Due to the graphic nature of this killers crimes listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of murder and sexual violence that some people may find offensive. We advise exe in caution for children under thirteen the two year old Stevens zealots glanced at the clock perched on the night stand the morning was so quickly, and it was almost time to check out of the hotel. He had to act fast, Steve step closer to the queen size bed, where thirty seven year old, Laura Simon seven knelt before him. She was naked, blindfolded and her hand. Were tied behind her back Stephen, let out a long breath ass. He took her in the sight of her How were less was utterly intoxicating body. Tat time to waste he stretch them.

The road between his hands and looked at around Loris neck. Then he started to tighten it inch by inch slowly restricting her oxygen, Stephen panted and excitement. This was his favorite part, she couldn t gave now. Even if she wanted to belonged entirely to him. Hi I'm Gregg pulsing this is serial killers. Spotify original from power cast the episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers today working putting the story of Stephen Cellarage, the Milwaukee, suitcase murderer. I'm here with my co host Vanessa, Richardson high everyone You can find episodes of serial killers and all other Spotify originals for free on Spotify or wherever you listened podcast last time.

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Media SAM sessions, but hours before they were who did check out. He looked a piece of rope around her neck, for his entire life. Stephen had been filled with the desire to dominate women now Jenny's life in his hands. He had complete control even began. A process called breath play a sexual act but he that involves the restriction of oxygen. He alternated beat in tightening and loosening the noose around genies neck cutting off airway for longer and longer periods of time. Until finally, stop loosening it altogether and Jenny's lifeless form killed over. The floor Stephen could have called for help right then, and there he couldn't even performed CPR since he'd receive training during his ears as a police officer. Instead, he just emptied out Jenny, suitcase and stuffed her corpse inside them here,

Frida, luggage, cart and stacked several bags on top of each other. He would the card outside and loaded the suitcases into his trunk Stephen left. Hotel and drove to his apartment in West Alice Wisconsin there. He brought the suit case inside and began to remove everything from his refrigerator all of the food. The shelves and drawers then He took Jenny's naked and bound body out of her suit case and put her inside the cold dark fridge. It was a gruesome reminder of his first kill approach, possession- he wasn't willing, depart with so much so that, over the next year. He left her right there in his fridge, just to keep her close but, as chinese body began to decompose before him and realise that merely her presence wasn't enough, he needed to relive the thrill that he felt when he had total control, so he return to various beady. Yes, M websites search

for someone new someone he could eat they manipulate. He seemed have an instinct for singling out the most vulnerable, perhaps this was because he knew what it felt like to be lonely. Throughout his life, Stephen had very few friends or social connections as a result, its lead, that he knew how to identify with women who were also feeling alone. He knew exactly what to say to lower their guards and made sweeping statements. He knew we couldn't or wouldn't keep he promise. To take care of them for the rest of their lives, giving them not only companionship but an escape from it problems and responsibilities by allowing to become their master. He wasn't just indulging their fetish. He was built, himself up as someone these women could trust with their lives. Venice, is going to take over and the psychology here and throughout the episode. As a note, then, it is not a licence. Psychology is to a psychiatrist, but she

has done a lot of research for this. Shell thanks Greg two author Meredith Jean Scandal online dating comes with many risks in her two thousand nineteen study published in the building healthy academic communities journal scandal explored how predators exploit the internet to entice potential victims. She writes sexual prayer. We can create an anonymous profile and engage with potential victims under false pretences. Some perpetrator, will try to make their profiles more desirable and falsify their appearance, age or employment in efforts to appear to be a better dating candidate to attract others, overtime, online relationships develop with emotional attachment and trust, thereby increase. Vulnerability, Van Stevens Charge, but enslavement and domination is MR handcuffs profile picture made. Him look disarming harmless in his one that had been taken when he was years younger. He seen relaxed peace.

