Due to the graphic nature of this killers crimes listener discretion is advised. This episode include discussions of murder and assault that some people may find offensive. We advise extreme caution for children under thirteen two old women shuffle down a Cleveland Street in July of nineteen. Eighty nine beaded with sweat, though, son hung low in the sky, but humidity was suffocating after one EL, the women wipe their foreheads and stopped to rest. They smile because they watched a group of kids playing in the street. Then their gazes suddenly shifted as something moved on the roof, opposite them squinting.

Hence the light they could just make out a small figure precariously balanced on top of one of the homes. At first, the women shook their heads and chuckled. The kids in that house were always up to something but running across a roof did seem dangerous and they decided they should make sure in adult knew what was going on. They were crossing the street tonight on the door when the figures spotted the women and started huh up and down The women got a closer look at the stranger, their eyes widened no child on the roof, but a fully grown woman. Her hand were bound together and a gag hung around her neck. The woman on the roof tried her best to gesture for help glancing frantically from with top window to the street down below she seemed tariff some one was going to follow her outside, as the old women rush to call the police. The other asked it looked like a

all shadow was opening the window behind the bound woman, I'm good pulsing. This is serial killers, Parkhurst original every episode we I've been to the mines and madness of serial killers today, we're going to bore the chilling crimes of Anthony so well, who killed a lot, then people between two thousand seven and two thousand nine. I'm here with my co host Vanessa Richardson High every one you can find episodes of serial killers and all other Parkhurst originals for free on Spotify or wherever listen to podcast two streams. You'll killers for free on Spotify, just open the Epp and Type Cereal lawyers in the search bar at forecast were grateful for you who are listeners you will. I was

What we love, let us know how we're doing reach out on face. Broken Instagram at PAR cast and twitter at park. Ass network today will Anthony, so Wells childhood, his first arrests and how is crimes suddenly and violently escalated on Thursday will go deeper into Anthony's, killing spree and discuss the twin. Did house of horrors where he lived and buried his victims Anthony, so well story began in the same place. It ended Cleveland Ohio. He was born August of nineteen, fifty nine to Claudia Garrison, and Thomas so well, his pen were never married and Thomas left Claudia when Anthony was very young Thomas. And absent for much of Anthony's life ass, he was

and out of jail frequently, even so he attempted sporadic contact with his son. He eventually got married and his wife Cigana did her best to keep the families connected even The absence of Thomas Anthony was tied to his either by an extensive network of ants, uncles and half siblings, who visited other often, but for the most part, He was raised by his mother, Claudia their relationship to Multi was an Claudius household was chaotic. She didn't just look after her own children, but her grandchildren as well. Her first daughter Patricia had five children before the age of eighteen and relied on Claudia Turkey, for them, as such. Anthony grew up, surrounded by extended family in an unstable environment when he was seven years old in nineteen sixty five. He wouldn't one of his older nephews, sexually assaulted, his niece as yet as he was Anthony, didn't fully comprehend the assault at the time, but it left a

lasting mark on him. It was perhaps this kind of trauma I drove Anthony to search so desperately for a place that was just his own growing p shared a live, inadequate, attic, a nephew and was intensely possessive of his own space. He spent as much time as possible hold up alone in his room, he found it easier to keep to himself, because the consequences, stepping outside were harsh Anthony Eight are described as living situation as a war zone. His mother, Claude, was a strict disciplinarian when Claudia fell back, the children had broken a rule. She would sneak into their room sometimes as early as two or three in the morning and yanked them out of bed. She then strip the bending child down tied them to the banister, with an extension cord and with them with another cord the other children were made to watch the beating, so they knew what punishment awaited them if they crossed the line, Anthony's

billings later recalled him laughing ass. He watched his relatives be beaten as early ten years old Anthony began to the violence as righteous punishment, Venice, is going to take but the psychology here and throughout the episode, please note Vanessa. It's not a licence ecologist. Her psychiatrist, but she has done a lot of research, for this show thanks Grand Children are often visual learners and develop their behaviour in part by mimicking the adults around them Albert bands a scientist and psychologist used the infamous Bubba doll. Study to get insight into how children learn in the study. Adults hit a blow up doll, while children watched afterward, the children were asked to play with the doll. Many responded by punching and kicking the doll, just like the adults had psychology Nathan, a half lik rights that the children in the study modeled their behaviour after the adult They had seen it before

