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In this harrowing part 2, Aundreah Maes tries to survive as Edwin Lara adds to his victim/survivor count. Lara also starts to make up a bunch of excuses for his actions. Finally, a surprise thief shows up to sprinkle around some more bad vibes as we close the book on this case. 

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KK’s Readers: http://www.kksreaders.org/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/former-bend-campus-security-officer-receives-second-life-sentence-federal-kidnapping-and

https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/central-oregon-man-indicted-carjacking-kidnapping-and-firearms-offenses 

https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_181a.970 

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/federal-judge-issues-2nd-life-sentence-for-edwin-lara-a-campus-security-officer-turned-killer-armed-carjacker-and-kidnapper.html 

Surveillance of Aundreah & Lara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSnpUcDWiY 

Edwin’s Facebook Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPjtxC02Am8 

Isobel Reports Edwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Averw3z4Q 

The Car Chase & Arrest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjjKbuzKRw 

Edwin’s Confession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0QHfWcCmog 

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/salem-woman-back-home-after-being-kidnapped-by-accused-murderer?photo=1 

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/kaylees-family-to-killer-rot-in-hell-scumbag/ 

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/man-arrested-in-california-kidnap-charged-in-oregon-death 

https://www.koin.com/news/timeline-kaylee-sawyers-death-suspects-arrest/ 

https://apnews.com/general-news-2e086187d5104a35a10e9bb734f411a7 

https://www.kgw.com/article/syndication/podcasts/urge-to-kill/kaylee-sawyers-family-settles-for-2-million-with-central-oregon-community-college/283-dee64426-1d9b-43f6-b907-1eca560e9d74 

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-yreka-oregon-abduction-family-kidnapping-20160727-snap-story.html 

https://katu.com/news/local/man-accused-of-killing-bend-woman-kaylee-sawyer-due-in-court-thursday 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/witness-oregon-man-accused-of-murder-said-he-finished-it/

https://kbnd.com/kbnd-news/local-news-feed/344007 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/testimony-oregon-womans-alleged-murderer-spoke-of-urge-to-kill/ 

https://bendbulletin.com/2022/08/11/ashes-of-murder-victim-kaylee-sawyer-stolen-thrown-in-bend-dumpster/ 

“Into the Night.” Dateline NBC. Season 26, Episode 28. 27 April 2018. Listened to on 11 August 2025.

https://www.deschutesmemorial.com/obituaries/Kaylee-Anne-Sawyer-KK?obId=1638832

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In July 2016, two young women crossed paths with aspiring serial killer Edwin Lara, kicking off a 3-day crime spree of murder, kidnapping, carjacking, attempted murder, and even more kidnapping. But don’t worry, y’all, he’s “not that guy” and he accidentally did all those things./s

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/former-bend-campus-security-officer-receives-second-life-sentence-federal-kidnapping-and

https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/central-oregon-man-indicted-carjacking-kidnapping-and-firearms-offenses 

https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_181a.970 

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/federal-judge-issues-2nd-life-sentence-for-edwin-lara-a-campus-security-officer-turned-killer-armed-carjacker-and-kidnapper.html 

Surveillance of Aundreah & Lara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSnpUcDWiY 

Edwin’s Facebook Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPjtxC02Am8 

Isobel Reports Edwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Averw3z4Q 

The Car Chase & Arrest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjjKbuzKRw 

Edwin’s Confession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0QHfWcCmog 

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/salem-woman-back-home-after-being-kidnapped-by-accused-murderer?photo=1 

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/kaylees-family-to-killer-rot-in-hell-scumbag/ 

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/man-arrested-in-california-kidnap-charged-in-oregon-death 

https://www.koin.com/news/timeline-kaylee-sawyers-death-suspects-arrest/ 

https://apnews.com/general-news-2e086187d5104a35a10e9bb734f411a7 

https://www.kgw.com/article/syndication/podcasts/urge-to-kill/kaylee-sawyers-family-settles-for-2-million-with-central-oregon-community-college/283-dee64426-1d9b-43f6-b907-1eca560e9d74 

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-yreka-oregon-abduction-family-kidnapping-20160727-snap-story.html 

https://katu.com/news/local/man-accused-of-killing-bend-woman-kaylee-sawyer-due-in-court-thursday 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/witness-oregon-man-accused-of-murder-said-he-finished-it/

https://kbnd.com/kbnd-news/local-news-feed/344007 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/testimony-oregon-womans-alleged-murderer-spoke-of-urge-to-kill/ 

https://bendbulletin.com/2022/08/11/ashes-of-murder-victim-kaylee-sawyer-stolen-thrown-in-bend-dumpster/ 

“Into the Night.” Dateline NBC. Season 26, Episode 28. 27 April 2018. Listened to on 11 August 2025.

https://www.deschutesmemorial.com/obituaries/Kaylee-Anne-Sawyer-KK?obId=1638832 

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After visiting her friends and former roommates, 20-year-old Christina Muse disappeared. For four months, she remained missing, but then one of her friends led police to her body in a big blue barrel. This friend, Tory Bush, pointed the finger at her boyfriend, Troy Clark, but there was much more to the story.  

