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Pedro Alonso López, known as the Monster of the Andes, was a Colombian serial killer born in 1948. He endured a traumatic childhood marked by abuse, homelessness, and sexual assault, which contributed to his later crimes. Active primarily in the late 1970s across Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, López targeted young girls (mostly aged 8-12 from poor or indigenous families). He lured them with gifts, raped them, and strangled them, often deriving pleasure from their fear. He confessed to over 300 murders, though authorities verified a minimum of 110 in Ecuador (where he led police to dozens of graves). He was arrested in 1980 after a failed abduction, convicted of multiple murders, and sentenced to 16 years (Ecuador’s maximum at the time). Released early in 1994 for good behavior, he was deported to Colombia, institutionalized briefly as insane, declared sane, and freed on bail in 1998. López disappeared shortly after in 1999, and his whereabouts remain unknown as of 2026, with occasional unconfirmed rumors of sightings or vigilante justice.

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Tom and Jenny discuss a somewhat forgotten sci-fi film from 2002, in which Christian Bale navigates a dystopian future where emotion is outlawed.

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Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein began in 1999 after an introduction by Ghislaine Maxwell, quickly evolving into a close social friendship that included frequent meetings, travel on Epstein’s private jet (the “Lolita Express”), visits to his properties (including Little St. James island), and hosting Epstein and Maxwell at royal residences such as Windsor Castle and Balmoral. Despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution, Andrew maintained contact, most notably visiting him in New York in December 2010 shortly after his release and being photographed walking together in Central Park—an encounter Andrew later described as an attempt to formally end the friendship out of a sense of “honour.” Andrew has always insisted the relationship was not particularly intimate and expressed regret only for its continuation post-conviction, while denying any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities. The association, however, became the defining controversy of Andrew’s later life, leading to serious allegations from Virginia Giuffre, the disastrous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, his withdrawal from public duties, a multimillion-pound civil settlement, and ultimately the complete stripping of his royal titles and privileges.

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Tom and Jenny discuss one of Russ Meyer’s iconic softcore films from 1968.

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The Bath School disaster, carried out by Andrew Kehoe on May 18, 1927, remains the deadliest school massacre in U.S. history. In the small town of Bath, Michigan, Kehoe—a school board member and local farmer—spent months secretly planting hundreds of pounds of dynamite and pyrotol beneath the Bath Consolidated School. That morning, some of the explosives detonated, killing students and teachers and injuring dozens, though nearly half of the bombs failed to explode. Shortly afterward, Kehoe drove a truck loaded with additional explosives to the scene, where he detonated it, killing himself and several others, including the school superintendent. In total, 45 people were killed, most of them children. Investigators later uncovered Kehoe’s financial troubles, obsession with taxation, and deep resentment toward the school system, as well as a chilling sign left on his property reading, “Criminals are made, not born,” underscoring the premeditated nature of the attack.

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Tom and Jenny discuss the 1988 horror film, based on the novel by Dean Koontz and starring Corey Haim and Michael Ironside.

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Over more than three decades, The Simpsons has earned a reputation for “predicting” real-world events—not through prophecy, but through razor-sharp satire, cultural literacy, and sheer volume. From explicitly naming Donald Trump as a future U.S. president years before it happened, to visual gags foreshadowing Disney’s eventual purchase of Fox, to eerily specific moments like Cypress Hill later performing with the London Symphony Orchestra or the U.S. beating Sweden in Olympic curling, the show has repeatedly landed close to reality. Many of its most accurate predictions stem from writers extrapolating obvious trends in politics, technology, and pop culture—such as video calling, smartwatches, voting machine controversies, and legalized cannabis—yet the specificity of certain jokes makes them feel uncanny in hindsight. While not mystical foresight, The Simpsons stands as a case study in how informed satire can sometimes look exactly like prophecy once the future catches up.

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