Casually on a couch sporting in earnest smile. He looked trustworthy enough At least some women must have thought so in particular, the bonus women, Stephen targeted, according the psychologist. Jeff Gardaer people with low selfish steam and self perception issues may be particularly susceptible to online lies in a tooth thirteen interview, Doktor Guard dear remarked, that these victims quote dont think is of themselves, as maybe they should, and there I'm trying to find redemption in this dream person, it's possible exactly what Stevens? Next target hoped to find in him in this all of two thousand thirteen Stephen scoured obedience, some website called collar me dot com and connect with a woman named Laura Simon, SAM Laura the thirty seven year old mother from farming Tin Minnesota. When she met Stephen online, she was going through a particularly difficult period in her life

according to lorries father. She had lived with mental health issues since adolescence. However, hers Those were compounded by a number of personal problems in adulthood, anymore, two thousands. After several rocky years of marriage, she divorced her husband, Troy. She lost custody of their seven children and stayed with her mother for a brief period, but the gray this tragedy of Laura's life occurred in the summer of two thousand, and thirteen that June thirteen year old daughter, Alyssa, died. Suddenly, here devastated in those months grief, she withdrew from her family and began spend more and more time on line she D. But a fascination with BT, yes M and found it I'll chatting with complete strangers, who shared similar interests, its Equally, she saw this type of activity as an outlet for or an escape from what seem to be a lingering depression, as unusual as it might seem their science to back up this kind of thinking. According

psychologist Brad Saharan BS. Play can actually alter a person's consciousness by putting them in a state of euphoria, similar to one experienced by insurance, runners, artists and people under hypnosis. In a two thousand, sixteen study, Doktor Saharan and a team of researchers studied seven couples who engaged in media s M play. They discovered These participants experienced lower levels of stress following media some activities, their subjects Also reported a better mood and an increase in arousal cigarette and his fellow researchers suggested that these changes may be caused by a reduction in the brains, prefrontal cortex activity when people partaken media some activity, their overall blood flow to this region appears to slow down in order to Ok, son, sensory and perceptual processes, as well as other basic needs or as I grew describes it the rest.

The world drops away, and some one is completely focused on what they're doing considering the tragic loss of her daughter, it's possible, media some play, helped Laura Simon. Some escaped the tremendous grief weighing down on her as a risk She may have found the altered mental state. She gleaned from media some activity. Amiss Lee appealing whatever the reason for her interest. Laura began, frequenting beady S, M websites like color me, dot com and by the fall of truth. And thirteen she connected with Stephen Salvage Stephen breast, his desire to enter a master slave relationship. Just like you Jenny. He repeatedly said he wanted someone. He could keep in permanent confinement. With quote no dictation of release year was drawing to its proposal and the two began. He plans to start a new life together, but First Stephen few stipulations. He sent Laura

of tasks to complete before they met here her to remove all her body hair and paid her nails, his favorite shade of pink. He also told her. She should sell all of her belongings liquidate all of her property. Delete all her social media profiles. He wanted her to erase all traces of her former existence ever agree to everything. She knew Stephen desired and obedient slave and she wanted to prove she could be that for him. At one point, He asked him if it was really possible for her to disappear to escape her life completely in a short her that she could. He would make sure of it. On the morning of November. Second, two thousand thirteen Laura after note for her mother. It read I'm sorry, I'm this way, I'm no good for the it's either the best, I can do is to stay away. I'm gonna fight a place to go. So no one has to deal with me again. I

are you all and always will then He drove her down to her mother's house and parked it on the street. Laura hadn't been able find a buyer for her vehicle, so she abandoned it from there. She walked a few blocks to a nearby elementary school. Just ass. She was approaching the school Stevens White Saturn pulled to the side of the road. Laura hurried to his car Gerda meet the man who had promised her a new beginning She climbed inside and the two headed southeast toward Stevens Apartment in West Alice, Wisconsin Buddy Had no intention of bringing Laura Home just stay with him for ever he wasn't in thinking past the weekend show reactor they left forming. Ten. He told Laura that the five hour journey was too long to make in one day about our into the drive. He suggested they pull If the highway and stay in a hotel,

afternoon the pair arrived at the micro tell in and Sweets and Rochester Minnesota Laura checked in. Paying cash for the room. Meanwhile, Stephen hung back keeping an eye on her while she filled out the paperwork while they did call attention to themselves. They still stood out to the hotels front, desk manager, Christie Boden of according to Christy Laura appeared to be anguished. She did smile much and her eyes were filled with Worry Christy. That Laura was troubled. She never imagined that she'd be the last person just her alive coming up, Stevens Sadistic, urges turn deadly once again hi. It's Vanessa from part cast this there's someone for everyone a song. To share your secrets with a companion, to grow old with conspirator to commit crimes with

