The cult-like infatuation of Donald Trump inspires Kate to explore the conspiracy theory that a Satanic cult orchestrated the Son of Sam murders of the 1970s. Listener calls in with some pressing questions for Kate and Driver is tormented by Facebook’s algorithm. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.
While packing Kate’s hoard for the move to Los Angeles, Dee’s impressed by the number of books she has written by serial killers such as Johann Unterweger’s Terminal Prison and Jack Abbot’s In the Belly of the Beast. These criminals became literary superstars in prison and their resulting celebrity gave them destructive freedom. The Wad calls in about his recent prostate exam and Glasgow Greg has his own Stinkor story. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Overkill.
The anniversary of the Manson Family murders leads Dee and Kate to examine the connection between Charles Manson, the Son of Sam, and a Satanic cult known as the Process Church of the Final Judgement. Listener has an emotionally moving story about a dead crackhead and another listener calls in with a tragic story about a Bangkok prostitute. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to access bonus news stories, phone calls, and outtakes.
