Richard Allan "Ricky" Kasso Jr., also known as "The Acid King" was just 17 years old when he brutally murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers. In this episode we also dive into Satanism and how it heavily shaped Ricky Kasso's adolescent life.Sources:https://rb.gy/yt89s8https://rb.gy/igjri1https://rb.gy/8gqmxkhttps://rb.gy/cri5nohttps://rb.gy/q29lpsFollow us on Instagram @80sCrimePodcast for updates, pictures and more!

Throughout the 1980s, the City of Los Angeles and San Francisco was terrorized by a culprit known as "The Night Stalker".Sources:https://rb.gy/1zg5ashttps://rb.gy/etpfpthttps://rb.gy/j1pipyhttps://rb.gy/a2qpwgFollow us on Instagram @80sCrimePodcast for updates, pictures and more!

In 1980, Los Angeles was rocked by a series of murders against young women. These became known as the Sunset Strip Murders. Sources: https://rb.gy/nvq09zhttps://rb.gy/tnuvrohttps://rb.gy/6lvujyhttps://rb.gy/3ynhknhttps://rb.gy/z771md

Mark DiStefano, a high school student, was murdered in his hometown Jerusalem Township, Ohio after spending a fun night with friends.Sources:https://rb.gy/r5vij3https://rb.gy/uppr9qhttps://rb.gy/gdeoushttps://rb.gy/dxo9o3https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?n=billie-halka&pid=162942857&fhid=6444

Cara Knott, a San Diego State University student, goes missing in 1986 on the way home from her boyfriend's house.Forensic Files: Badge of Betrayalhttps://rb.gy/so9tzghttps://rb.gy/mifwylhttps://rb.gy/qhgvla

In 1989, Charles and Carol Stuart were on their way to a lamaze when suddenly their world turned upside down.Sources:https://rb.gy/qipqndhttps://rb.gy/tf8vp8https://rb.gy/zh5fjfhttps://rb.gy/x5c8lzhttps://rb.gy/cmflnnhttps://rb.gy/oojhjs

Welcome to 80s A Decade Of Crime: a true crime podcast hosted by Luke Pacheco about notorious crimes that shaped the 1980s. Subscribe now to listen to our first episode of 80s A Decade Of Crime on August 3rd.