type of learning could have spurred Anthony's fascination with violence and abuse in nineteen. Seventy two when he was just thirteen He began to sexually assaulted eleven year old, niece, Leona and NI cornered Leona whenever he could and the assaults quickly became in every day, occur since Leona now faced, both physical and sexual abuse at home, but had but getting any help from the outside through there. To the world. The family appeared to be respectable and well behaved at school then he was known ass, a polite boy who was eager to learn. No one believed that he was capable of sexual violence gradually Leona became more and more desperate to flee her abusive home. It I know exactly when she made her escape, but one day when Claudia was gone. Leona, up with a way to get the attention of authorities. She snuck in

HU, a room and lit a small fire with some clothes when the fire department arrived immediately confessed to starting the blaze. The young girl was take, the Sagamore Hills, children, psychiatric hospital, where she remit for months Anthony was furious when she left, Has he been using Leona as an outlet for his confused emotions and twisted frustrations, after Leona left Anthony started acting out in other ways, though, he had once been average, but engaged student, his great started to plummet when he entered high school. Meanwhile, the other students mocked him mercilessly making fun of him for being socially awkward and reclusive Anthony, started shoplifting and breaking into neighbourhood homes to cope with his family's abuse he also began self medicating with alcohol. He was eventually arrested and cited for drugs in disorderly conduct by nineteen seventy six

Seventeen year old, Anthony had dropped out of school. He was aimless out a job or any ambition The one bright spot and Anthea life came when he met his first long term girlfriend fourteen year Twilight Austin twilight, Anthony brightened, but still found it hard to communicate his feelings trailer later said. He wasn't orbit showing what he knew where thought ultimately Anthony net. Told twilight about the abuse he and his siblings still endured at home. His alcohol problem and crew east until he was getting drunk in secret. Almost every night. Eventually, you abuse at home got so bad that Anthony was willing to do anything to get out of Cleveland in nineteen. Seventy seven he broke things off with twilight and

in the: U S Marines. It turned out that military life was perfect for Anthony who enjoy the rigid structure, and it was no stranger to harsh discipline. He eats The finnish top of his class and earned the admiration of his peers Walters being easily an Ex marine later noted that Anthony, was immediately promoted to private first class. The only in his troop of fifty five to earn that distinction by the spring of life. Tina. Seventy eight Anthony had earned his high school equivalency degree and began a military career as an electrician. During second month in training, twilight called had been told me. She was pregnant with his child. Anthony was exe by the news and said that he wanted to be involved in a child's life. Unfortunately, Anthony's Deployment made that difficult throughout his service. He was stationed in California and Japan and wasn't present

for his daughters, birth in August nineteen, seventy eight limiting its time further ethics. Soon got involved in another relationship. He started Kim Lawson a fellow marine in nineteen. Seventy nine, their courtship was casual at first. Just sacks, Anthony even later admitted to psychologist, Howard Fred can that he initially grew angry when Kim tried to cattle with him and hated, holding hands with her Doktor Suzanne Doug's White, unlicensed, counselor and professor says that resistance to physical, TAT can be the result of past experiences. She writes that when a person learns that time King is what gives other people the power they will deny physical contact Anthony, had experienced physical abuse and was perhaps worried. He would be heard again if you let people get too close by Kim, was persistent and eventually broke through employees,

of exterior in nineteen eighty one went Anthony, was twenty two the pair married and moved into a trailer together, side of a military base. Unfortunately, the union didn't last they were redeployed to different bases unable to spend as much time together, Anthony and Kim grew distant they endured the separation for as long as they had to find. In nineteen, eighty five, both Kim and Anthony, were disk charged from the military, though they had the freedoms lived together again, it seemed Kim no longer wanted to she divorced Anthony. Moved away after her discharge, the break up crushed twenty five year old Anthony he returned home to Cleveland once again depressed and directionless, He moved in with his half sister treasure and her family, who now They didn't Anthony's childhood home. Once again, he was back in the attic that had sheltered him as a boy, but nobody,

soldier. The attic couldn't protect Anthony from a harsh realities of the situation. He struggled to find a job back in Cleveland and took to spending long periods of time wandering the streets outside his home. Eventually, he started drinking heavily again and even began smoking crack in nineteen eighty x, the drugs unleashed his violent temper in eighteen eighty eight he was charged for domestic violence, though it isn't clear who he assaulted. Another time, was arrested for possession of cocaine as Anthony's circumstances deteriorated. He felt himself in control. He was few created at the state of his life and was only a matter of time before he took it out on someone else in a moment: Anthony searches for an outlet for his drug, fuelled rage

