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In 1979, a missing teen genius accidentally birthed the 'Satanic Panic.'
Welcome to Brew Crime: Nerd Crimes, where fantasy meets felony. We're kicking off with the case that turned a brand-new tabletop game into a cultural boogeyman: the disappearance of 16-year-old child prodigy, James Dallas Egbert III.
Dallas vanished from his college dorm, leaving behind a confusing note and a pile of Dungeons & Dragons books. When a flamboyant P.I. started a bizarre search in the university's underground steam tunnels, the media latched onto a theory: did the brilliant student lose himself in a live-action game? Or was the tragic reality far more personal, heartbreaking, and complex than any fantasy quest?
Roll for a deep dive into the real story behind the headlines, the fear-mongering, and the life of the boy who became the scapegoat for a nation's moral panic.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/09/disappearances-dragons-the-james-dallas-egbert-iii-story/
https://www.sengifted.org/post/seng-s-25th-anniversary-conference-reflections-on-seng-s-history
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-dungeon-master-the-disappearance-of-james-dallas-egbert-iii_william-c-dear/341434/
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_controversies)
https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/dungeons-and-dragons-dd/
https://timharford.com/2024/11/my-epic-40-year-dungeons-dragons-odyssey/
https://news.virginia.edu/content/dungeons-dragons-and-burgers-really-bad-outcomes-when-we-dont-grasp-fractions
https://onthebanks.msu.edu/Exhibit/162-567-5/campus-legends-and-myths/
https://michiganlgbtqremember.com/2018/04/22/j-dallas-egbert-iii/
https://statenews.com/article/2024/02/msus-secret-steam-tunnels-reveal-hidden-history-beneath-our-feet
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In 1979, a missing teen genius accidentally birthed the 'Satanic Panic.'
Welcome to Brew Crime: Nerd Crimes, where fantasy meets felony. We're kicking off with the case that turned a brand-new tabletop game into a cultural boogeyman: the disappearance of 16-year-old child prodigy, James Dallas Egbert III.
Dallas vanished from his college dorm, leaving behind a confusing note and a pile of Dungeons & Dragons books. When a flamboyant P.I. started a bizarre search in the university's underground steam tunnels, the media latched onto a theory: did the brilliant student lose himself in a live-action game? Or was the tragic reality far more personal, heartbreaking, and complex than any fantasy quest?
Roll for a deep dive into the real story behind the headlines, the fear-mongering, and the life of the boy who became the scapegoat for a nation's moral panic.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/09/disappearances-dragons-the-james-dallas-egbert-iii-story/
https://www.sengifted.org/post/seng-s-25th-anniversary-conference-reflections-on-seng-s-history
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-dungeon-master-the-disappearance-of-james-dallas-egbert-iii_william-c-dear/341434/
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_controversies)
https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/dungeons-and-dragons-dd/
https://timharford.com/2024/11/my-epic-40-year-dungeons-dragons-odyssey/
https://news.virginia.edu/content/dungeons-dragons-and-burgers-really-bad-outcomes-when-we-dont-grasp-fractions
https://onthebanks.msu.edu/Exhibit/162-567-5/campus-legends-and-myths/
https://michiganlgbtqremember.com/2018/04/22/j-dallas-egbert-iii/
https://statenews.com/article/2024/02/msus-secret-steam-tunnels-reveal-hidden-history-beneath-our-feet
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ā ā ā ā ā ā ā
Ā You can support us on Patreon!Ā š§
Available on all major podcast platforms! Leave a review and share to support more true crime content!
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