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This is part 3 of our series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. We discuss the media aftermath of Columbo and DeLuca's convictions. We also recap season 2 and give a preview of season 3!
Howard, Clark. Love’s Blood. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1994.
“Woman Speaks out about 1976 Murder of Her Parents, Brother.” The Daily Journal, 8 May 2006, https://www.daily-journal.com/news/state/woman-speaks-out-about-1976-murder-of-her-parents-brother/article_da4a76ca-7eb2-5857-bb6a-ff726a92046a.html.
“Patty Columbo, Frank DeLuca up for Parole Again in Elk Grove Village Murders.” Daily Herald, 10 Jan. 2017, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119902/.
“Patty Columbo Seeks Parole for Elk Grove Killings -- Again.” Daily Herald, 25 Mar. 2014, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140325/news/140328966/.
Press, The Associated. “Patricia Columbo Speaks from Jail.” The Quad-City Times, 7 May 2006, https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/patricia-columbo-speaks-from-jail/article_5b420d08-d866-58ce-8b6f-46692ee7203b.html.
“A Young Woman and Her Married Lover Kill Her Family.” HISTORY, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-young-woman-and-her-married-lover-kill-her-family. Accessed 26 Aug. 2023.
“Officials: Columbo Should Never Get Parole for Killing Family in Elk Grove.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705189838/.
“Images: Historic Photos from Patty Columbo Case.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705199980/.
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This is part 2 of our series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. We discuss how the toxic romance between Patty and DeLuca led them to plan and carry out the murder of Patty's parents and younger brother.
Howard, Clark. Love’s Blood. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1994.
“Woman Speaks out about 1976 Murder of Her Parents, Brother.” The Daily Journal, 8 May 2006, https://www.daily-journal.com/news/state/woman-speaks-out-about-1976-murder-of-her-parents-brother/article_da4a76ca-7eb2-5857-bb6a-ff726a92046a.html.
“Patty Columbo, Frank DeLuca up for Parole Again in Elk Grove Village Murders.” Daily Herald, 10 Jan. 2017, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119902/.
“Patty Columbo Seeks Parole for Elk Grove Killings -- Again.” Daily Herald, 25 Mar. 2014, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140325/news/140328966/.
Press, The Associated. “Patricia Columbo Speaks from Jail.” The Quad-City Times, 7 May 2006, https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/patricia-columbo-speaks-from-jail/article_5b420d08-d866-58ce-8b6f-46692ee7203b.html.
“A Young Woman and Her Married Lover Kill Her Family.” HISTORY, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-young-woman-and-her-married-lover-kill-her-family. Accessed 26 Aug. 2023.
“Officials: Columbo Should Never Get Parole for Killing Family in Elk Grove.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705189838/.
“Images: Historic Photos from Patty Columbo Case.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705199980/.
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This is the first of our3 episode series on the deadly duo of Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, who killed Columbo's family in 1976. In this episode we discuss the culture of Chicago's middle-class suburbs and cover Patty's childhood in the city, adolescence in the suburbs, and how she and Frank DeLuca met and sparked their deadly relationship.
Howard, Clark. Love’s Blood. St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1994.
“Woman Speaks out about 1976 Murder of Her Parents, Brother.” The Daily Journal, 8 May 2006, https://www.daily-journal.com/news/state/woman-speaks-out-about-1976-murder-of-her-parents-brother/article_da4a76ca-7eb2-5857-bb6a-ff726a92046a.html.
“Patty Columbo, Frank DeLuca up for Parole Again in Elk Grove Village Murders.” Daily Herald, 10 Jan. 2017, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170110/news/170119902/.
“Patty Columbo Seeks Parole for Elk Grove Killings -- Again.” Daily Herald, 25 Mar. 2014, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140325/news/140328966/.
Press, The Associated. “Patricia Columbo Speaks from Jail.” The Quad-City Times, 7 May 2006, https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/patricia-columbo-speaks-from-jail/article_5b420d08-d866-58ce-8b6f-46692ee7203b.html.
