Welcome to the 35th episode of Wild Society!

In the 1990’s Colombia’s young homeless boys began to disappear quickly off the streets. After numerous mass graves were found, investigators began to think they had a serial killer on the loose. After putting together a profile of the killer, based on evidence left at a crime scene, investigators were able to narrow down the suspect list to 25 men. On April 22, 1999 Luis Garavito was arrested for the attempted rape of a boy. After being interrogated for 18 hours, he broke and admitted to killing 140 boys in 54 cities. Ultimately Garavito was charged with killing 172 young males but officials believe the number may be closer to 400. Change.org Petition

At the base of Mt. Fuji lies a dense sprawling forest called Aokigahara. A popular tourist attraction, the dense forest provides countless winding trails and caves. But some people who enter the forest, never intend on leaving. Is something sinister happening inside the “Sea of Trees”?

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Luis Garavito Sources:

• History Collection
• Lawyers Update
• Lawyers Update
• Health Psychology Consultancy
• Discovery Channel
• Murderpedia
• All Thats Interesting
• Wikipedia
• Change.org Petition

Suicide Forest Sources:

• CNN
• Atlas Obscura
• Horror Obsessive
• Buzzfeed News
• Wikipedia