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on the verge of violence and searched desk. Lee for someone to take out his anger on on July. When he second nineteen, eighty nine he found his answer in the form of MEL that sock well, the previous night velvet had partied until the sun came up. She was three months pregnant and felt the need to cut loose after hours of dancing with friends. She walked to a motel to meet her boyfriend around six have as now that approach the motel. She noticed the police marked out front and decided to turn around her boyfriend dealt drugs and she worried you get mixed up in legal trouble. If she stuck around ass, she walked back down the street. She ran into Anthony so well who eagerly you produced himself. The pair started chatting and Anthony invited Melville over to his place for a drink

as he ushered Melville through the door of his childhood home. Anthony to his sister trust, I had her kids in the living room. Then he took no straight up to the attic ones. They were inside. Anthony slammed his door shut and all of a sudden dropped. His winning smile matter of seconds. Anthony went from easy going stranger to remorseless attack her. He grabbed a huge suit, Some barricaded the door with it then be formal that could process what was going on here. For a knife and marched toward her menacingly Anthony ordered, tell that to strip at knifepoint, then raped and be her viciously for over twelve hours, when at last he tired of the torture he tied MEL, that's hands behind her back gagged. Her laid down for a nap before

used off. He promised me that he would kill her once he woke up with that haunting message. He went to sleep as soon as Anthony was snoring, Melvin moved quietly and looked for a way to escape, couldn't moved the suitcase without making a noise so crawled out of the window instead to older women were on a stroll enjoying this summer evening when they noticed mellow that on the roof you're, seeing she was bound and gagged. They hurried back to their houses to call the police. Authorities soon showed up to the house and pounded on the door. Trust I had no idea What was going on, but let the Susie, and then led them to Anthony's attic room after they forced the door open, Anthony trying to pretend he was clueless, but apparently he wasn't a very convincing liar. He was arrested.

But Anthony soon made bail and was out on the streets again when his court date came up. He never up for his trial and when I'm a lamb. For some reason he didn't have to stay in hiding for law. Despite skipping his court date, police never searched for him and he was able to return to his life. As usual relatively quickly he'd, somehow caught a lucky break, but the near me didn't exactly scare Anthony straight. If anything he was more hence than ever, and he could only contain his voice. It urges for so long almost a year after his first sexual assault, thirty years, Benny struck again on June twenty fourth nineteen. Ninety, he targeted another woman he'd invited to the house for a drink. We don't know her name but blackmail that she was pregnant.

Since the two of them were there alone. Anthony was easily able to approach from behind at attack, Anthony, who raped and assaulted the woman just like before he promptly fell asleep after the attack the woman escape after he passed out and words. Eight to the police. She gave them the address of the house and a description a bath any so well who was still asleep when police arrived authorities arrested, Anthony but when they brought him back to the station, they discovered that his damn had left while they were away the police work. Loss, the woman hadn't at her name or her address. They needed information to press charges, but for they let him go. Free officers searched previous police reports for Anthony's name. They discovered he skipped out on his bail this year and held him in jail on the original charge. When the court date came up in September of ninety, ninety Anthony was forced to

There. Case wasn't as clear cut his police had hoped they never found him. Any second victim. So their case in time early hung on MEL that she agreed to testify. But Anthony's lawyer successfully brought the charges down to attempted rape even so The jury heard enough to find thirty one year old, Anthony guilty. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, starting about September, Anthony was initially terrified of doing hard time, but once he entered prison, he was surprised to find the rigid struck. Sure reminded him of his happy stint in the military throughout his sentence, Anthony for the most I flew under the radar separated from them, society in the temptations of drugs. He didn't mind knowing the rules but emotionally,

