Bringing one of America’s sordid secrets to light, The Clown and the Candyman reveals the network of pedophiles that connected two deranged serial killers, Dean Corll and John Wayne Gacy. Episodes will be available weekly starting on December 15. 
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Introducing: The Clown and the Candyman

Two serial killers, Dean Corll and John Wayne Gacy, thousands of miles apart, brutally murdered over 60 teenage boys. The police said the murders were the work of these sole deranged killers, but for the first time we reveal that they were actually connected by a network of pedophiles which was partially financed by prominent members of American society. This is America's sordid secret. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We all know the stories: Bloody Mary, the Chupacabra, Candyman... These urban legends have been around for decades, sometimes centuries, and still haunt us today. But are they real? On Urban Legends with the Ghost Brothers, the new paranormal podcast from discovery+, the Ghost Brothers Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey are investigating the craziest myths and legends with the help of top paranormal investigators, celebrities and friends. So gather round, because there's some creepy s*** out there and we know you love getting scared.
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Introducing: Urban Legends with the Ghost Brothers

Over 40 years later, the cases of the Clown and the Candyman are still open; some of the boys killed remain unnamed. A cold case cop and a forensic anthropologist strive to put these cases to rest...but time is running out.
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Ep. 8: “The Dust Never Settles” –The Lost Boys, then and now

One man's research about John Wayne Gacy uncovered a connection to a nationwide sex trafficker. For four years he recorded his conversations with the Killer Clown. No one has heard these tapes before… until now. Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandyman https://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm;_source=id&utm;_medium=podcast&utm;_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 7: “My Friend the Murderer” – One man befriends two predators to uncover a conspiracy

The surveillance operation that tracked John Wayne Gacy for ten days has every element of a 1970s cop show. The inside story... with the Detectives who were there. Watch ID's The Clown and the Candyman exclusively on discovery+ starting January 15: discoveryplus.com/clownandcandyman https://www.discoveryplus.com/?syc=podcast_id_clownandcandyman&utm;_source=id&utm;_medium=podcast&utm;_campaign=clownandcandyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.6: “Ten Days in December” – The inside story of tracking John Wayne Gacy with the cops who were there

His operation stretched across America, he was caught many times, but his clients were never prosecuted. Jacqueline exposes a boy sex trafficker with connections to the Clown and the Candyman.
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Introducing: The Clown and the Candyman

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