Zach Bowen and Addie Hall + Shanti Devi

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06/16/21 • 48 min

Welcome to the 37th episode of Wild Society!

On October 17th , 2006, New Orleans police received a phone call from the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel. A man had jumped from the 7th floor. What transpired from this event and what was found in his back pocket led investigators to find one of the most heinous and heartbreaking crimes in New Orleans history.
The reincarnation case of Shanti Devi was one that not only shocked the world but also created interest from Mahatma Gandhi. At just four years old, Shanti began talking about her past life. She began going into more details around age 8 and revealed that her previous name was Lugdi Devi and that she had been married to a man named Kedar Nath. She told her parents that she died shortly after giving birth to a son and that they lived in Mathura. After a large investigation by a group appointed by Gandhi, all claims from Shanti were found to be true. So how did such a young girl remember so many details from her past life? Was it really true or all just a big hoax?
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Herbert Mullin + Dylan McWilliams

Welcome to the 36th episode of Wild Society!

Herbert Mullin, also known as the “Earthquake Killer”, terrorized the Santa Cruz area of California during his 4 month murder spree. Although police were unaware they were dealing with a serial killer at first, upon his arrest Mullin confessed to killing 13 people. Equally shocking was his reasoning for the murders.
The odds of being bitten by a venomous snake aren't all that high. The odds of being bitten by a venomous snake and then surviving a bear attack are even less. But the odds of doing both and THEN surviving a shark attack? Well, it's 1 out of 893,000,000,000,000. Given those odds, consider Dylan McWilliams really lucky, or really, really unlucky, because he survived all three. This is his story.
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The Doodler + The Stonewall Uprising

Welcome to the 38th episode of Wild Society!

Gerald Cavanagh sat at a San Francisco gay bar, taking in the nightlife around him. An attractive young man approached the World War 2 veteran. He handed Cavanagh a piece of paper. The young man had drawn Cavanagh’s portrait on that piece of paper. The sketch was good. Really good.

After talking a bit, they left the bar and headed for Ocean Beach – a common hookup spot for gay men. As the two got close on the beach, Cavanagh’s new friend pulled out a knife and stabbed him at least 17 times. Cavanagh had just become the victim of the serial killer who would eventually become known as The Doodler. Other gay men would have their fates sealed after being handed a striking sketch by the handsome young man.

This story takes you through the decades as police and journalists join together in hopes to solve the mystery of the illusive artist.
This week we discuss the Stonewall Riots or the Stonewall Uprising [as some people like to refer to it today] which took place in New York City in 1969, and began the modern day Gay revolution movement.
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