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48. The Killer Deputy

2023/12/6
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In 1972, Schaefer, then a deputy, abducted two hitchhiking girls, Nancy Trotter and Pamela Sue Wells, under the guise of enforcing a hitchhiking ban. He took them to a secluded area, handcuffed and threatened them, intending to rape and kill them.

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In this episode, Payton looks into the story of Gerard Schaefer, a cop who got caught kidnapping two girls. As investigators dig into the case, they discover something even more disturbing.

Case Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Rolling

murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schaefer-gerard.htm#google_vignette

Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories of Cops Who Kill (2010, Prometheus Books), by Stacy Dittrich

American Ripper: The Enigma Of America's Serial Killer Cop (2020, BluewaterPress LLC), by Patrick Kendrick

First Person, episode: "The Killer Inside Me," aired March 8, 2000 on Bravo

kiro7.com/news/trending/florida-jane-doe-identified-after-nearly-48-years-may-be-victim-serial-killer-cop/EVQOSTZJ6VDSFOFMJV7UKLMGWI/

upi.com/Archives/1993/09/27/Accused-killer-Rolling-sings-at-hearing/9583749102400/

charleyproject.org/case/carmen-marie-hallock

charleyproject.org/case/leigh-hainline-bonadies

charleyproject.org/case/pamela-ann-nater

Newspapers.com sources:

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newspapers.com/image/133694246

newspapers.com/image/778739348

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newspapers.com/image/433922782

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