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Dealing with the Devil (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

2024/7/1
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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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Mr. Ballen: 本集讲述了1985年发生在犹他州盐湖城的几起爆炸案,这些爆炸案与一个名叫马克·霍夫曼的文物交易商有关。霍夫曼伪造了摩门教的历史文献,并为了掩盖他的罪行而制造了爆炸案。受害者包括霍夫曼的朋友史蒂夫·克里斯滕森,以及与史蒂夫有业务往来的加里·希茨及其妻子凯瑟琳。调查人员最终揭露了霍夫曼的罪行,并将其绳之以法。 史蒂夫·克里斯滕森: 史蒂夫·克里斯滕森是爆炸案的受害者之一,他与马克·霍夫曼是朋友,并帮助他进行文物交易。史蒂夫在爆炸案中丧生,给他的家人带来了巨大的悲痛。史蒂夫是一位摩门教徒,他热衷于收集摩门教的历史文物,并曾捐赠过珍贵的文献给教会。他与马克·霍夫曼的合作关系,以及他慷慨的捐赠行为,最终导致了他的悲惨结局。 加里·希茨: 加里·希茨是另一位爆炸案的受害者,他与史蒂夫·克里斯滕森曾是商业伙伴,他们的公司倒闭后,加里和他的妻子凯瑟琳成为了爆炸案的目标。加里在爆炸案中幸存下来,但他失去了妻子,并遭受了巨大的精神打击。加里与史蒂夫的合作关系,以及他们公司倒闭后引发的财务纠纷,都与爆炸案有着千丝万缕的联系。 凯瑟琳·希茨: 凯瑟琳·希茨是加里·希茨的妻子,她在爆炸案中不幸丧生。凯瑟琳是一位学校老师,她与文物交易没有任何关系,却因为丈夫与史蒂夫·克里斯滕森的合作关系而成为了无辜的受害者。凯瑟琳的死凸显了爆炸案的残酷性和随机性,也给人们带来了深深的悲痛。 马克·霍夫曼: 马克·霍夫曼是本案的罪魁祸首,他伪造了摩门教的历史文献,并为了掩盖他的罪行而制造了爆炸案。霍夫曼是一个有天赋的文物交易商,但他为了钱财和报复心理而走上了犯罪的道路。霍夫曼的伪造行为和爆炸案给许多人带来了巨大的伤害,他的行为也受到了法律的严惩。 香农·弗林: 香农·弗林是马克·霍夫曼的全职雇员,他帮助霍夫曼寻找和销售文物。香农在调查过程中被警方逮捕,因为他拥有非法武器。香农与霍夫曼的合作关系,以及他对霍夫曼犯罪行为的知情程度,都是调查人员关注的焦点。

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At 6:45 AM on an ordinary Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Utah, a father and son lugged a heavy jewelry case into the lobby of a high-rise building. They ran a jewelry store together on the third floor, and had come in early to set up their new display. They heard the lobby door open behind them and turned to see a man holding a cardboard box. The man said he was making a delivery and asked where the elevator was. The father and his son were heading that way, too — so, all three got on the elevator together. As they stood, the father looked at the box the man was carrying. There was a name written on the top in black marker, but no return address, which seemed odd. And the man didn’t really look like a delivery driver, either. He was wearing a green letterman jacket, like a high school athlete would wear. But the father kept his thoughts to himself. When the elevator doors opened to the third floor, he and his son carried their jewelry case out and went on with their day. Later that morning, a firefighter pounded on the jewelry shop door and said that the building was being evacuated. The father and son rushed outside, where they saw fire trucks, police cars, and a crowd of other people who worked inside the building. As a woman in the crowd filled them in about what had just happened, a horrible realization dawned on the jewelry shop owner: That delivery man was not who he claimed to be — and the cardboard box contained something more sinister than anything the shop owner could have imagined.

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