Episode 207 - Basement of Horrors - The Shocking Crimes Of Linda Weston

Join us as we take a terrifying look into the Philadelphia Basement of Horrors. You’ll hear the twisted story of a family harboring terrible secrets for more than a decade, and about the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit, even when it seems all hope is certainly lost. 

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Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger

Editing:

Aiden Wolf

SOURCES:

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/linda-ann-weston-kidnapping

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https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/768726/download 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/woman-who-held-disabled-adults-captive-subhuman-conditions-sentenced-life-plus-80-years

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Where the Hell is Little L?

Little L is Safe

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/tacony-dungeon-jean-mcintosh-sentencing-linda-weston-social-security-fraud-20180821.html

A Tortured Existence 

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