crowd.

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<v Speaker 3>We touched a little upon the coalhern Arms in the

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<v Speaker 3>episode on the serial Killer Colin Ireland that I covered

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<v Speaker 3>early on in this show, Colin too would use this

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<v Speaker 3>club as his hunting grounds for victims, but Colin wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>active until a decade after Michael Lupo. Kevin McDonough was

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<v Speaker 3>born June second, nineteen fifty four a Gemini. He was

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<v Speaker 3>the youngest of five kids until his sister was born

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<v Speaker 3>in nineteen fifty seven. He graduated from Cork University and

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<v Speaker 3>he moved to London to study osteopathy, which is holistic

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<v Speaker 3>medicine and exercises to improve circulation, nerve supply and to

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<v Speaker 3>promote self healing. It's often used for chronic pain management,

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<v Speaker 3>migraines and sports injuries. Later, Kevin would work in a

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<v Speaker 3>joint practice in Wimbledon, helping out them tennis stars. Kevin

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<v Speaker 3>met Michael at the Colhorn on March third, nineteen eighty six.

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<v Speaker 3>Kevin was thirty one years old. Upon their meeting, everything

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<v Speaker 3>seemed innocent enough, and he left the club to go

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<v Speaker 3>with Michael. Michael took Kevin to a derelic basement in

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<v Speaker 3>Earl's Court. In this basement, Kevin would survive an attack

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<v Speaker 3>by Michael. Kevin woke up about an hour after his attack.

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<v Speaker 3>He stumbled up to the street, saw a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>police officers and told them that he had been attacked.

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<v Speaker 3>The officers, though they were dismissive of Kevin. They figured

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<v Speaker 3>he was just another drunk irishman. But Kevin did try.

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<v Speaker 3>He just didn't have any luck with the authorities taking

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<v Speaker 3>him seriously. There's just not a whole lot of other

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<v Speaker 3>details to this encounter other than Kevin survived. But Kevin

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<v Speaker 3>would be living with the HIV virus and he would

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<v Speaker 3>eventually die at the age of forty six in September

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<v Speaker 3>of two thousand from bronco pneumonia. It's not believed Kevin

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<v Speaker 3>contracted the HIV virus from Michael, but rather from Kevin's

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<v Speaker 3>own admission he already had it. Incidentally, Kevin had never

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<v Speaker 3>shared with any of his family members that he had

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<v Speaker 3>been a survivor of a serial killer. They all found

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<v Speaker 3>out many years later upon doing their own research. Five

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<v Speaker 3>days after Kevin's attack, Michael would meet another man at

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<v Speaker 3>the Colhorn. Thirty six year old James Burns worked at

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<v Speaker 3>the Railways as a train guard at the Liverpool station.

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<v Speaker 3>He was born of Virgo on September ninth, nineteen forty nine,

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<v Speaker 3>in Scotland. Before working as a guard at the Railways,

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<v Speaker 3>James had a brief career in the Royal Air Force.

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<v Speaker 3>March fifteenth, nineteen eighty six, is when James and Michael met.

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<v Speaker 3>Witnesses inside the club saw them leave the coal hern

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<v Speaker 3>arms together in a taxi. Michael took James to the

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<v Speaker 3>thirty two Warwick Road abandoned basement, where he tortured James

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<v Speaker 3>and he murdered him. James's body was found the very

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<v Speaker 3>next day by construction workers who were there at the

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<v Speaker 3>location to renovate it. James had been strangled to death.

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<v Speaker 3>He was partially clothed, his tongue had been bitten off,

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<v Speaker 3>he had been sodomized, and he had beeces smeared all

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<v Speaker 3>over him. James had also been slashed with a razor.

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<v Speaker 3>Each time Michael performed these acts of hate on his victims,

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<v Speaker 3>he wore a leather mask to inflict his torture. He

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<v Speaker 3>came up with his own monarch of the Wolfman, and

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<v Speaker 3>he would sometimes bite body parts off of his victims.

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<v Speaker 3>Lupo means wolf an Italian, which is most likely where

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<v Speaker 3>his creativity sparked from. Anthony Connolly, who went by Tony,

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<v Speaker 3>was born November twenty sixth, nineteen fifty nine in Newcastle.

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<v Speaker 3>He was a Sagittarius. He was also very artistically inclined.

