This week, Nadia shares her Aunt Beth's survivor story.

In the 1970s, Beth was struck by a drunk driver and was thankfully saved with the help of her friends and a good samaritan named Bruce. Out of an overwhelming amount of gratitude to who she felt was her hero, Beth insisted on keeping in contact with Bruce but as her sister’s become fearful of his “creepy” vibes, Beth’s family learns that her hero is actually extremely dangerous.

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Resources: 

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Sources:

Psychology Today - Serial Killers Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff, 2021

The Chicago Daily Herald: Naperville Police Chief Recalls Finding Killers Body Atop Stabbing Victims By Marie Wilson, 2020. Interview with responding officer Marshall.

The Chicago Daily Herald: Suspected Serial Killer Bruce Lindahl stayed under the radar, but how? By Don Babwin | The Associated Press, January 20, 2020

WTTW: Police Suspect Serial Killer Strangled Illinois Teen in 1976

Associated Press | January 14, 2020

Stories of the Unsolved: The Disappearance of Deborah McCall

By Stories of the Unsolved Missing Persons, July 14, 2021

Bruce Lindahl victim Annette Lazar describes surviving attack by suspected serial killer, rapist By Sarah Schulte Thursday, January 23, 2020. Interview with Annette Lazar, 2020. 

United States Department of Justice: Federal Bureau of Investigation: Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators Behavioral Analysis Unit-2, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Critical Incident Response Group, 2005. 

Wikipedia: Bruce Lindal - Serial Killer, 2021

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