Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes. Listener discretion is advised. This So it includes discussions of sexual abuse, sexual assault, violence, Gore, cannibalism and murder. We advise extreme caution for children under thirteen on the night of October sixth, nineteen. Eighty two, Ninety year, old Beverly Washington walk the streets of Chicago. It was more dangerous than usual to be out by yourself, but that He was a sex worker and she needed the money was her lucky night. She hadn't out long when a Red Van pulled up beside her and slender white man with a mustache leaned over to talk to her as he asked what she searched the eyes darted around them, as if he was scoping their surroundings, the men Jerry Jittery, which Beverly was used to claim we're always equal parts excited and nervous, but she already knew the cops weren't around

they were safe in a way. So she got to business and named her price to her surprise. The man offered her even more money, delighted, Beverly, the cash and hopped in the front seat. The man drove a more secluded spot then suggested they get in. back of the van to fool around but sudden Beverly was unsure about her John. His excitement was who, eager to Hungary, she told him they could stay in the front suddenly Beverly was staring down the barrel of a shot gun, the man held steadily at her head and ordered her to climb into the back of the van terrified, She did, as she was told in the back, though made Beverly Strip, as he pointed the gun at her, then he handcuffed sexually assaulted, her Beverly sobbed, but she hoped the worst of it was over. It wasn't, the man reached for something in his pocket and pulled out a handful of pills. He forced

capsules into her mouth and crying Beverley swallowed them. The law thing she saw. Was the man standing over her with a wire pulled taught in his hands? That's when every saying when Black hi, I'm Gregg pulsing. This is serial killers a spot. If I regional from poor cast every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. Today, we're finished the story of the Chicago rippers, a killer called led by a bloodthirsty satanist. I'm here. With my coat, first, the Knesset Richardson high everyone you can find episodes of serial killers and all other Spotify originals from par for free on Spotify. Last time we examine the life in lies of Robin Gecht, the river cruise leader. We saw how

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by the summer of nineteen eighty two twenty eight year old, Robin gagged, had the all american dream in the palm of his hand, a home, wife and kids, plus a respectable blue color, career in construction. Anyone met Robin in his everyday life thought he was charming and charismatic I couldn't imagine the twisted nightmares that he orchestrated in his free time for over a year. and had been leading his own say. Ten occult composed. twenty one year olds, Ed Sprite, Sir and Thomas Cooker, Alice and Thomas's. Eighteen year old, brother Andrew together the four men abducted, raped, mutilated and killed women at Robins Whim the exact number. Their victims isn't entirely clear, but by June of nineteen. Eighty two. It seems they had taken up to seven lives, but not all of the ripper crews. Victims ended up dead. On June thirteenth Robin in one of his henchman attack twenty three year old sex worker Angel York. After

sexually assaulting her and cutting into her breast Robin the angels wounds with duct tape and left her. To die in an ally against the odds He'Ll- survived passers by discovered her and rushed her to the hospital where she told the police what happened! She was so traumatized that she couldn't remember specifics about her attackers. Still the pool these recognized her unique wounds, angels battered by had similar injuries to the body of twenty one year old sex worker, Linda Sutton, who'd, been found a year earlier, in May of nineteen, eighty one Robin and his crew abducted, Linda, raped her cut off her breasts. and left her dead body in a field in a Chicago suburb at first baby police had considered the gruesome murder to be a crime of passion, but an story, changed their approach, the similarity The crimes was too striking to ignore detectives real

I that whoever murdered Linda had probably attacked angel too, and maybe others After all, several mutilated bodies had turned up in Chicago over the last year. Suddenly everything fell into place and the pattern suggested a terror fine truth. There was a serial killer in the city, but he was working alone angel reported that at least two men abducted, her even one person committing crimes at this level of violence would have been unsettling, but the possibility that there was a group of people working together to kill women was almost to destroy to believe Robin however, wasn't worried about whether or not the Chicago police were on his tail in fact detect and didn't seem to concern him in the slightest Vanessa is going to take it in the psychology here and throughout the episode please. Vanessa is not a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, but we have done a lot of research. For this show thanks Greg

discuss last time, even though Robin was never officially diagnosed with a personality disorder he may have. played psychopathic tendencies throughout his life. According to criminal psychologist, Robert D, Hare psychopaths over confident in their ability to lie, they appear unfazed by deception and on the off as they do get caught, they figure they can simply lie their way to safety again by this day, Robin, had successfully deceived everyone in his life. He can his wife, kids and neighbors that he was an average guy he'd. Also, all three men into his murderous satanic cult. Robin probably figure that, if the cops ever did catch up to him, he would be able to talk. His way out of trouble. So even though he left a witness alive. He likely never considered. It would lead to capture and