“A Young Woman and Her Married Lover Kill Her Family.” HISTORY, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-young-woman-and-her-married-lover-kill-her-family. Accessed 26 Aug. 2023.
“Officials: Columbo Should Never Get Parole for Killing Family in Elk Grove.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705189838/.
“Images: Historic Photos from Patty Columbo Case.” Daily Herald, 19 May 2011, https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110519/news/705199980/.
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In this episode, we discuss how 1920s era Chicago shaped the toxic relationship between Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, what led them to murder Loeb's 14 year old second cousin Bobby Franks, and why this so-called "perfect crime" was anything but.
TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, murder, the death penalty
Research sources include:
Williams, John. Nothing but the Night. New York Review Books, 2019.
“Nathan Leopold - Loeb, Murder & Death.” Biography, 7 Apr. 2021, https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/nathan-leopold.
Leopold and Loeb | Murder, Trial, & Facts | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-and-Loeb. Accessed 12 Aug. 2023.
US EPA, REG 05. Environmental Issues in Southeast Chicago. 8 Mar. 2017, https://www.epa.gov/il/environmental-issues-southeast-chicago.
A Short History of Hegewisch, IL | Hegewisch Neighborhood. https://www.hegewisch.net/short_history.html. Accessed 12 Aug. 2023.
Lake Profile -- WOLF LAKE. https://ifishillinois.org/profiles/waterbody.php?waternum=00084#. Accessed 12 Aug. 2023.
“A Trip to Hegewisch, Chicago’s Most Remote Neighborhood.” Chicago Magazine, https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/a-trip-to-hegewisch-chicagos-most-remote-neighborhood/. Accessed 12 Aug. 2023.
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This is the final episode of our three part series on Larry Eyler, a serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. In this episode we discuss his possible accomplice and how competing incentives among different legal players helped to ensure that the whole truth about what happened can never be brought to light.
TW: Sexual assault, torture, murder
A Current Affair Freed To Kill episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-EU3QYLdA
Research sources include:
Kolarik, G., & Klatt, W. Freed to Kill: The True Story of Serial Murderer Larry Eyler . Garrett County Press, 2012.
“Eyler Dies in Prison; Had AIDS Lawyer to Talk on Confessions.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-07-9403070026-story.html.
“The Eyler Legacy: 21 Deaths.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-09-9403090089-story.html.
“Dead Inmate's Account of 21 Killings Told.” Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-09-mn-31980-story.html.
“The Return of Larry Eyler.” The Reader, https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-return-of-larry-eyler/.
“Indiana Unsolved: Identities sought for 2 victims of 'The Highway Killer' Larry Eyler.” IndyStar, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2013/10/22/indiana-unsolved-identities-sought-for-2-victims-of-the-highway-killer-larry-eyler/3149123/.
“New Push to ID 3 More Victims of Serial Killer.” CBS Chicago, https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-push-to-id-3-victims-of-notorious-serial-killer/.
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Here is part two of our three part series on Larry Eyler, a serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. In this episode we discuss his crimes, how he was caught—and freed!—in Indiana, which culminated in Eyler's arrival to the north side of Chicago.
TW: Sexual assault, child abuse, torture, murder
Research sources include:
Kolarik, G., & Klatt, W. Freed to Kill: The True Story of Serial Murderer Larry Eyler . Garrett County Press, 2012.
“Eyler Dies in Prison; Had AIDS Lawyer to Talk on Confessions.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-07-9403070026-story.html.
“The Eyler Legacy: 21 Deaths.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-09-9403090089-story.html.
“Dead Inmate's Account of 21 Killings Told.” Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-09-mn-31980-story.html.
“The Return of Larry Eyler.” The Reader, https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-return-of-larry-eyler/.
“Indiana Unsolved: Identities sought for 2 victims of 'The Highway Killer' Larry Eyler.” IndyStar, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2013/10/22/indiana-unsolved-identities-sought-for-2-victims-of-the-highway-killer-larry-eyler/3149123/.