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Now back to the story. In November Second, two thousand thirteen: thirty seven year old, Laura Silence and checked into a hotel about an hour away from her home town in farming, Tin, Minnesota. She was there Fifty two year old, Stephen such a man, she met anybody. S M website. He can to leave her whole life behind and come live with him indefinitely in Wisconsin as his slave. But Stephen was lying to Laura. He wasn't plan, to bring her to his home in West Alice at all. If Laura moved in with him. She would be sure to find the body of nineteen year old, Jenny Gamez hidden inside his refrigerator. He couldn't let that happen. Perhaps Jenny was, on his mind, ass. He and Laura checked into the Rochester Hotel, Stephen certain seemed intent on recreating the same deadly encounter from the previous year over the next twelve

he for hours, Stephen acted out his every fantasy on Laura. He had her strip naked. Place, a ball gag in her mouth handcuffed, her wrists behind her back taped. Her ankles together and blindfolded her by Sunday morning. He wanted to assert even more control and began. The act of breath play the restriction of oxygen for erotic pleasure as law note on the bed, Stephen wrapped his hands around her neck and use. This thing. Two pincher nostrils shot, but he Stop there treat some rope and looped it around her neck. Increasing the pressure as tightened it eventually law, I killed overhead, fell off the bed, but my Stephen picked her up from the floor here realized that she was tat. He had just killed his second victim. According to Stephen, he was immediately stricken with panic memory.

Of Jenny flooded into his head, and he knew exactly what to do next just as he done during his first murder. Stephen emptied, Laura Suitcase and placed her naked body and sighed. She still here the ball gag in her mouth and a rope around her neck, then Went downstairs and grabbed a luggage, cart Stevens the bags on the cart then brought breathing downstairs to his car. He loaded the suit into his trunk and headed home, and just justice for he made no attempt to dump Laura's body. He had plans to keep the remains. These corpses were his prize possessions and he had no intention of letting go of these priceless trophies sociologists, Nicole L, MOT, discusses the behaviour of trophy taking in the encyclopedia. Of murder and violent crime in her entry MOT wrote that a trophy is in essence a souvenir in the content

the violent behaviour or murder. Keeping a part of the victim as a trophy represents power over that individual when the offender key this kind of souvenir it serves as a way to preserve the memory of the victim and the experience of his or her death by king possession over Laura's body. Stephen exerted complete control over her, even after her death but maintain Such a trophy was no easy task for starters, Stephen had nowhere to store the corpse there. No more room left in his refrigerator, so he decided to keep her remains inside the suitcase and leave it in the trunk of his car. Fortunately, Four Stephen, the frigid Wisconsin winters were cold enough to keep the body from decomposing too quickly, at least for now, as long as nobody discovered the two corpses, Stephen knew he was safe. After all, he had avoided getting caught to his first murder for more than a year

Stephen soon learned that he couldn't make everything in life go his way, Stephen advance something of a perfect victim and Jenny Gamez. She had grown up foster care system and had few family ties when she disappeared, nobody reported her missing. Assume she had wanted a fresh start. He began a new life somewhere else. How ever Laura Simon Sin was different. She had a mother, a sister children, friends and even an ex husband who deeply missed her. They didn't ignore her disappearance, when numerous family found your good by letter in November, two thousand thirteen. They assume that the grieving mother just needed some space. It wasn't on in four Laura to disappear for a few days when she was feeling overwhelmed, and they assume that she was off visiting a friend but as is turned into weeks. They grew more and more concerned lately