If he knew angel, had told the cops about him, it didn't seem to affect his drive to kill on August. The eighth nineteen, eighty two to one after Angel York Survival, Robin ushered his crew into his Red Van to go hunting for their next kill together: the men cruised around the Chicago area. Looking for a prime target, when I've been saw eighteen year old, sex workers Sandra Delaware. The van lurched to stop. By now the group do exactly what to do. They snatch Sandra off the street, it and dragged her into the back of their van to keep her from struggling. drew his hands and wrists were bound with shoe lays the men It turns raping and beating her while the torture continued and tied Sandra's bra around her neck, squeezing it tight with China you're pinned to the ground Robin carried out his awful ritual. He pulled out a piano wire

and sliced off her left breast. The details. What happened next are upsetting in the extreme, so we won't cover them here when they were done with their horrific Games Robin and his crew dumped Sandra under a bridge on the North branch of the Chicago River. She was likely dead at that point, but it probably wouldn't have mattered to Robin either way. He has what he wanted his victim. flash back home in Robin's attic. The men gathered round the amputated breast Robin Red passages aloud, satanic passages during these rituals, perhaps add Andrew and Tommy really felt like they were taking part in an ancient ceremony by the 1980S Satanism was more of an exciting aesthetic that true religion for most people, Robert had seen they convinced the rest of the ripper crew that the murders and answering activities were part of, say Kanak rituals, but the truth was likely more self serving in his

book, encyclopedia of murder and violent crime. Criminologist Eric W Hickey explains that killers keep body. Parts or trophies as a sign of control and as a way to reenact their fantasies through sexual gratification, Robin had always found in ten sexual pleasure in cutting women's breasts now his say: ten old gave him the excuse to touch consume and pleasure himself with them. He couldn't get enough in two weeks of centres. Murder Robin gathered his crew for another outing after a few where's of driving around they spotted rose back Davis a thirty year old marketing exit, It is even though Robin usually targeted vulnerable sex workers. It seemed he generally liked, taking whatever woman caught his attention, it possible gave him a rush to know that nobody was out of his reach. The rippers grabbed Bro. Off the street and in their van, where they brutal

as to the same way they had all their other victims, except he chose not to cut off and keep her breast afterwards, Robin ordered his crew to leave her body be and an apartment building on North Lakeshore, DR once again it's on clear whether or not she was dead by the time they sped away. In their van. It was a public law Haitian for a body dump and roses it was discovered on September. Eighth, then, A few weeks later, the body of thirty year old Sri MAC was found in an empty construction site in South Barrington the news of rose and sweet bodies set off a wave of panic. It was finally clear to the police we're chasing either a serial killer or a team of them out outlets dubbed the group. The ripper crew after Jack, the ripper just like that one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight London slasher, the Chicago rippers, were as brutal as they were prolific. It was a ding comparison and

locals read about them in horror. At First Robin probably didn't mind all the attention eight year old likely enjoyed, knowing that his actions could inspire such widespread fear, but the rest of his crew didn't feel the same way and Andrew and Tommy were burned out. They didn't I had the same insatiable desire to kill as their leader, which is likely why they didn't all attend every killing, not to mention Three younger men were nervous about getting caught even as police found, more bodies and the media wrote about their crimes. Robin didn't seem to care. being discreet even though when all of their leader, Ed and when Tommy started to drag their feet and where has it to join in on more attacks, but rob his biggest problem wasn't losing control of his henchmen or cops tracking him down. In fact it nothing to do with his secret life as a killer. The most

pressing issue for him was rent its unclear. Why? But robins contract work, started to slow around this time. With no customers, the gift family fell behind in their bills. To avoid being evicted. Robin's wife rosemary may have taken more shifts at her waitressing job, and perhaps this TIM feeling, emasculated everywhere, he looked and was seemingly losing control is crimes, weren't, stayin quiet, his followers were dragging their feet and he couldn't provide for his family anger, probably boiled up inside of him, threatening to spill over. at any minute, and he only knew one way to find relief. He needed to go hunting coming Robin Ghek, Snaps and Chicago pays the price hi, I'm Christine cheaper, and I remember LT, where the hosts of rituals, the new Spotify original from park, asked if you ve heard our protest and that's it

