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This week Lauren tells Lizzie about Gary Heidnik. Heidnik was one of the inspirations for the character of "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs.
Sources:

• Crime Library: Gary Heidnik: To Hell and Back by Patrick Bellamy
• CNN: His gruesome crimes were a basis for ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ The sister of one of his victims has mixed feelings about his execution by Faith Karimi, CNN
• 100 Most Infamous Criminals: Gary Heidnik by Jo Durden Smith
• Wikipedia
• He Tortured Woman In His Basement Pit — What Happened To ‘Monster Preacher’ Gary Heidnik After Getting Caught?: Gary Heidnik, who kidnapped women and tortured them inside his Philadelphia basement, committed crimes so heinous he helped inspire a popular horror movie character. by Becca van Sambeck

Clip: How Deborah Dudley Was Killed In Pit By Gary Heidnik

https://www.oxygen.com/monster-preacher/season-1/videos/is-gary-heidnik-anything-like-silence-of-the-lambs-buffalo-bill

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In the third episode of their World's Most Wanted series, Lauren and Amanda discuss Samantha Lewthwaite, the white widow of the UK.
Sources:

• The Guardian: “The radicalisation of Samantha Lewthwaite, the Aylesbury schoolgirl who became ‘the white widow’ by Zoe Williams
• BBC News: “Profile: Samantha Lewthwaite” by no byline
• The Week: “Is Samantha Lewthwaite really a terrorist mastermind?” by the Week staff
• Rhodes University website: “Op-Ed: ‘Searching for Samantha’ and the bits terrorism narratives leave out” by Rebecca Davis
• LBC (out of the UK): “Brit terror suspect accused of plotting with ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite could be deported to the UK this week” by Will Taylor
• CBS News: “Samantha Lewthwaite, fugitive Briton dubbed ‘white widow,’ wanted by Interpol” by the Associated Press
• CNN: “Was ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite involved in Kenya mall attack?” by Jason Hanna, Laura Smith-Spark, and David McKenzie
• Media, War & Conflict journal: “Framing the ‘White Widow’: Using intersectionality to uncover complex representations of female terrorism in news media” by Meagan Auer, John Sutcliffe, and Martha Lee (abstract only)
• Counter Extremism Project: “Extremist Leaders: Samantha Lewthwaite”
• Interpol Red Notices: “Lewthwaite, Samantha Louise”
• Council on Foreign Relations: “Al-Shabaab in East Africa: 2004-2022”
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “radicalize”
• World’s Most Wanted on Netflix: “Episode 3: Samantha Lewthwaite: The White Widow”
• Wikipedia

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This week Lauren tells Sarah and Hannah an incredible story of survival.
Sources:

• Blurred Bylines: How Mary Vincent Survived Lawrence Singleton’s Attack by Shari Rose
• Mary Vincent Speaks Out: ‘He Destroyed Everything About Me.’ by Paul Dean
• Opening Ceilings: Mary Vincent: A Life of Survival by Fiona Davis
• CBSNews: Singleton Found Guilty of Murder by Lisa Holewa
• “I Survived... Mary/Brooke/Sharene” Season 3 Episode 1
• Wikipedia

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Andrew Cunanan's killing spree never really made sense to the investigators who were attempting to track him down, which is part of the reason the Cunanan manhunt turned into the "largest failed manhunt in US history." As Amanda and Lauren discuss, in their third and final episode in the series on Andrew Cunanan, investigators may not have been using all of their available resources to find Cunanan prior to his most famous murder - the assassination of Gianni Versace.
Sources:

