We analyze John List’s five-page letter to Pastor Eugene A. Rehwinkel. This evolves into a discussion of List’s narcissism and sociopathic behavior, and whether there was a potential link to the Westfield Watcher case; a mere 6-minute drive between the notorious houses. The episode concludes with a humorous take on the film, A Killer Next Door (2020), based on the John List murders. 

CW/TW: This episode contains descriptions of family annihilation; graphic imagery and details of the crimes are discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources

Case Overview via CrimeLibrary.org: John List by Katherine Ramsland

Article: “Money and the People of God” by Joe Willmann (The Lutheran Witness Magazine)

Article: “I Spent More Than A Year Investigating 50-Year-Old Murders That Rocked N.J. Here’s Why.” by Rebecca Everett

Article: “Father Wants Us Dead: John List Murdered His Family, Then Vanished. The Lasting Scars Left By 1 of N.J.’s Most Notorious Killers” by Rebecca Everett

Gallery: Father Wants Us Dead

Podcast: Father Wants Us Dead 

Article: “Nov. 9: The List Family Murders, Westfield” by Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran (WeirdNJ.com)

Article: “John E. List, 82, Killer of 5 Family Members, Dies” by David Stout

Article: “‘I Know What Has Been Done Is Wrong’” in NYT Digital Archive (March 29, 1990)

Article: “When People Kill Close Relatives: Explaining ‘Family Annihilators’” by Emily Shapiro

Article: “Antisocial Personality Disorder” National Library of Medicine (NIH)

YouTube Channel: What The French Toast | Toast | The Cold Files | Episode One: The John List Case.

YouTube Channel: FilmRise True Crime | Forensic Files - Season 1, Episode 12 - The List Murders

YouTube Channel: Investigation Discovery | Husband Is Pushed To The Brink and Murders His Wife

Film | PeacockTV: A Killer Next Door (2020)

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