“New Push to ID 3 More Victims of Serial Killer.” CBS Chicago, https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-push-to-id-3-victims-of-notorious-serial-killer/.
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Welcome to Season 2 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death! This is the first of a three part series on Larry Eyler, an often-overlooked serial killer who targeted gay men from the Indianapolis / Terre Haute, IN areas all the way to Chicagoland and beyond. We discuss the economic and cultural relationship between Chicago and Indiana, the leather community, and how Eyler's upbringing and young adulthood in Indiana set the stage for a years-long evasion of detectives in both Indiana and Illinois.
TW: Sexual assault, child abuse, torture, murder
Research sources include:
Kolarik, G., & Klatt, W. Freed to Kill: The True Story of Serial Murderer Larry Eyler . Garrett County Press, 2012.
“Eyler Dies in Prison; Had AIDS Lawyer to Talk on Confessions.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-07-9403070026-story.html.
“The Eyler Legacy: 21 Deaths.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-09-9403090089-story.html.
“Dead Inmate's Account of 21 Killings Told.” Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-09-mn-31980-story.html.
“The Return of Larry Eyler.” The Reader, https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-return-of-larry-eyler/.
“Indiana Unsolved: Identities sought for 2 victims of 'The Highway Killer' Larry Eyler.” IndyStar, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2013/10/22/indiana-unsolved-identities-sought-for-2-victims-of-the-highway-killer-larry-eyler/3149123/.
“New Push to ID 3 More Victims of Serial Killer.” CBS Chicago, https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-push-to-id-3-victims-of-notorious-serial-killer/.
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Thank you everyone for listening and sending in your feedback! We got together to reflect on season one, highlight themes and patterns that became clear during the making of the podcast, and interview a special guest to get a behind-the-scenes view into the kind of work that goes on in labs! We also preview Season 2 of Murderland Chicago: A Deep Dish of Death, which is currently in production.
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This is part two of our conversation about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s. In this episode we discuss the known victims, describe the interpersonal dynamics of the Ripper Crew and how they got caught, and finally, where all this fits into the national Satanic Panic of the 1980s.
TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murder
Research sources include:
Fletcher, Jaye Slade. Deadly Thrills. Onyx, 1995.
“A Man Described as ‘Robin the Ripper,’ Suspected Along...” UPI, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/11/11/A-man-described-as-Robin-the-Ripper-suspected-along/9665405838800/.
“BURIAL ENDS ORDEAL, NOT FRUSTRATION.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-26-8501250302-story.html.
“DISAPPEARANCES OF YOUNG WOMEN FORMED A PATH.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-10-11-8703170164-story.html.
“NEW CLUES UNSETTLE FAMILY IN RITUAL SLAYING.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-13-9511130163-story.html.
“FindLaw’s Appellate Court of Illinois Case and Opinions.” Findlaw, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/il-court-of-appeals/1333865.html.
“People v. Kokoraleis.” Justia Law, https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1989/65229-7.html.
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This is the first of two episodes about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s, but who are not well-remembered today. We discuss how and why the Ripper Crew averaged a victim per month for nearly 2 years without raising any sort of alarm for the police, media, or general public.
TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murder
Research sources include:
Fletcher, Jaye Slade. Deadly Thrills. Onyx, 1995.
“A Man Described as ‘Robin the Ripper,’ Suspected Along...” UPI, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/11/11/A-man-described-as-Robin-the-Ripper-suspected-along/9665405838800/.
“BURIAL ENDS ORDEAL, NOT FRUSTRATION.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-26-8501250302-story.html.
“DISAPPEARANCES OF YOUNG WOMEN FORMED A PATH.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-10-11-8703170164-story.html.
“NEW CLUES UNSETTLE FAMILY IN RITUAL SLAYING.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-13-9511130163-story.html.
“FindLaw’s Appellate Court of Illinois Case and Opinions.” Findlaw, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/il-court-of-appeals/1333865.html.
“People v. Kokoraleis.” Justia Law, https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1989/65229-7.html.
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