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October, nineteen. Eighty two and twenty eight year old, Robin Gagged hadn't, killed anyone in a month and he probably felt frustrated for a number of reasons Robin felt like he was losing control over his small band of followers with all of the meat. attention, the ripper crew was getting Andrew and Tommy were hesitant to go hunting not to mention work, had dried up Robin's family was struggling to pay rent each day that passed without a murder. It's possible Robin grew, more frustrated when a human experiences stress our bodies, release cortisol this hormone keeps us on high alert, ready for the instinctual fight or flight response. Usually after the pressure or danger has passed levels decrease and the person system goes back to normal, however, if someone is under constant stress, it can lead to other health problems like headaches, trouble, sleeping anxiety and depression according to

one, nineteen, ninety eight book sexual homicide patterns and motives. stress is often a trigger that leads serial murderers to kill. So, and cortisol levels are high and they need a release. Whence may become one of the ways. Some killers led out anxiety, and after a month the bottling up his frustration. It seemed raw and was ready to burst that night, Only came out October sixth, about a month after the DES free of rose back Davis Run in rallying his somewhat reluctant crew likely using his manipulative charm to motivate them. They build into the Red Van and set out to Hunt Robin was on anticipation. He could practically taste the blood after a couple of hours driving around Chicago the Ripper crew, hadn't found their usual target to abduct many unlikely. It stopped going out alone for fear of becoming the ripper next victim

probably only agitated Robin even more, he knew did a release any release, so the twin the eight year old grabbed his shotgun. Normally Robin never used guns on his victims. He preferred to save and prolong their pain as he beat and stabbed them to death. A gun was too quick, but Robin was done being picky within a matter of minutes. Robins eyes landed on twenty eight year old Raphael Toronto, who, standing in a phone booth with his friend. The car. I slowed as Robin propped himself up on the window and aimed then he squeezed the trigger the bullet hit. The phone booth, Raphael and his companion tried to take cover, but Nowhere to run or hide Robin fired so well more times, killing Raphael and injuring his friend Robin the familiar rush of power wash over him, giving him the smallest bit of release. There was no sexual or ritual listing aspect to the murder, but the control he expects,

it was enough for now three followers, on the other hand, didn't know what to make of the drive by shooting. This was so different from their usual ritualistic torture of women. Ironically, this is what made them feel uneasy not enough to turn on Robin, despite me doubt his hold on them was firm. It's also possible. They were scared of their leader. After all, they knew how easily he could torture and kill people Maybe they thought if they left they'd, be next. So returned home, tight lipped ass ever, but it seems everyone was done killing just yet that night, Robin decided to finish the hunt, and it seems he did so alone. after driving around Robinson, twenty year old sex worker Beverly Washington and knew he'd found his next victim. He pulled over and started negotiating with her, he was so

eager to get her into the van that he offered to pay even more than she suggested Robin seemed anxious over excited to Beverly. It wasn't all that unusual for a John, so sheep, get the money and got into the front seat, then Robin drove them to a secluded spot once part Robin told Beverly. They should get in the back of the van at first. She I said no, but then pulled out a shotgun and threaten to shoot her unless she did ass. She was told terrified, Beverly climbed into the back robin following behind pointing the gun at her. He ordered her to strip and then placed here cuffs on her once she was naked and trapped. He sexually assaulted her without help of all his henchman Robin thought it best to sedate Beverly so that she would stay still while he completed his ritual, so he forced. Hills into her mouth and ordered her to swallow them one. She had passed out Robbins waste into her breast, severing it completely.

