Monthly Archives: January 2020

Sarah tells Mike the ending to the story of the mimbo houseguest and O.J.’s alibi. Digressions include O. Henry, Nigerian e-mail scams and Dave Coulier. Mike wildly over-simplifies the Brexit vote.

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“If you’re black, you can’t get work as a serial killer even if you’re manifestly qualified.” Mike tells Sarah how a military veteran became an abuser, a murderer and, eventually, a footnote in his own crime spree. Digressions include Jim Jones, the Addams Family and “The Gillooly Gang.” The episode gets super dark about two-thirds in, but brightens just before the big twist. We describe—again, unfortunately—domestic abuse in great detail.

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Links!

• Mildred Muhammad’s book, “Scared Silent”
• NPR interview with Mildred
• “23 Days of Terror: The Compelling True Story of the Hunt and Capture of the Beltway Snipers”
• “Sniper: Inside the Hunt for the Killers Who Terrorized the Nation”
• 2002 American Journalism Review article: “The news media, particularly cable channels, relied heavily on profilers during the sniper coverage”
• “African American Serial Killers: Over-Represented Yet Underacknowledged”
• “Black Criminal Stereotypes and Racial Profiling”
• A 2002 Newsweek article that includes some of the debate over John’s military service