This week on Killers, Cults and Queens, Nikki and Cheryl head to New Jersey to dig into the chilling legend of the Iceman, America’s most prolific serial killer… or was he? Who was the man behind the myth? When did his dark descent into murder begin? And what kind of killer leaves their victims in caves… for the rats? Join Nikki and Chez as they peel back the layers of one of the most cold-blooded cases in true crime history.

This episode contains references and description of child abuse, and is not suitable for all listeners.

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