
Season 6 Episode 1 The Trial of Ken Bianchi “The Hillside Strangler”
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06/17/24 • 65 min
Ken Bianchi’s life long wish was that his story could be told to the world to prove his innocence.
This season we will grant his wish and present his case.
Ken through old phone calls and letters will act as his defense lawyer and try to lie over and over again to prove he is an innocent victim.
Tony and his dad will be the prosecutors and present the case that proves he is a lying, psychopathic serial killer that ruthlessly killed 12 innocent girls and he is right where he belongs.
The Murderphoniacs all over the world will be our jury and they will be able to communicate their feelings if he is guilty or not.
This first episode will set up the beginnings of a relationship between Bianchi and Tony that lasted over 7 years. Tony became close with Ken’s mom through many phone calls and a visit. The closer their relationship became, the more holes Tony could see in Ken and his mom’s relationship.
Bianchi is a coward that has never manned up to the terrible crimes he committed.
Ken Bianchi’s life long wish was that his story could be told to the world to prove his innocence.
This season we will grant his wish and present his case.
Ken through old phone calls and letters will act as his defense lawyer and try to lie over and over again to prove he is an innocent victim.
Tony and his dad will be the prosecutors and present the case that proves he is a lying, psychopathic serial killer that ruthlessly killed 12 innocent girls and he is right where he belongs.
The Murderphoniacs all over the world will be our jury and they will be able to communicate their feelings if he is guilty or not.
This first episode will set up the beginnings of a relationship between Bianchi and Tony that lasted over 7 years. Tony became close with Ken’s mom through many phone calls and a visit. The closer their relationship became, the more holes Tony could see in Ken and his mom’s relationship.
Bianchi is a coward that has never manned up to the terrible crimes he committed.
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Season 5 Episode 12 “The Wrap Up”
Tony, his brother Joey and his Dad help him wrap up the entire season. Given all the information that Metheny has shared it is quite a task.
- This Episode is a must watch on You Tube. Tony shares some new videos of Joe Metheny’s neighbor, and where Joe lived before he was arrested.
- In order to help tell Metheny’s story and prove he was telling the truth Tony also shares all the seasons videos in an order that will help clarify everything.
- Metheny talks about his truck driving days and how the road was a “killers paradise”. Almost everything that Metheny confessed to, was investigated by Tony and Al, and they believed that he was telling the truth.They share everything with local investigators and The Center for Missing and Exploited Children hoping Metheny’s confessions will help solve some cold cases and bring closure to the victims families. During the penalty phase Metheny addressed the jury and this is part of what he said:
- “The words I’m sorry will never come out for they would be a lie. I am more than willing to give up my life for what I have done, to have God judge me and send my ass to hell for eternity. There is no excuse for the things I have done to those people. I just enjoyed it. So I ask of you, please give me the fucking death penalty”
Joseph Roy Metheny was found dead in his cell on August 5, 2017, and at that point his wish for death came true.
Joe Metheny aka Tiny is now residing in the fires of hell.
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Season 6 Episode 2 Francis Bianchi “Loving Mother or Evil Step Mom”
This episode we are going back to Ken’s early years and we’ll see some of the reasons he turned out the way he did.
Frances Bianchi and Tony became good friends so you will hear a lot of conversation from her during this season.
As we get into the story we’ll see that it was a really complicated relationship between mother and son.
- A true Oedipus complex.
- Tony and Al think that this, along with his other childhood issues really messed little Kenny up during his early years.
- Kenny’s birth mother was a 17 year old alcoholic sex worker.
- For the first 3 months baby Kenny was passed around, he was never held, taken care of or even loved a little bit.
- This is called Abandoned Baby Syndrome which is a terrible source of stress for infants. This along with the way Kenny was treated over the first 3 years of his life will carry over into adulthood and can’t be reversed.
When they adopted Kenny at the age of 3 months Frances thought her prayers had been answered and she was overjoyed that she now had a son.
However over the early years when the problems started mounting up, Frances was torn between being the overbearing doting mother and a strict disciplinarian.
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