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Morning Cup of Murder

172: A Male Sex Worker Who Murdered His Clients - October 22 2019

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com The brain can make strange connections when it comes to placing blame. On October 22nd 1995, a man was arrested for murdering 6 homosexual men because, according to him, they cost him the life of his unborn child. Gary Ray Bowles Apprehended (1995) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

The police arrived by telephone and electricity lines.

0:05.4

The weird...

0:05.8

...theirred by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion.

0:09.4

The brain can make strange connections when it comes to placing blame.

0:15.0

On October 22nd, 1995, a man was arrested for murdering six homosexual men because, according to him, they cost him the life of his unborn child.

0:26.7

So, if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and search your day with a morning cup of murder.

0:35.3

Gary Ray Bowles, born January 25th, 1962, grew up with a slew of abusive stepfathers.

0:43.3

At age 13, after injuring one of these men in self-defense, he left his mother's home and began

0:49.2

living his life earning money through sex work. In 1982, he was arrested for beating and sexually assaulting his girlfriend and was sentenced

0:57.8

to six years in prison.

1:00.2

Shortly after his release in 1991, he was arrested and convicted again for the robbery

1:05.7

and theft of an elderly woman's purse.

1:08.4

He was released after two years.

1:15.1

On March 15, 1994, in Daytona Beach, Florida,

1:22.4

Bulls switched up his crimes and killed his first known victim. John Hardy Roberts, 59, had offered Gary a place to live who thanked him by strangling the man to death and stealing his credit cards.

1:28.6

He was considered a suspect early in the investigation after his fingerprints and probation

1:33.4

records were found at the scene of the crime. Instead of lying low, Gary Bowles killed another

1:39.5

four men over the course of six months. It is believed that, with all of these men, he would meet them at gay bars, promised sexual

1:48.9

favors for room and board, live with them for a short while, and then strangle them to death

1:54.5

and steal their money and credit cards.

1:57.7

On April 14th, while in Maryland, he strangled 38-year-old David Jarman before stealing his cards, money, and car, and fleeing the scene.

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