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Phreaky Phrogging Pt. 2 – Ep. 47

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Summary of Episode 

The co-hosts return to The Escape Pod this week to wrap up a two-part series on “phrogging,” when a person occupies a home without the homeowner’s or renter’s knowledge or permission. (It’s a criminal act that lands pretty high on the creep-o-meter, if you ask us!) Part 2 takes us back to the mid-1980s, when a teen phrogger terrorized families in Massachusetts.  

SIDE NOTE: Why does phrogger start with a “ph”? A quick internet search offers a few explanations, a prevalent one being that the “p” is taken from the word “person”, as in a person who engages in phrogging, jumping from place to place so as not to get caught. 

BE ADVISED: This episode contains violence and other content listeners might find extremely disturbing. 

 

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: 

  • Topic #1    3:13 Phrogging explained. 
    • Topic #2  10:35 Teen phrogger is found out. 
      • Topic #3  16:59 The phrogger strikes again. 
        • Topic #6  27:53 Ending on a happy note: OneHeart “Woohoos of the Week”! 

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          Resources & Links 

          • 07/28/2023. Cydney Contreras. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/daniel-laplante-murder-priscilla-gustafson-family   
            • https://darkdowneast.com/daniellaplante/   
              • https://www.truecrimene.com/episodes/kznjvyqymt0y95etsvcqwaicgsqyp5   
                • https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/416/416mass433.html   
                  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMftmJWOITg  
                    • https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1cqizt0/living_in_the_walls_the_disturbing_true_story_of/    
                      • https://vocal.media/criminal/daniel-la-plante-the-17-year-old-who-raped-and-murdered-a-pregnant-mom-and-then-drowned-her-two-kids   

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