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51: The Candy Man Mixes It With Cyanide & The Freudian Fever Dream | True Crime


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Happy Halloween, Sleepyheads! Welcome to Episode 51, a true crime episode!

Elizabeth tells the tragic story of the Candy Man, who murdered a child on Halloween in 1974. She also looks into the question - how likely is it to receive poisoned candy from strangers?

Margot leads us through the life and crimes of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein and explores what causes someone to be as psychologically tortured and violent as he was. Please heed the content warnings below for this episode!

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EPISODE CONTENT WARNINGS: child death, vomiting, execution, extremely graphic descriptions of murder and mutilation, child abuse

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