• Mirror: “What happened to Gianni Versace’s long-term boyfriend? Antonio D’Amico, their ‘open relationship,’ and what he looks like now” by Beth Hardie
• The Wrap: “‘American Crime Story’: Here’s Lizzie Cote’s Plea for Andrew Cunanan to Surrender” by Phil Hornshaw
• The Washington Post: “Death Removes Mystique from Cunanan’s Life” by Joel Achenbach and Roberto Suro
• The Washington Post: “The Life of a Trophy Boy” by Marc Fisher
• Refinery29: “Everything We Know About Norman Blachford & Andrew Cunanan’s Real Relationship” by Elena Nicolaou
• Refinery29: “Was Andrew Cunanan a Member of this Secret Gay Fraternity?” by Elena Nicolaou
• Town & Country: “Did Versace Killer Andrew Cunanan also Kill Lincoln Aston?” by Leah Silverman
• Pop Sugar: “American Crime Story Killer Andrew Cunanan May Have Killed a Sixth Victim” by Andrea Reiher
• Pop Sugar: “American Crime Story: Why We’ll Never Know the Truth Behind David Madson’s Slaying” by Andrea Reiher
• The San Diego Reader: “Andrew Cunanan–boy toy for socialites Norman Blachford and Lincoln Aston” by Matt Potter
• Harper’s Bazaar: “What Really Happened when Andrew Cunanan Murdered Jeff Trail and David Madson” by Julie Kosin
• Harper’s Bazaar: “Who Was Lee Miglin? American Crime Story Explores Andrew Cunanan’s Victims before Versace” by Amy Mackelden
• Harper’s Bazaar: “A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan’s Murders” by Emma Dibdin
• MinnPost: “Remembering Minneapolis Architect David Madson” by Noah Barth
• CBS News Chicago: “25 Years Ago: The murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin and the horrors of Andrew Cunanan’s murder spree” by Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, and Dan Kraemer
• ABC 7 Chicago: “20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin’s son talks” by Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff
• History Channel: “This Day in History: Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree” by History.com Editors
• CBS News: “Andrew Cunanan’s trail of terror” by Staff Writers
• The Advocate: “As Seen on American Crime Story: Read the Interview where Gianni Versace Came Out” by Brendan Lemon
• Vanity Fair: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Versace’s HIV Status” by Julie Miller and Joanna Robinson
• HIV.gov: HIV and AIDS Timeline
• Vulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth
• Wikipedia

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The big questions are... are Andrew Cunanan's victims connected? How did they know Cunanan and get involved in his life? In the second of the three-part series on Andrew Cunanan, Amanda and Lauren cover the story from the aftermath of Cunanan's first murder through his third murder, including some wild rumors, some cringeworthy policework, and a fair amount of speculation.
Sources:

• Mirror: “What happened to Gianni Versace’s long-term boyfriend? Antonio D’Amico, their ‘open relationship,’ and what he looks like now” by Beth Hardie
• The Wrap: “‘American Crime Story’: Here’s Lizzie Cote’s Plea for Andrew Cunanan to Surrender” by Phil Hornshaw
• The Washington Post: “Death Removes Mystique from Cunanan’s Life” by Joel Achenbach and Roberto Suro
• The Washington Post: “The Life of a Trophy Boy” by Marc Fisher
• Refinery29: “Everything We Know About Norman Blachford & Andrew Cunanan’s Real Relationship” by Elena Nicolaou
• Refinery29: “Was Andrew Cunanan a Member of this Secret Gay Fraternity?” by Elena Nicolaou
• Town & Country: “Did Versace Killer Andrew Cunanan also Kill Lincoln Aston?” by Leah Silverman
• Pop Sugar: “American Crime Story Killer Andrew Cunanan May Have Killed a Sixth Victim” by Andrea Reiher
• Pop Sugar: “American Crime Story: Why We’ll Never Know the Truth Behind David Madson’s Slaying” by Andrea Reiher
• The San Diego Reader: “Andrew Cunanan–boy toy for socialites Norman Blachford and Lincoln Aston” by Matt Potter
• Harper’s Bazaar: “What Really Happened when Andrew Cunanan Murdered Jeff Trail and David Madson” by Julie Kosin
• Harper’s Bazaar: “Who Was Lee Miglin? American Crime Story Explores Andrew Cunanan’s Victims before Versace” by Amy Mackelden
• Harper’s Bazaar: “A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan’s Murders” by Emma Dibdin
• MinnPost: “Remembering Minneapolis Architect David Madson” by Noah Barth
• CBS News Chicago: “25 Years Ago: The murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin and the horrors of Andrew Cunanan’s murder spree” by Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, and Dan Kraemer
• ABC 7 Chicago: “20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin’s son talks” by Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff
• History Channel: “This Day in History: Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree” by History.com Editors
• CBS News: “Andrew Cunanan’s trail of terror” by Staff Writers
• The Advocate: “As Seen on American Crime Story: Read the Interview where Gianni Versace Came Out” by Brendan Lemon
• Vanity Fair: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Versace’s HIV Status” by Julie Miller and Joanna Robinson
• HIV.gov: HIV and AIDS Timeline
• Vulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth
• Wikipedia

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