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<v Speaker 3>He moved to London to pursue an art degree at

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<v Speaker 3>a university. After graduation, he moved back to Newcastle to

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<v Speaker 3>teach art. Although he found his employment satisfying personally, it

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<v Speaker 3>just wasn't enough to pay the bills, so Tony moved

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<v Speaker 3>back to London got a job at a restaurant that

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<v Speaker 3>allowed him to work on his art too, and he

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<v Speaker 3>spent his time between a job that helped pay the

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<v Speaker 3>bills and his passion of creating. Tony wore clothing that

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<v Speaker 3>he designed himself, items that reflected his flamboyance. He met

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<v Speaker 3>Michael at a gay London club on the night of

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<v Speaker 3>April sixth, nineteen eighty six. On this night, Tony was

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<v Speaker 3>wearing a leather jacket with silver studs. And shocking pink

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<v Speaker 3>tights under distressed jeans. He was also wearing a scarf.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometime during the evening, Tony and Michael would leave the

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<v Speaker 3>pub that they were at and they headed to a

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<v Speaker 3>railway hut in Brixton. This is a little structure near railways,

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<v Speaker 3>mostly used by railway workers to have a tea break.

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<v Speaker 3>It's used for shelter or sometimes tools are even stored

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<v Speaker 3>in them. These huts were seen every mile or two

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<v Speaker 3>along the tracks. I don't think that there's very many

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<v Speaker 3>of them left anymore though. Inside one of these huts,

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<v Speaker 3>Tony was strangled to death by Michael using Tony's own scarf.

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<v Speaker 3>Tony's body was discovered by children who were playing near

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<v Speaker 3>the hut the following day, although when it came time

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<v Speaker 3>for Tony's family to get Tony's body back to lay

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<v Speaker 3>them to rest, there was a huge delay. And this

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<v Speaker 3>was due to the fact Tony's flatmate had recently passed

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<v Speaker 3>away from AIDS and because of that, no corner or

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<v Speaker 3>medical examiner wanted to touch Tony's remains. It didn't matter

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<v Speaker 3>whether Tony had HIV or not. They just didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>to touch him. And to that I think, Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 3>just suit up, put your gloves on and do your

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<v Speaker 3>damn job. Of course, back then we didn't know as

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<v Speaker 3>much about the virus as we do today. Still, they

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<v Speaker 3>could have just put on their hazmat suits. Cardboard City

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<v Speaker 3>was a notorious homeless encampment located in the pedestrian underpasses

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<v Speaker 3>of the Waterloo Bowl Ring in London. This area house

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<v Speaker 3>up to two hundred people in cardboard boxes during the

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen eighties. It was a prominent symbol of homelessness that

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<v Speaker 3>was cleared away in nineteen nine, with the sight later

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<v Speaker 3>becoming the bfi Imax Cinema. One of the residents of

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<v Speaker 3>Cardboard City would encounter Michael on April eighteenth, nineteen eighty six.

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<v Speaker 3>This man, who today remains unnamed, was wearing a tartan

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<v Speaker 3>scarf and he was said to be around sixty years old.

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<v Speaker 3>As Michael was beginning to climb stairs near a footpath

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<v Speaker 3>where the man was standing, the unhoused man asked Michael

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<v Speaker 3>for a cigarette. Michael handed him the one he was smoking,

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<v Speaker 3>and just as quickly as Michael handed off the smoke,

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<v Speaker 3>Michael grabbed the man by his jugular and he pulled

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<v Speaker 3>Later that same night of April eighteenth, twenty two year

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<v Speaker 3>Once at the building, Mark began to give Michael a blowjob,

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<v Speaker 3>Mark upside his head several times with his fists. He

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<v Speaker 3>until Mark lost consciousness, and then Michael left the scene

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<v Speaker 3>believing Mark was dead. Several hours later, Mark came to

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<v Speaker 3>he reported that he had been mugged. Mark didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen sixty three, a virgo in Ireland. After he graduated

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<v Speaker 3>The friend didn't have the drive to stay and the

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<v Speaker 3>He was young, twenty two years old, vibrant, and he

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<v Speaker 3>nineteen eighty six, Damien would meet Michael outside the Copa

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<v Speaker 3>Cabana gay nightclub. Michael ended up taking Damien to a

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<v Speaker 3>Then Michael raped Damien's body and mutilated it with a razor.