And he was done with her Robin dumped Beverly unconscious form by some railroad tracks. He, we assumed she was already dead or that she would be soon after that he drove home with his grim trophy one thousand nine hundred and eighty article published by the FBI, would classify Robins breast mutilation and sexual attacks as lust murders as the paper. explains some killers who attack for lust are especially sadistic. This is because tool. Gratification is an important goal for them, possibly even more important than avoiding detection. Certain Most killers often act on impulse and leave sloppy crime. Scenes behind we saw this when Robin leaned out the van with a shotgun and when he Beverly without checking if she was alive, not only did he, not consider that he was leaving a trail. He didn't seem to care, but he was about to pay price for his mess October,

likely a few hours after Robin left the scene, someone spotted Beverly's body by the tracks she was covered in so much blood. They thought she was dead, but miraculously really stirred. She was still alive, Twenty year Old was rushed to the hospital where staff traced to treat her her injury were horrific, but doctors manage to stabilize her when the Chicago police about Beverly wounds. They realized it was likely another attack from the ripper crew. They hurried to the hospital to see what information she could tell them about her attackers. Beverly was to injure to speak, but she was determined to share her story with the cops. Using a note, had to write and blinking yes or no answers. She pain taking lyric outed. What she remembered today a prize: it was more than they'd uncovered. In months of investigation, Beverly wrote that her attire it was a slender white man who looked to be around twenty five years old. He had greasy

brown hair and a moustache and wore a flannel shirt and square toed boots. when a year old also told authorities that the man picked her up in a red van that had a wooden partition separating the front and back seat. She also saw a string of feathers hanging from what she thought was the rear view mirror with this information. Please put together a composite sketch of the man who attacked Beverly. A call went out all officers in the Chicago area to look for a red van with feathers in the windshield, but Beverly, description. Wasn't the only break the cops got that week of two days later, they added another woman to the Ripper crew body count. On October ten fifteen year old, Steve Grist was walking home to save time. He took a short, cut through Clarendon Hills Cemetery, but my trekking through the grave the teen saw something that made him stop and stare a swarm of birds were pecking at a mysterious bundle near some bushes Steve's

closer to get a better look and immediately hideous stench washed over him, Sub he knew what the object was. It was a human body, Steve ran home, when told his family what he found and they immediately call the police, officials arrived, but extensive decomposition made identifying the body difficult. It seemed it had been. for a while after examining dental records, police discovered that the body belong to twenty one year old, real estate agent, Laura Kim Borowski. The rippers had abducted murdered Lorraine. Five months earlier, while she was, to work in the Clyde suburb of Elmhurst. The only since that was left behind where her purse shoes, which had fallen to the pavement during the frenzied abduction until her body turned up. Lorraine's disappearance had remained a missing persons case, but now the people of

the Congo wondered what other unsolved crimes the rippers were responsible for Robin smugly read these panicked in horror struck headlines. He I'm sure, the fear of an entire city, and that was only the beginning. He was just getting started, or so he thought coming up Robin continues. His rampage, even as the net closes around him now to the story in the October nineteen eighty two Chicago police we're closing in on the ripper crew Beverly Washington's description of her attacker and the growing list of bodies, officials, felt it was only a matter of time before they had a suspect in custody, and they were right on October twentieth, a police car spotted a reddish Orange Dodge Van driving around the city, not on did the unique color match Beverly description of her attackers vehicle, but

string of feathers hung in place of a rearview mirror bingo. They flesh Their lights and pulled the driver over, however, men at the wheel didn't resembled the description Beverly had given two detectives: that's because the driver was twenty one year old, Ed Sprites, her not rob and get the police question. Dad who stammered nervously through the exchange. He told the cops that the vehicle wasn't actually his. It belonged to his boss Officers asked ad if he could take them to his boss, backing him into a corner panicked, led them to Robin's home in Villa Park when Robin stepped outside, the officers immediately recognized his face: the mustache, the smug confidence he match, the composite sketch exactly They were sure he was the man who attacked Beverly Washington and likely many others as they stood on the lawn peppering Robin with questions. He was did as though he had nothing to hide

twenty eight year old, acted, calm, casual and even dismissive. He didn't seem much like a killer. He seemed like a carpenter who was annoyed to be distracted from his work still new, knew they had their man, so they asked Robin to accompany them to the station. It's unclear exactly what happened next, but some kind of lie whether it was with photos or with Robin physically. There was presented to Beverley who, still in the hospital as soon as she saw a Robin's face, she pointed him out and burst into tears. There was no mistaking her. Attacker she'd remember his face until the day she died with Beverly see the Chicago police arrested, robbing who, in the meantime, got a lawyer. They pressed him for more information about Beverly, as well as the other river attacks, but he practically laugh more of five days later. Investigators jobs became even more difficult when Robin posted a fifty thousand dollar Bonn and why

