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The Tuskgee Strangler

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Every serial killer seems like a “nice guy”… until the truth comes out. Tonight, we dive into the shocking true story of Jerry Marcus, the so-called Tuskegee Strangler, who eluded suspicion for nearly two decades while building a body count that stunned investigators.

Marcus was the last person anyone expected to be a killer. He was an athlete, a good student, dependable at work, and always willing to lend a hand. But beneath the charm was a darkness that left an untold number of women dead.

Author Linda Lou Long takes us inside this disturbing case, drawing on years of personal correspondence with Marcus after his arrest and conviction in the late 1970s. The Tuskegee Strangler reveals:

  • How Jerry Marcus fooled his family, neighbors, and community for years.
  • The harrowing details of his crimes and the investigation that finally ended his spree.
  • Rare, intimate insights from the author’s years of writing directly to Marcus in prison.
  • Why Marcus defies the typical “serial killer profile” and what this case teaches us about hidden predators.
  continue reading

323 episodes

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Every serial killer seems like a “nice guy”… until the truth comes out. Tonight, we dive into the shocking true story of Jerry Marcus, the so-called Tuskegee Strangler, who eluded suspicion for nearly two decades while building a body count that stunned investigators.

Marcus was the last person anyone expected to be a killer. He was an athlete, a good student, dependable at work, and always willing to lend a hand. But beneath the charm was a darkness that left an untold number of women dead.

Author Linda Lou Long takes us inside this disturbing case, drawing on years of personal correspondence with Marcus after his arrest and conviction in the late 1970s. The Tuskegee Strangler reveals:

  • How Jerry Marcus fooled his family, neighbors, and community for years.
  • The harrowing details of his crimes and the investigation that finally ended his spree.
  • Rare, intimate insights from the author’s years of writing directly to Marcus in prison.
  • Why Marcus defies the typical “serial killer profile” and what this case teaches us about hidden predators.
  continue reading

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