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<v Speaker 3>On May seventh, nearly two weeks after the attack on Damien,

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<v Speaker 3>Michael would find his next victim in thirty year old

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<v Speaker 3>David Nigel Cole, outside of a gay bar called the

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<v Speaker 3>other than the two men who just arrived. When Michael

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<v Speaker 3>realized his sexual encounter with David wasn't going the way

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<v Speaker 3>he planned, he came up behind David, wrapped a silk

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<v Speaker 3>sock around David's neck and began to strangle the thirty

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<v Speaker 3>year old, But David wasn't giving in. He bought, and

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<v Speaker 3>he bought until he finally got his hand between the

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<v Speaker 3>sock and his neck, giving him ample breathing room. When

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<v Speaker 3>Michael decided this wasn't working, he ran off into the night,

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<v Speaker 3>and he'd didn't look back. David reported his attack to

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<v Speaker 3>assisting the police to catch his attacker. Undercover cops escorted

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<v Speaker 3>David to a number of gay bars for a few days,

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<v Speaker 3>and that on May fifteenth, he and the undercover detectives

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<v Speaker 3>went to the Prince of Wales pub in Brixton. Who

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<v Speaker 3>should David spot but Michael. David indicated to the detectives

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<v Speaker 3>that Michael was the guy, and Michael was arrested following

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<v Speaker 3>his arrest, Michael faved his right to a lawyer, and

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<v Speaker 3>he confessed to the murders of four men and the

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<v Speaker 3>attempted murders of two others. He later claimed his killing

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<v Speaker 3>spree was triggered by his recent AIDS diagnosis, which had

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<v Speaker 3>fueled a burning hatred within him for the gay community,

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<v Speaker 3>and truly the only blame for his contracting the virus

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<v Speaker 3>should have fallen upon himself for not practicing safe sex.

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<v Speaker 3>He was so damn proud of his conquests, but he

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<v Speaker 3>failed to see the bigger picture. After Michael's arrest, survivor

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<v Speaker 3>Mark Leyland came forward with the true story of what

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<v Speaker 3>happened to him the night Michael attacked him. He admitted

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<v Speaker 3>his attack was much more than a mugging. Michael faced

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<v Speaker 3>charges for four counts of murder and two counts of

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<v Speaker 3>attempted murder at the Old Bailey in London. He entered

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<v Speaker 3>guilty please to all counts, foregoing a full trial. On

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<v Speaker 3>July tenth, nineteen eighty seven. Michael, then aged thirty four,

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<v Speaker 3>received four concurrent life sentences for the murders, with an

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<v Speaker 3>additional fourteen years of imprisonment for the attempted murders. The

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<v Speaker 3>sentencing judge highlighted Michael's deliberate targeting of victims in London's

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<v Speaker 3>Following the verdict, authorities transferred Michael to a specialized AIDS

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<v Speaker 3>unit at Brixton Prison that was so they could manage

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<v Speaker 3>his health condition and to isolate him from risking any

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<v Speaker 3>of the other prisoners. Michael's medical condition remained stable for

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<v Speaker 3>many years after his attacks. During this time, he was

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<v Speaker 3>transferred to several prisons in and around London, and in

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<v Speaker 3>May of nineteen ninety four, his health took a turn

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<v Speaker 3>for the worse. He would spend his remaining time on

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<v Speaker 3>Earth in a hospital wing at h MP Franklin and

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<v Speaker 3>County Durham. Michael refused to take medication. He refused transfer

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<v Speaker 3>to an external hospital. He refused anything that would help

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<v Speaker 3>him live longer or help him with his pain. Only

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<v Speaker 3>on the day he died February twelfth, nineteen ninety five,

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<v Speaker 3>did Michael receive a morphine shot for pain. And I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 3>as mean as this sound, I kind of think he

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<v Speaker 3>deserved to experience the pain and suffering. Rest and power.

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<v Speaker 3>James Tony Damien, an unnamed Cardboard City Man rest in

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<v Speaker 3>Power to Kevin Michael's first victim, who went on to

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<v Speaker 3>survive several more years after Michael's attack but ended up

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<v Speaker 3>passing away due to AIDS complications, and to the survivors

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<v Speaker 3>of Michael Thrive in Power Archer Crime Quickie is from

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<v Speaker 3>the South Asian country of me and Mar formerly known

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<v Speaker 3>as the country of Burma. Me and Marr was the

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<v Speaker 3>home of twenty five year old gay TikTok star Tin

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<v Speaker 3>zaw Tway, and I probably just butchered the hell out

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<v Speaker 3>of his name and I apologize for that. Tin was

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<v Speaker 3>an influencer who had a flare for fashion and shared tips,

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<v Speaker 3>product endorsements, and lip sync songs with his followers. On

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<v Speaker 3>January twentieth, twenty twenty six, in the Maysought district of Thailand,

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<v Speaker 3>Tin's body was found by a villager who was leading

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<v Speaker 3>a herd of animals through the forest. Tin was wearing

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<v Speaker 3>His pants and underwear were pulled down to his thighs.