walked out of the police station. It's unclear where he got the money, given his recent financial difficulties, not that it mattered. He was back home with her main suspect back on the streets police had to rethink their strategy. It was clear to them that Robin had attacked Beverly Washington and they were almost certain. He was the killer, simply put, he was dangerous and they needed to get him off the streets soon so the police decided to talk to the man who led them to Robin and right, sir, he had seemed nervous when they pulled him over and they hoped he had more information on his boss. They called him and for an interview. However, when Ed walked into the police station, he acted. More strangely than when they pulled him over. He was visibly sweating and seemed thrown by the most basic questions. It was clear he was hiding something After a while of being battered with questions, Ed, cracked and the story he had to tell was even more shocking than the police expected admitted

Robin was more than just his boss. He said that together, the two of them had abducted, mutilated and murdered. Multiple women some of the women included ones. They already knew about like Linda Sudden and Sandra Delaware, but for most Ed could only describe their appearance still. It was ah for investigators, crucially confirmed their suspicions around Robin and meant they could take him back into custody in all adds confession implicated, jacked in seven murders at one charge of aggravated battery. Although it seemed he didn't need ads. help in getting rearrested, about a week after Robin, walked out of the police station. He went hunting its paw will. He sense that is time of killing was coming to an end and wanted to make the most of his freedom while he still had it, but it's more likely. In his arrogance made him feel invincible either in the infamous and or a new ride. He picked up a twenty five year old woman who will call scarlet near rigged

field. According to the woman's police report, Robin offered Scarlet one hundred fifty dollars to tell him goriest stories she could think of when she hesitated Robin revealed a homemade weapon, large piece of broken glass embedded in a wooden handle. He started slashing at her with a makeshift acts. Trying to reach her face garlic blocked most of the attacks with her arm and scrambled to get out of the car, but door was locked. She thought her way past Robin and lunged for the door handle on the drivers side. She managed to get the door open and flung herself across her attackers body tumblr the door and onto the side of the road reach safety, Robin sped off terrifying. she went to the police and reported the incident as she described her attacker, the police realized exactly who she was talking about between this attack and

confession. The Chicago police had more than enough to arrest Robin again and November fifth, one thousand nine hundred and eighty two. They tracked him down at a relative's house and took him into custody like before Robin didn't, seem worried by the arrest, and perhaps he didn't need to be because as soon as he arrived at the police station things, changed again at sprites her. Without this, and that same day, presumably for more questioning, it's not clear how the twenty one year old, somehow learned that Robin was nearby and he immediate recanted most of his seventy eight pages of testimony panicked. He went back through all the murders, scrambling. The stories of the details no longer made any sense. He content it did himself repeatedly, as the interrogators tried to figure out what was happening. There is only one thing: it's clear about in this new version of events. Robin get was not in called in any of the murders whatsoever. It seem had decided he couldn't give up his leader after all,

we don't know for sure. Why had changed his story so abruptly, but given what we know about Robin his methods and cold. In general, we can hazard a guess. nineteen. Eighty study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry examined a cult whose leader was cruel. Six out of fourteen followers remained loyal to the abuse of dictator for almost four years until the group's dissolution. The study and that the loyal devotees convinced themselves that their leader was only acting for their benefit Edna he was going to prison after his detailed confession. There was little he could do to change that now, but it's possible. He felt compelled to protect Robin the person who had given him shelter, work and purpose instead at shift blame onto someone else entirely. He said that he was found the orders of Andrew Cooker Alice,

on November seventh nineteen eighty two police picked up: nineteen year old, Andrew Kokoraleis for questioning Andrew like ad was nervous, and it didn't take him long to confess to everything. However, Andrew even more details for the police through rambling and often income prehensile confession Andrew admitted to eighteen, murders, farm Investigators were expecting. He also pointed to Robin, as the leader of their group. Next, the police, by the Cocoa Ellis Household, to speak with Andrew's family. That's when his their Tommy implicated himself in everything. The twenty two year old could make eye contact with the police. And he was shaking and sweating. His parents tried to explain their eldest son was a little slow and probably did not and what was going on, but it was too late. It took only me