like Laura, might miss Thanksgiving. Her mother and sister knew something was wrong Laura would never missed the holidays with her children, so they called the farming to police department. Report her missing the random number. Twenty fifth d: The sergeant Lee harlots paid Loris family a visit at first glance, the Haste didn't seem like a police matter. Laura was an adult free to go where she pleased and given the notes, behind. It appeared that she'd laughter voluntarily, but while detect Pilots was there. He asked us, the Van Laura, had left in front of her mother's house in I'd the vehicle he found Laura's cell phone and bank card, which gave him pause. Surely, if Laura were really visiting a friend, she would have taken her phone and away to access her money. Khaled said something wrong and decided to pursue and investigation authorities began by questioning Laura's Ex husband, Troy, Laura had previous

levelled accusations of domestic violence against him during their turbulent marriage. If Lord had been harmed police believed that Troy was the most likely suspect, They had no reason to guess that the real culprit was summoned, Laura, barely new someone who lived more than eight hundred miles away, but there another man, a friend of Laura's named Jeff, who had information, the police didn't Lauren Jeff were extremely close and she confided in him about her online activities. She even stood him with her account, usernames and passwords when Jeff learned disappearance. He became particularly worried. He law into Laura's social media profiles, including the site. Color me dot com and call through her messages searching for any of information that could help investigation along his dim gents paid off Jeff, discovered dozens communications between Laura and Stevens Handle, MR handcuffs crucially

the message is included plans for Laura to move in with him and become his slave. When detective, Oh, it's read these messages. He was convinced that Laura was in real danger. He says: acted that she was being held captive by an abuser who had taken advantage of her vulnerable position, most important He now knew that she may have travelled out of state to meet this man. Detective harlots released in all points bulletin that went out to near by law enforcement agencies, hospitals and hotels, notifying them of Laura's disappearance too he's later. He received a call Christie, Boden off the front desk manager, micro tell in an sweets and Rochester had seen the flier recognize Laura's picture and promptly called in Christie, Recall the date that Laura had checked in and that she was company by a man who she described as gruff. Unfortunately, he didn't have any information on who the man was, as he had

filled out any paperwork to make matters more difficult Hotel security. Footage from that day was lost. However, the hotel did have footage from the following day the day that Stephen salvage checked out when detective harlots reviewed the edge, he didn't see Laura, but he see a man leaving the hotel with a cart full of luggage. Sadly, police, couldn't idea, Stephen from the security footage and the case began to slow locally Laura's friends and family continue to investigate new leads on their own especial her friend Jeff once he D cover the user name. Mr handcuffs just spend our searching the internet for any hints about this person's identity. Jeff found the same username on other media. Some websites, including one that listed an email address with some careful internet sleuthing. He finally connected the email account to Fit a two year old, Stephen Zealots,

again, Jeff pass this information to farming tin authorities, but when detective, its ran a search on Stephen, he realized they weren't dealing with a regular citizen. Stephen was former police officer who had a history, explaining his position of power for his own pleasure holiday reached out to the West Dallas Police Department, and they aid to assist in the farming to an investigation, So, in January of two thousand fourteen, a few officers from the West Alice p D went to Stevens Apartment, in recognising one of the officers immediately and allowed just that to come inside the officer Did a cursory search of the apartment, Jesse of Laura? Was there but found no sign of her parliament- was noticeably dirty with an obvious mould infestation. It's possible that help disguise any odor emanating from the two corpses Stephen at stored on his property, Stephen, was friendly and cooperative. As the officer questioned him. He com