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<v Speaker 3>He had dried blood caked to his face and head.

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<v Speaker 3>Near his body lay a bloodied baseball bat that appeared

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<v Speaker 3>to have been the murder weapon. Tin's belongings were scattered

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<v Speaker 3>around his body, his shoulder bag, cosmetics, condoms, and a

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<v Speaker 3>few other personal items. Missing was his cell phone in

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<v Speaker 3>gold jewelry. Tin had disappeared from his home two days

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<v Speaker 3>prior to the villager discovering his body. His roommates said

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<v Speaker 3>before Tin left, he received a message on TikTok from

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<v Speaker 3>one of his followers. His follower was asking for help,

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<v Speaker 3>and without hesitation, Tin went to meet this follower. Police

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<v Speaker 3>now believe two individuals lured him into the place where

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<v Speaker 3>they murdered him. One suspect has been apprehended and is

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<v Speaker 3>currently being held, but they still believe that this one

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<v Speaker 3>suspect has an accomplice. There hasn't been any more updates

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<v Speaker 3>on this case that I can see, but I'll try

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<v Speaker 3>to keep watching it to see if anything new shakes loose.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm hoping that they can nail both of these guys

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<v Speaker 3>who trick Tin with a fake distress signal. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>if Tin is just gonna up and leave this Kai

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<v Speaker 3>obviously had a good heart. He wanted to help others,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's just so sad that he was trying to

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<v Speaker 3>Brest and power Tin. I think I'm just gonna let

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<v Speaker 3>our Sunshine News sit this one out and hopefully there'll

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<v Speaker 3>be more to report next episode. But i do want

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<v Speaker 3>to let you know that I'm hoping that next week's

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<v Speaker 3>episode will be one that I'm collaborating with Courtney from

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<v Speaker 3>Book of the Dead. It's a case I've been wanting

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<v Speaker 3>to cover since last November, but I have just not

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<v Speaker 3>been able to figure out how to approach it. And

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<v Speaker 3>things in this case are ever changing. Courtney's helped me

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<v Speaker 3>with it, and we will be speaking with the mom

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<v Speaker 3>and the victim of the case, and my heart really

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<v Speaker 3>aches for her. That's all I'm able to give you

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<v Speaker 3>at the moment, and again I'm hoping it'll be ready

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<v Speaker 3>for next week. Now I leave you with a joke.

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<v Speaker 3>A rancher dies and left everything to his wife. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>she was a very good looking woman. She was determined

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<v Speaker 3>to keep a ranch. She knew so very little about ranching,

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<v Speaker 3>and she decided to place an ad in the newspaper

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<v Speaker 3>for a ranch hand. Two cowboys applied for the job.

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<v Speaker 3>One was gay and the other was a drunk. So

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<v Speaker 3>she thought long and hard about it, and then when

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<v Speaker 3>She figured it would be safer to have him around

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<v Speaker 3>and he knew an awful lot about ranching. For weeks,

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<v Speaker 3>the two of them worked and the ranch was doing

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<v Speaker 3>so well. Then one day the rancher's widows said to

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<v Speaker 3>the hired hand, you have done such a really good job,

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<v Speaker 3>and the ranch looks great. You should go into town

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<v Speaker 3>and kick up your hills. The hired hand readily agreed,

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<v Speaker 3>and he went into town one Saturday night. The rancher's

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<v Speaker 3>One o'clock came, however, no ranch hand. Two o'clock came,

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<v Speaker 3>and upon entering the room, he found the rancher's widows

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<v Speaker 3>sitting by the fireplace with a glass of wine. She

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<v Speaker 3>was waiting for him. She quietly called him over to her,

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<v Speaker 3>and she whispered, and button my blouse and take it off. Trembling,

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<v Speaker 3>he did as she directed. Now take off my boots.

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<v Speaker 3>Ever so slowly, he did as she asked. Now take

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<v Speaker 3>them neatly by her boots. She whispered, now take off

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<v Speaker 3>my skirt hesitantly. He slowly unbuttoned it, constantly watching her

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<v Speaker 3>eyes in the firelight. Now take off my bra again.

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<v Speaker 3>With trembling hands, he did as he was told, and

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<v Speaker 3>he dropped it to the floor. Then she looked into

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<v Speaker 3>his eyes and said, if you ever wear my clothes

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<v Speaker 3>into town again, you're fired. I love you, guys, and

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<v Speaker 3>you matters so much. Remember it's not a crime to

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<v Speaker 3>be gay or to live your truth, unless you're a murderer.