it's for the police to suspect that they found another member of the ripper crew. On November tenth Tommy agreed to take a polygraph test which he failed. Afterwards, he admitted to being present for three murder: he remembered killing twenty one year old, real estate agent, Lorraine, Borowski and recalled some of the details about abducting and abusing her baffled, active, suppress the twenty two year old for more information trying to We stand why the men would do this. They were surprised when Tom I told them their reason. They had killed in the name of the Devil, Tommy described Robin introduced him and the rest of the crew to Satanism. He also admitted that Robin kept their victims, flesh for actual and cannibalistic acts all performed in the motel rooms or robins attic. He said that Robin kept a box of the mutilated body parts, and guess that he'd seen as many as fifteen breasts in there after Tommy statement, the

These spent the following days trying to corroborate his story. They spoke with motor well managers and discovered that Robin had rented multiple rooms for parties and strange religious gatherings at some point official also decided to explore Robins attic inside the so called chapel. They fancy technic literature and the two the Box Tommy described, but they didn't find any breasts. Blood or hard proof of satanic technic murders. without any hard evidence. All the prosecution had to go on were the three confessions which no we wouldn't be so bad, but this is presented a unique problem for investigators, hardly any The stories matched up each of them recalled different murders and the details, rarely aligned on date, location or victim for many, The accounts investigators didn't even have enough information or evidence to prove that anyone died. So officials, cited to work backwards. They started with the bodies they did have Linda Sutton.

Lorraine, veracity, Shui MAC Santer, Delaware rose back Davis, Raphael Toronto and another. It seems they were unable to identify. The three men confessed two torturing and killing these women and recalled enough details for the. At least to be certain by the the process officials could hold the ripper crew responsible for eight murders, but that was it. And there was another snag, a big one, while Andrew Tommy to implicate rob in the slayings Robert himself maintained his innocence and, despite their certainty that he was involved, there was no physical. but instead prove Robin, was present for any of the murders without that the prosecution didn't think they could cure a conviction for the murders. Still they got please charge him with attempted murder and rape based on his attacks on Angel York and Beverly Washington. It wasn't much but it was something over the next year. the group received various sentences. In the end,

we cook was found guilty of murder for killing the Rainbow Borowski and was sentenced to Seventy years in prison, Tommy's brother, Andrew was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of murder and sprites are received even more charges. Five counts of murder aggravated kidnapping deviate. Sexual saw and rape, both Ed and Andrew, were sentenced to death, As for the mastermind of the Ripper crew, Robin Ghek was convicted of attempted murder, armed violence, rape aggravated kidnapping, and battery and devious, Sexual assault prosecco knowing how dangerous he truly was pushed for them. maximum sentence and they got it Robin, was sentenced to one hundred twenty years in prison for more than a decade the Chicago Ripper sat behind bars. living out their new lives in a nineteen. Eighty Find appeal Andrew tried to recant his confessions and accused the police of coercion,

But the accusations were eventually dismissed. Clearing the way for his execution in March of nineteen, ninety nine, the The five year old was put to death by lethal injection, was the last person to be executed in Illinois. Not long Andrew aunt. His end, the state reversed its position on the death penalty, so in two thousand and three right through sentence was commuted to life in prison. Tommy. the Ko Corral story, was different again during his prison term, he became a reformed Christian and apologize to the barrel family. Then, in March of two thousand nineteen, the fifth, eight year old was paroled. Having served about half of his sentence. Tommy's release caused a stir in the Chicago area. What police made and they were no longer worried about Tommy. Their true concern was still behind bars and would be until at least twenty forty two To this day, Robin Gecht maintains his innocence and given a

history of manipulation and deceit. He will I clean never admit to any of the vicious murders. His cult carried out. That's a secret he's determined to keep between just him and the devil thanks again for tuning into serial killers will be back soon with a new episode, you can find all episodes of serial killers and all other Spotify originals from par for free on Spotify We'll see you next time have a killer week. serial killers, is a Spotify original from par cast producers include MAX and RON Cutler Sound designed by carry Murphy with production assistance by RON Shapiro Williamson Carly, Madden and Joshua Kern. This happened

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