He admitted to chatting with lower online but said that he'd never met her in person. Heels who claim to know nothing about her disappearance, so the west, Alice police officers were forced to leave empty handed. Without any direct evidence linking Stephen to Laura's disappearance there, enough to make an arrest even still authority, we're ready to stop their investigation in February. Two thousand fourteen, the b. I offered to help with the case shortly you're, an FBI agent paid a visit to Stevens apartment. The agent grew Stephen about his relationship with Laura, but Stephen, feigned innocent, and still insisted that he knew nothing about her whereabouts to prove his care, is he readily agreed to give a sample of his dna? It's likely that stuff felt the dna was a dead end for investigators, even if he had left evidence on his victim, he knew they didn't, have the most important piece, Laura's body

was still locked in the trunk of his car. Stevens thinking was spot on. Following the second interview, there was little left law enforcement could do. They had no conclusive evidence to make an arrest and the case languished four months. The locker progress, frustrated, Laura's, loved ones, labours, certain that Stephen was dangerous. He was allowed to walk the streets, a free man, but one of lorries. Friends was determined to find some measure of justice in April of two thousand feet. Team and anonymous person placed a classified ad in the West Alice newspaper, the ad red Stephen Mark Zealots is sadist who, as enslaved, petite female named law a gene silence in the police not been able to locate where Stephen has Laura imprisoned. Please join our efforts to find and free, Laura Simon, send the classic and posted Stevens personal details, including as email address and cell phone number,

it also warned anyone browsing media some websites to be on the lookout for the user name, Mr Handcuffs, but it seems. Not. Everyone saw the warning by the summer. Two thousand fourteen Stephen was communicating with a new woman online, somewhat with the user name Petra. They have been chatting for very long, but Stephen was already sharing his fantasies with her. He told Petra that he searching for a quote: torture slave with no limits no safe words. No Possum way out. Just like Jenny, Gamez and Laura Simon Sin, Petra seemed intrigue by the idea and Stephen couldn't wait to meet her in person coming up Stevens scrambles to cover up his crimes. Netflix presents the season of its new documentary series, crime scene, the vanishing the Cecil Hotel from untimely death

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what's new in town to old local favorites eat local with goober eats tonight. Now, back to the story. Fifty two year old, Stephen Salvage had a disturbing deadly habit of seducing, vulnerable women and media some websites in the summer two thousand fourteen. He started chatting with a user named Petra asking were to come, live with him ass, his permanent slave Steve, had made the same offer to nineteen year old, Jenny, Gamez and thirty. Seven year old, Laura Simon son, both of whom he strangled to death with rope Now there remains were stashed in his refrigerator and his car, where they were beginning two rod, this time, a few neighbours and Stevens Building noticed a distinctive smell emanating from his apartment, one. Aber even remark done an unusual number of flies and maggots

Stephen had wanted to keep Jenny's corpse for as long as he could. However, Her body had become so swollen from the DE composition process that Stephen couldn't even key his refrigerator door shot? He had to get rid of her. He placed her back in the suit case, he'd first used to transport her he noted in the trunk of his car right next to me. This remains this at least kept the odors out of his apartment, but unsurpassed Finally, another problem arose his car now wreaked of death for a while Stephen drove around with the bodies inside spraying, Deodar Riser, whenever the smell became too overpowering, but as the way there grew warmer Stephen realise that the situation was untenable. On this time, Stephen worked as a security guard at a high and building whenever he drove to His coworkers complained about the stench coming from his car, so

much so that his boss ordered him to take care of it much too. Displeasure, Stephen knew the time had come to relinquish his trophies on the night of June. Fourth, Stephen drove about forty minutes southwest of his home to the quiet of Geneva Wisconsin. He pulled was stopped by North Como Road choosing, a stretch of payment without any street lights under cover of darkness. Stephen took the two suitcases from his trunk and abandoned them in a ditch than he back into his car and drove away when he current home Stephen immediately resumed chatting with his new online target a woman with the user name Petra. It seems That, with this prize possessions gone, he was eager to collect another between one murder on the next serial killers. Typically experience a cooling off period that might anywhere from several hours to several years. The link

the killers cooling off period may be determined by many factors It's not unusual for these time intervals to shorten with each kill criminologist Arden, Edelstein positive theory about such cooling off period. In his turn thousand nineteen paper published in the Journal of psychology and behaviour research. He wrote, as in other anti social behaviors, the more a person engages in murder, the easier it becomes each. So frequent act is easier and the loss of inner conflict enables them to act more quickly than before Evans. Initial cooling off period lasted about fourteen months, but now just Seven months after Laura's, Deaf Stephen was already looking for his next kill on June. If he wrote in a message to Petra, I want who here in absolute captivity, I want to start planning that meanwhile, the very same day he was exchanging messages with Petra a highway

