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Cold case units prioritize family peace
“And the core of why we do it, and most importantly, you know, why the podcast? Why are we using that avenue? Why are we using that sort of media to connect and engage with our community and beyond? It's for the families. It's truly to give a sense of peace.”
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Cold cases are inactive for three years
“So for us, it's anything past three years that we haven't... For we have decided that's the mark. So three years. So any missing person, any homicide cases, any sexual assault cases. So we're taking a look at all of those cases.”
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Podcasts humanize victims to drive leads
“And then I think when you listen to the podcast, it humanizes who that person is. I think when you listen to something, you want some sort of emotional connection to it. And we're able to get that by having the family be the ones that drive that for us about the victim of these different cases.”
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EPD investigates and records in real-time
“Ours was we're actively investigating it and we're putting out that content as we're moving. I think that was that draw. That's the piece for me. That was the draw to know that you're actually working on this stuff.”
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Empathy is essential for cold cases
“But if you are missing that human element, that empathy that you show people, you miss the mark. And so getting the right people. And when you talk to these guys, it's going to come through. I mean, truly genuine.”
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“I'm going to be minimizing my usual horror host persona a bit, because tonight's tale requires a more serious introduction. This evening, we're going to be reading the story, I Should Have Been a Pair of Ragged Claws, by JR Hamantaschen. As you heard earlier in the disclaimer, this story is centered around a suicide. If this content is something that you feel you can stomach, I invite you to join me as we enter this very real nightmare.”
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Suicide impacts families through cruelty and selfishness
“This is an extremely personal look at this subject, but it doesn't solely focus on desperation and delves into themes of cruelty and selfishness that can be involved with suicide and the effect that it has on others. All of that being said, I personally feel that this is an incredibly well-written tale and, in some ways, is one of the most horrific stories that I've presented to you during my time hosting Horror Hill.”
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Obsessive fixations define childhood development stages
“At a young age, he would prattle on, almost mechanically, about the capacity of a crow to remember a human face, how ravens could mimic human speech, how owls ate their prey whole. He hadn't used such sophisticated language, of course. The precise way he expressed his love for the creatures was lost to time. When he turned 12, she bought him a parakeet, or a budgie, as Jerry insisted they were properly called in their native Australia.”
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Family dynamics reveal through subtle behavioral patterns
“Evelyn would give Langeris patient knocks, enough time for Jerry to stop whatever he was doing, assemble himself. Patrick would give one or two solid knocks that doubled his commands. Andrea, hers were rapid fire, impatient knocks in quick succession, the knocks of someone never eager to approach. Kyle's respectful, if unnatural knocks, timid with deferential pauses.”
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Tragedy reveals hidden facets of individual capability
“She had never imagined him capable of displaying such physical ingenuity to tie such a staple knot, execute such a plan. He was never a boy scout, had worn velcro sneakers until he was 10. Who would have thought you could tie bedsheets to the motor housing of a ceiling fan? Jerry was a skinny boy, but certainly he weighed too much for the fan to withstand. But grimly, guess not. You can't argue with results.”
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Immersive horror explores very real psychological nightmares
“I'm going to be minimizing my usual horror host persona a bit, because tonight's tale requires a more serious introduction. This evening, we're going to be reading the story, I Should Have Been a Pair of Ragged Claws, by JR Hamantaschen. As you heard earlier in the disclaimer, this story is centered around a suicide. If this content is something that you feel you can stomach, I invite you to join me as we enter this very real nightmare.”
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