Anthony, never accepted his guilt as part of his sentence. He was required to go to council and register as a sex offender, though he signed for the counselling he never went to Many of the sessions in the documentary unseen, a fellow inmates said that Anthony refused to even admit that what he did was wrong to him counselling was unnecessary and a breach of his privacy didn't want anyone to know his business according to Jason Whiting, a therapist and researcher. Many views use denial as a defence mechanism. He writes that abusers. Get too then said after they harm others and argue their bed. Behavior was acceptable or the victim deserved. It Anthony, ignored. The therapeutic requirements of this since and spent much of his time alone, with his thoughts or cooking in the prison kitchen, his son peaceful. Routine was only interrupted in two thousand three when Anthony learn

his father had passed away he'd, never known is dead. Well, Anthony was crushed by his death. He. Read that he was repeating a vicious cycle, as his father had also spent his life in and out of prisons. Motivated, Anthony even more to turn his life around. What's he got out of jail, At long last, ten June twentieth two thousand five. He was released at the age of forty five. Then, he released form stated that he was considered a low risk for re offence to many it appeared he'd law This lesson and was ready to turn over a new leaf, but Anthony was shocked to find how much the world has changed in his absence technology had advanced than ever. Then he once new, looked slightly different. Even so, he was determined not to fall into despair. He managed

at a job at a baseball field is a prep cook and looked like he was getting back on his feet. He even received some help from unlikely source here is father passed away. Anthony stepmother Cigana had been renting out rooms in their house. Tenants she allowed we need to move in and helped him readjust to society. To the outside world. Anthony looked all but redeemed, he'd served time, gotten a new job and found a place to live. He became a recognised face around cigar neighbourhood. He was irregular customer. The convenience store across the street as well. Raise sausage next door

underneath it all Anthony, was still nursing a malevolent rage. His dark desires had laid dormant for over a decade, but they hadn't gone away entirely. The moment he face temptation he folded. Once again, one evening soon after moving in with Cigana Anthony was hanged, out near his bus. Stop He met a woman named lorry Frazier lorry was strange niece of Cleveland Mayor, Frank Jackson, though she was, the black sheep of the family law had been arrested several times for possession of crack solicitation and drug trafficking. She Anthony hit it off at once and started dating within a few weeks. Anthony was bad to smoking, crack he and law We spend hours, smoking and Anthony's room at his stepmother's home soon Anthony was using most of his salary to finance his drug habit. All the work here,

to turn. His life around was evaporating once Anthony ass control with himself his violent parts returned. He sought to indulge them by joining Essen M Dating sites, though he was still with Gloria time. He became a member of a site where he identified himself as a dominant master. Looking for a submissive woman, the drug bands his online persona and the seclusion his room allowed Anthony to all but disconnect himself from reality. Besides lorry he hardly spoke to anyone in the outside world, barely even saw his stepmother, who began to experience health problems in late two thousand five, She relied on forty six year old, Anthony to care for her, but he couldn't provider with the help she needed around this time. He even stopped paying rent depriving her of income she needed to pay for her medical expenses. Unfortunately, by that point cigarette

didn't have the strength to make Anthony pay or move out the law, freedom. He got the more. He indulged his dark side just like before his previous arrest. Anthony saw stay the wife slipping out of his grasp and just like before it infuriated him soon, someone would have to pay for his mistakes in a moment. Anthony claims his first murder victim now back to the story. After serving fifteen years in prison, it seemed like then. He so well had gotten his life back on track, but in truth in seven four seven year old, Anthony relapsed in his addiction to crack and struggled to cope with sadistic thoughts. He started isolating himself from those closest to him. His

again off again girlfriend lorry grew distant and soon Anthony was consumed by a ravenous anger. It took one more tragedy to push him over the edge one morning in two thousand seven? While writing the boss Anthony felt a surge of pain at his chest, he tried to walk it off, but the pain worsened until he had trouble even staying upright, as he tried to get off the bus he suddenly, collapsed in the middle of the sidewalk, awoke woke hours later in the hospital. Where a doctor informed him he'd suffered a heart attack, he needed a pacemaker, After undergoing a taxing surgery and a painful recovery period, Anthony went back to his job at the packaging company.

But his coordination was impaired from the surgery and medication. One day after being back for four months, the company had to call an ambulance for him after he suffered from shortness of breath. After this incident the packing company determined Anthony, was no longer able to do his job and fired him. He was despondent describing an overwhelming sense of loneliness and sadness. Even worse. He felt like he had no place to turn his stepmother Cigana was suffering from medical problems of her own. She was often hospitalized, leaving Anthony all alone. His Friend lorry often disappeared for days at a time on crack benches. One I too well brooding. Over his situation, Anthony decided he was tired of restraining himself, he tried to go clean. To have a normal life, but it was too difficult to fight his violent thoughts.

