In this chilling deep dive, Ang takes Manda & you down the dark, winding highways of Delaware as they uncover the terrifying crimes of Steven Brian Pennell, better known as the Route 40 Killer. Throughout 1987 and 1988, a series of women vanished or were found brutally tortured and murdered along the same stretch of road, leaving investigators scrambling for answers. We explore Pennell’s unsettling double life as a family man and electrician by day and a predator lurking in the shadows by night. As fear spread through New Castle County, a determined task force formed, employing everything from undercover operations to cutting-edge forensics in a desperate race to stop a killer who seemed to grow more brazen and more sadistic with each attack.

From eerie near-misses to investigative breakthroughs, this episode unravels the escalating pattern of violence that gripped the community and the relentless pursuit to identify and capture the man responsible. Buckle up, because this one is a doozy! **Trigger warning for domestic abuse, torture, mutilation and murder. Please take care while listening.

Music: Geoff Harvey - Pixabay (Spellcraft)

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Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brian_Pennell

https://law.justia.com/cases/delaware/supreme-court/1991/602-a-2d-48-5.html

https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-serial-killer/crime-news/route-40-killer-steven-brian-pennell-murders-woman-off-delaware

Serial Killers Podcast: Route 40 Killer