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Gary Heidnik Murders

2021/3/18
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Gary Heidnik had a traumatic childhood filled with abuse from his father and bullying from his peers. Despite having a high IQ, he struggled to hold down jobs and had multiple run-ins with the law. He eventually started his own church, which he used as a front to amass a small fortune. This section explores Heidnik's early life and the events that shaped him into the notorious criminal he became.

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Called the “House of Horrors”, it was one of the most grotesque series of crimes ever to occur in Philadelphia. Preacher Gary kidnapped and tortured multiple women in his basement.

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