worker in Geneva, made a ghastly discovery was cutting the grass he found. The to suit case is next to the road covered flies. He was sure to make the discovery, so he moved the bags to the shoulder of the road and continue His work that day a passing motor responded the suitcases and stop to investigate when he approached them. The smell was unmistakable. It was the stench death. The driver immediately called the Wall Birth County Sheriff's office when detectives around they found the bodies of Lord Simon Sin and Jenny Gamez inside the bags, a medical examined are determined that both women had been strangled to death and were able identify Laura from a tattoo of her daughters name. However, I The fine Jenny prove more difficult, she'd been dead for almost two years and who remain had nearly mummified, but while they worked well

fi her using dental records and help from the public Geneva enforcement officers had plenty of other evidence to work with the crew lab analyzed the suitcases and their contents, including all the items that had been fixed on the bodies when the corpses were discovered. Laura still have. The ball gag lodged in her mouth and joy, his hands were tied behind her back with rope that will lead to a breakthrough. Two gaiters found DNA trapped within the not and it was a match for Deepens knowledge on you twenty fifth, two thousand fourteen Woolworth County authorities drove to West Alice to confront Stephen at work. As the officers approached him he was subdued and cooperative. He even We need to answer their questions. It's possible that he thought his compliance would prove his innocence. How once inside the interrogation room, detectives them. Stephen that he wouldn't be returning to work any time soon. They'd already

his dna and the two bodies discovered in Geneva Stephen knew. The jig was up as a former police officer he understood how the justice system worked and changed his entire approach. You reportedly spoke now. Silently as if he were discussing the weather and told authority is everything how he'd kill the two women and hidden, there remains meanwhile officers dressed in hazmat suits, gathered around Stevens Apartment Building and broke down his door with a battering ram. Stevens neighbours watched stunned as investigators spent hours, removing potential evidence from his apartment, including the refrigerator as officers built their case Stephen worked on establishing his defence, though we continue to operate with interrogators and answer their questions. The he freely admitted that he killed genuine Laura. He described that says unintentional. He could

only told the Woolworth officers that he had engaged in consensual media some breath play with the two women, but in a eight of arousal and excitement he'd gone who far and lost control according to Steve it was all a horrible accident, not premeditated murder. However, investigators asked why Laura's murder followed the exact same patterns Jenny's. He didn't have a plan no explanation here: officers. He must have subconsciously repeated his behaviour and denied for planning it out. He also explain why didn't try to call for help or administer first aid now Could he justify why he kept? There remains for so long all those even attempted to take control of the interrogation. His story simply didn't add up in the end he face several charges, including first degree, murder and two counts of hiding a corpse. In January, two thousand. Sixteen he reached to deal with

secures pleading guilty too first degree: reckless homicide for Jenny's death, in exchange, he was sentenced to thirty five years in prison. A year later, he pledged guilty to second degree: murder in law assignments and staff and was given an additional ten five year term, to serve immediately after the first then in October, of two thousand seventeen. He received a fine old ten year sentence for the crime of hiding the bodies altogether. He was to spend seventy years behind bars. However, after his sentencing even attempted to withdraw his guilty plea claiming ineffective. Assistance of council is cases. Really pending in the courts. Stephen is able to prove his council was ineffective. He may be allowed to withdraw his plea and stand trial for his crimes. In the in time he remains a prisoner at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Weapon Wisconsin, where he has forfeited off

control over his own life. To quote MR and Cuffs he's experiencing permanent confinement, with no expectation of release. Thanks again, for turning into serial killers will be back soon, but the new episode You can find all episodes of serial killers and all other Spotify originals from par cast for free on Spotify. We'll see you next time have a killer, weak Serial killers is a original from par cast. Executive users include MAX and Wrong Cutler sounded by Michael motion with production system, by IRAN, Shapiro Carly, Madden and Joshua Kern this epoch,

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