S02E09: The Collector
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03/19/25 • 23 min
In this chilling episode of The UnExplained, we investigate "The Collector" – a meticulous serial killer who terrorized the coastal town of Harborview over the span of nearly a decade. Unlike most murderers who take trophies as souvenirs of their crimes, this killer had a more disturbing motive: collecting specific everyday objects from carefully selected victims for a purpose that defies conventional understanding. Follow the descent of Detective Michael Shaughnessy as his obsession with solving the case nearly destroys him, and discover the unsettling truth behind one of criminology's most baffling serial murder cases. Was The Collector motivated by a deranged personal philosophy, or something even darker? Some patterns are better left undiscovered.
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In this chilling episode of The UnExplained, we investigate "The Collector" – a meticulous serial killer who terrorized the coastal town of Harborview over the span of nearly a decade. Unlike most murderers who take trophies as souvenirs of their crimes, this killer had a more disturbing motive: collecting specific everyday objects from carefully selected victims for a purpose that defies conventional understanding. Follow the descent of Detective Michael Shaughnessy as his obsession with solving the case nearly destroys him, and discover the unsettling truth behind one of criminology's most baffling serial murder cases. Was The Collector motivated by a deranged personal philosophy, or something even darker? Some patterns are better left undiscovered.
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The UnExplained - S02E09: The Collector
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Welcome to The UnExplained, where we explore the stories that defy rational explanation. Tonight we examine a case that continues to disturb criminal psychologists and law enforcement officials alike – the series of killings attributed to an individual known only as "The Collector."
Harborview, Maine is a picturesque coastal town with a permanent population of just under twelve thousand residents. During summer months, that number swells to nearly thirty thousand as tourists flock to i
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