#004 Patreon Episode 1 Zodiac Killer Suspects

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07/06/20 • 21 min

The Zodiac Killer. One of the most sought-after serial killers of the 20th century—and for good reason. From the Blue Rock Springs slayings to Lake Herman Road and Lake Berryessa to Paul Stine, the Zodiac Killer mesmerized and terrified San Francisco with taunting letters to local newspapers and mysterious, unsolvable ciphers. The Zodiac Killer murders were never solved, and so it's a true crime case that persists, even today.

There are dozens of Zodiac Killer suspects, from Arthur Leigh Allen to Ross Sullivan, Lawrence Kane, and Richard Gaikowski, and no single one has been cited as THE Zodiac suspect above all others. In this episode, I explore the three most plausible Zodiac suspects and give a brief overview of the man who terrorized San Francisco for several years in the 60s and 70s.

This is a Patreon episode, so the regular feed will only have a brief portion of the full experience. To get the whole episode, go to https://www.patreon.com/musiccitymurder?fan_landing=true and sign up. The $3 tier will grant you access to all 90 minutes of my exploration into the Zodiac Killer case.

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#003 The Lynching Murder of Samuel Bierfield

This week's episode deals with the death of Samuel Bierfield, down in Franklin back in 1868.

The reason this case piqued my interest is that this Nashville murder is generally believed to be the first Jewish lynching in the US.

The lynching of Samuel Bierfield involves a true crime story inside a true crime story, the KKK, and two Union soldiers with opposite missing limbs.

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#005 The Death of Country Singer Wayne Mills

In this episode of Music City Murder, we follow the case of one Wayne Mills—a country singer looking for a good night out in Nashville. Instead, what he finds is a situation that goes horribly awry in a matter of moments.

This story involves George Jones, Shooter Jennings, a bar owner named Christopher Ferrell, and the TV show "Bar Rescue."

That's No Joke.

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