Joan Rodgers took her two teenage daughters on a dream vacation to the warm sunshine State of Florida. They expected to land in paradise and instead walked into a nightmare of unimaginable evil. The family had recently experienced some dark times when secret past revelations of abuse came to light. The purpose of the family vacation was to put those things behind them while making new warm family memories. The family's fate was set when Jo accepted the offer of a free sunset cruise with a charming and friendly stranger from their home State of Ohio. They never could have imagined they were unknowingly crossing paths with a sadistic rapist and serial killer. Join us on this week's episode of Crime Salad as we learn how a dedicated team of law enforcement worked together to stop a depraved killer.

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Written and Researched by Stephanie Moore and Crime Salad

Audio and Editing by: Emily Rawlings and Crime Salad

Written Sources:

Angels and Demons - The Tin Man

https://web.archive.org/web/20081222185149/http://www2.sptimes.com/Angels_Demons/tin_man.2.html

Triple Murder Suspected worked as informant

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ijweAAAAIBAJ&pg=4784,2083889&dq=oba+chandler&hl=en

Chandler v. .McDonough

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1366213.html

Death Cruise by Donald David

https://www.amazon.com/Death-Cruise-Martins-Crime-Library-ebook/dp/B003J564SK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28XTKN68I8IZI&keywords=death+cruise&qid=1649012409&sprefix=death+cruise%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1

Detectives seek public help in murders

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19890617&id=XHpPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264,7718691

Video Sources:

Oba Chandler Executed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMC1qtyPgQ