Now he didn't even have a job to distract him. He eventually decided he'd have to, on leashes sadistic urges to make them go away this time he struck close to home He targeted one of lorries, friends who also bought crack in their neighborhood crystal dose. Her crystal and lorry had a lot in common, including drugs like it. Bunny. She tried many times to get sober and had been in and out of jail for years, but had little success getting claim on May twelfth too. Thousand seven crystals son, Anthony Dose, are called to talk to his mother. She said to relatively lucid, but he knew she had given up the drugs. The next day was others day and with a tinge of resentment, dough You're decided not to call again Crystal hold her own mother, then went out and never returned

next day. Anthony so well came back up to his room covered it blooded dirt. It's not known exactly how he Lord Crystal to his home, but it's likely it was with the promise of drugs once they we're alone. He strangled crystal with an extension card he bit read the body in the back yard, but thanks to his heart condition, he couldn't dig very deep. He got tired in the middle of digging and in the end, left crystals corpse less than two feet underground the murder relieved Anthony it felt good to make someone else suffer. He didn't expect anyone to report crystal missing, for while it looked like the pearl crime, but when her son returned from the Marines later that month, he was shocked. And that no one seemed to know where his mother had gone. Anthony Dodger went to the local police station to file a report, but when the.

Officers saw crystals history with drugs. They waved him away Indonesia, the police, told him she was adult and had a right to go missing over the next few days. He matters into his own hands. He searched for his mother everywhere. He could think of and put up missing persons posters all over the neighborhood Anthony so will hated the posters he felt crystals, I is boring into him whenever you went to the convenience store to get lighters or when he stopped the bite at re sausage. He ripped them down every time he walked by. He fought killing crystal would calm his temper, but now he was more irritated than ever he took out. His anger on lorry who had started come back around again, though she, and even noticed crystal was missing, Anthony came so frustrated that he began

beating her for no reason, lorry told your friends that, Anthony, had grown, mean and more aggressive than before. Her friends attributed the behaviour to the crack and the fact that Anthony had become almost complete reckless. Lorries, final straw came one day when she went over to Anthony's to smoke. She found him in an odd mood. Feverish cleaning is floor on his hands and knees. He had a gaping. Wound on his head and lorry noticed blood on the carpet which he asked What was going on Anthony nonchalantly said, he'd been robbed and just needed to tidy up Anthony, never been good at communicating, but now Laurie was started to get scared of him, over the Next few weeks she saw Anthony less and less one day, he walked into his dingy room and realise that more

of lorries. Stuff was going with her each time she went home. Finally, she left for good, though they broken up before, Anthony Nude. This time she wasn't coming back, he was destroyed at the loss and directed rage at the world and women in general. He rampage through stepmother's how smashing bottles and weeping, despite being completely at fault, for the breakup Anthony felt abandoned by lorry. Once again, he turned to vote what's to soothe himself, This next victim was twenty four year old Le Chonta long, like some Others in the city she'd fallen victim to drug addiction, but, unlike still doesnt show. Was on the track toward recovery. Lucia

father saw her frequently and regularly called to checking on her at first. She resisted his advice to seek help for her addiction, but, as two thousand eight began, She seemed more open to what he had to say. He was slowly growing optimistic about her recovery. Though she occasionally still dropped off the grid. For a few days those periods were begun. A few and far between, but in May Two thousand eight Luciano left her father's house and never call them again to this day. No one knows what Anthony did TIM Chonta or where he hid her body, but after he killed her, he threw her severed head down. Basement amongst piles of trash his step, There had been hospitalized for awhile by two thousand eight and Anthony's garbage had begun piling up unchecked in the basement. Soon the flood of junk

rise to the first floor and eventually even the second The message is home allowed Anthony to hide the bodies of his victims, though he couldn't get rid of the stench of the decay. The people Anthony still allowed inside. The house were mostly therefore fix and were able to ignore without noxious smell buddy some point the oder would spill out onto the streets as the number of missing people grew eventually. Authorities would be forced to pay attention,

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