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https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2014/wr-55-996-02.html 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-5th-circuit/1852502.html 

https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-70034-CV0.pdf 

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/clarktroylast.html 

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/clarktroy.html 

https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/tx/o4cgeczh 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bizarre-final-hours-of-death-row-killer-troy-clark/VRE63EQPHOC4FAD5RBIU5PMP5Y/ 

https://apnews.com/general-news-e0d3eb9d92fa4d86a2c3a28ef2427ac5 

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-executes-man-torture-drowning-ex-roommate/

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/09/26/Texas-man-executed-for-1998-murder-of-roommate/4501538006036/ 

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In March 2000, Markie George found herself in a relationship with a dangerous man named Daniel Acker. Over the last few weeks of her life, she tried to get help and tried to stay safe. But it’s nearly impossible to stay safe when an abusive man has you in his sights. 

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17-7045/39080/20180315172433671_Acker%20v.%20Davis%20BIO.pdf 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-5th-circuit/1870822.html

https://www.txcourts.gov/All_Archived_Documents/ccaInformation/archives/Opinions-Non%20Published/74109a.htm 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-6075/64711/20180925101121804_ACKER%20BIO%20SH%20-FINAL-Filed.pdf 

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2008/17338.html 

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-txed-4_06-cv-00469/pdf/USCOURTS-txed-4_06-cv-00469-0.pdf 

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/ackerdaniel.html 

https://tcadp.org/2018/09/27/state-of-texas-executes-troy-clark-petition-for-daniel-acker-still-pending-at-u-s-supreme-court/

https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/tx/t3bdk352 

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/27/daniel-acker-execution-texas/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daniel-acker-executed-today-convicted-for-marquetta-george-death-2018-09-27/ 
 

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In November 2004, Lauri Waterman’s husband Doc and 16-year-old daughter Rachelle Waterman arrived home from a weekend away to discover that Lauri was missing. Around that same time, police were responding to a report of a burnt out minivan with charred human remains inside. There is no part 3 this time!

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https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/court-of-appeals/2008/a-9634-1.html

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ak-court-of-appeals/1691664.html  

https://www.courttv.com/trials/ak-v-waterman-2006/ 

https://www.krbd.org/2015/08/18/waterman-to-report-to-jail-this-month/ 

https://www.newsminer.com/rachelle-waterman-free-on-bond-pending-appeal/article_052a2dca-9793-5bd2-9140-c12ec7608b1f.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13962555 

https://alaskapublic.org/xx-statewide-news/2011-01-29/jurors-hear-taped-testimony-about-waterman-autopsy 

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/waterman-guilty-negligent-homicide-mothers-death/2011/02/17/ 

https://www.adn.com/crime-justice/article/one-waterman-killer-wont-testify-daughters-murder-retrial/2011/01/26/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=1588553&page=1 

“The Darkest of Nights.” People Magazine Investigates. Season 1, Episode 10. 2017.

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In November 2004, Lauri Waterman’s husband Doc and 16-year-old daughter Rachelle Waterman arrived home from a weekend away to discover that Lauri was missing. Around that same time, police were responding to a report of a burnt out minivan with charred human remains inside. There is no part 3 this time!

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https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/court-of-appeals/2008/a-9634-1.html

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ak-court-of-appeals/1691664.html  

https://www.courttv.com/trials/ak-v-waterman-2006/ 

https://www.krbd.org/2015/08/18/waterman-to-report-to-jail-this-month/ 

https://www.newsminer.com/rachelle-waterman-free-on-bond-pending-appeal/article_052a2dca-9793-5bd2-9140-c12ec7608b1f.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13962555 

https://alaskapublic.org/xx-statewide-news/2011-01-29/jurors-hear-taped-testimony-about-waterman-autopsy 

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/waterman-guilty-negligent-homicide-mothers-death/2011/02/17/ 

https://www.adn.com/crime-justice/article/one-waterman-killer-wont-testify-daughters-murder-retrial/2011/01/26/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=1588553&page=1 

“The Darkest of Nights.” People Magazine Investigates. Season 1, Episode 10. 2017.

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In Summer 1991, police discovered the meticulously tied up body of Jackie Galloway. They would soon tie her murder to Patricia Cornwell’s debut novel Postmortem, a woman assaulted a year prior, and an oversharer named John Benson Waterman. 

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https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/state-v-waterman-no-884878986 

https://people.com/crime/john-waterman-florida-man-neighbors-upset-release-murderer-rapist/ 

https://people.com/crime/jackie-galloway-john-waterman-murder-patricia-cornwell/ 

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/25/convicted-sarasota-murderer-serial-rapist-john-waterman-released/5625619002/ 

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/07/21/sarasota-man-accused-of-murder-by-the-book/ 

https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/sarasota-rapist-and-killer-released-after-serving-less-than-50-of-his-sentence/ 

https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/7042294-John-Waterman-Summary-from-Florida-Department-of/ 

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/08/25/heres-why-convicted-murderer-rapist-is-only-serving-half-his-sentence/ 

“Stranger Than Fiction. People Magazine Investigates. Season 1, Episode 4. 2016.

