In the Weeds (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

2024/11/18

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Key Insights

Why did the detective sergeant initially suspect a serial killer in the 1986 San Antonio cases?

The sergeant noticed striking similarities in appearance between a missing mother and a murdered teenage girl, leading him to theorize a potential serial killer targeting blonde women.

How did Bill and Clint attempt to mislead the police investigation?

They staged the crime scene to appear as though a sadistic rapist was responsible, using long red hairs to create false evidence and confuse investigators.

Why did Bill's nine-year-old daughter initially lie to the police?

Bill instructed his children to provide a false alibi, ensuring they would lie about being with him all night to protect him from suspicion.

What was the final outcome for Bill Lipscomb after pleading guilty to Kathy's murder?

He was sentenced to 60 years in prison but was granted early release in May 2021.

How did the friend of the missing nurse contribute to the confusion in the investigation?

The friend's identification of the body and her visit to the nurse's apartment, mistaken for a suspicious red-headed woman, added layers of misinformation to the case.

Chapters

In 1986, a detective sergeant in San Antonio, Texas, investigates two cases: a missing nurse and a murdered teenage girl, both blonde, leading him to suspect a serial killer.

Two cases involve a missing nurse and a murdered teenage girl.
Both women are blonde, raising suspicions of a serial killer.
The detective sergeant uses media to spread the description of the victim.

Shownotes Transcript

On a Monday afternoon in 1986, medical staff at a clinic in San Antonio, Texas were starting to get worried, because their most respected nurse had not shown up for work and nobody could get a hold of her. So later that morning, two of the nurse’s colleagues drove down to her apartment. But when they got there, they found two notes taped to the door. They were messages from the nurse’s family, who had been looking for her since the day before. By the time the nurse’s family filed a missing person’s report, investigators at the sheriff’s department were tied up investigating another mystery – the death of a teenage girl found murdered earlier that morning. And after getting the description of the missing nurse, investigators started to wonder if they had a serial killer on their hands who was hunting down blonde women... or if there was some other connection between the women that they just couldn’t see.

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