This story is like something out of a thriller movie. Steven McDaniel, a law graduate who failed the bar exam multiple times, initially appeared to be just a quiet man with a bleak future. However, in June 2011, everything changed when his neighbor and classmate at Mercer University, Lauren Giddings, was found brutally murdered. Her body was mutilated, and parts of it were discarded in trash bins. The revelations that followed were even more shocking: McDaniel had been stalking Lauren for a long time, even secretly recording her before committing the heinous murder.
In this episode, you will learn how an ordinary-looking aspiring lawyer turned into a cold-blooded killer. We will discuss the details of the investigation, McDaniel's bizarre television interview, the evidence that incriminated him, and his shocking confession about how he killed and mutilated the victim. From this, we learn how failure, obsession, and the dark side of one's personality can drive someone to commit the most extreme acts.