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On October 31, 2017, police discovered 9 dismembered bodies in a studio apartment located in Zama, Japan. The apartment belonged to 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, a devil in disguise. 

Trigger warning for mentions of suicidal thoughts (though no details will be discussed). 

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https://apnews.com/article/japan-hanging-takahiro-shiraishi-896b8dedd9c02719abca64acbb04cc04

https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/3035 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-japans-suspected-serial-killer-went-from-quiet-child-to-sex-trade-scout/tv7823xhh 

https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-japan-twitter-suicides-20171110-story.html 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chilling-details-emerge-as-suspected-japan-serial-killer-is-questioned/ 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55313161 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y05dk2p92o 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-executes-twitter-killer-takahiro-shiraishi-serial-killer/ 

https://web.archive.org/web/20181107035456/https://www.sankei.com/affairs/news/181028/afr1810280015-n1.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20201009132018/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200930/k10012641261000.html 

https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/41841?page=2 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54366806 

https://web.archive.org/web/20250124133656/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13760119 

https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/the-hidden-trade-offs-of-japans-crime-free-society/ 

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In November 2011, 20-year-old Andrea Eilber was found murdered in the basement of a house where she was house sitting. Her boyfriend was the main suspect, and his story about what happened sure sounded suspicious. But before she would get justice thanks to DNA, Andrea’s case would create a new injustice when the wrong man was convicted. 

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https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2015/311295.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2018/331809.html 

https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/murder-suspect-due-in-court-in-august/

https://www.courttv.com/news/chadwick-mobley-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-andrea-eilber/ 

https://www.justice4kc.com/the-criminal 

https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/chadwick-mobley-pleads-no-contest-to-charges-he-murdered-andrea-eilber/ 

https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/kc-grondins-attorney-files-forensics-notice/ 

https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/kc-grondin-still-awaits-new-trial/ 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/02/24/nessels-office-plans-charge-second-man-in-lapeer-county-michigan-woman-2011-killing/79421391007/

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2024/03/tempers-flare-over-evidence-squabble-in-kc-grondin-case.html 

https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/02/they-now-have-the-murderer-attorney-wants-charges-dropped-in-andrea-eilber-murder-case.html

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/07/the-case-against-kc-grondin-what-new-suspect-means-for-man-long-accused-in-michigan-womans-murder.html 

https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/44-year-old-pleads-to-2011-shooting-death-of-andrea-eilber-in-lapeer/article_88f7af86-ed42-11ef-a18f-5b96735ac1fd.html 

https://tricitytimes-online.com/2023/07/26/grondin-gets-house-arrest-orders-changed/ 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/07/31/two-missing-words-unspool-a-twisted-legal-tale-in-a-2011-lapeer-co-murder/70458471007/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbaLOp3Elo

“Convicted by a Hair.” Reasonable Doubt. Season 2, Episode 1. 2018.

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Live show audio, y'all. Let's discuss three true crime cases and the horror movies they inspired. First, we’re going to be discussing The Hills Have Eyes franchise and the legend of a cannibalistic Scottish clan that inspired it. Then, we’ll talk about the movie Changeling and the tragic murder case at its center. Finally, we’ll discuss Borderland, which was inspired by a drug lord who thought a human sacrifice would make his men invisible. 

The Hills Have Eyes/Scottish Cannibal Clan

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-21506077.amp

https://ayrshireandarran.com/sawney-beans-cave/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKd5D3fD3qI

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1260707

https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/did-the-scottish-mass-murdering-cannibal-sawney-bean-actually-exist/ 

https://www.scotclans.com/pages/the-legend-of-sawney-bean 

Changeling/The Chicken Coop Murders

https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2008/12/21/clark-chief-witness-in-20s-child-murders-led-exemplary-life/ 

https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/gordon_stewart_northcott/1.html  

https://www.nytimes.com/1929/02/08/archives/northcott-convicted-of-slaying-three-boys-his-last-dramatic-plea.html 

https://people.com/gordon-stewart-northcott-chicken-coop-house-horrors-11695921

https://www.nytimes.com/1930/10/03/archives/northcott-hanged-for-killing-boys-californian-on-whose-ranch-bones.html 

Borderland/The Murder of Mark Kilroy

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-14/black-magic-voodoo-and-murder-occurs-at-rancho-santa-elena

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/mexico-kidnapping-matamoros-mark-kilroy-b2297461.html

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-work-of-the-devil/

https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/friend-recalls-horrific-murder-of-mark-kilroy/

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/ut-austin-student-mark-kilroy-murdered-in-mexico