A Skidrow Slayer - October 10 2021 - Todays True Crime

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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October 10th: Michael Player Kills Self (1986) The life of the homeless living in areas like Skid Row is never an easy one. And, it got infinitely more difficult in the early 70s when a series of serial killers plagued the area, taking the homeless and using them as “targets of opportunity”. On October 10th 1986 one of these killers, a man they called the Skid Row Slayer, took his own life and ended, at least one, deadly mission. Wikipedia, Murderpedia, and LA Times, NY Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.6	There were two more murders, 15 miles away. When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.
1:06.0	We have a weird homicide. A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
1:12.4	The life of the homeless living in areas like Skid Row is never an easy one.
1:19.2	And it got infinitely more difficult in the early 70s when a series of serial killers plagued the area,
1:25.7	taking the homeless and using them as targets of opportunity.
1:30.0	On October 10, 1986, one of these killers, a man they called the Skid Row Slayer, took his own life and ended at least one deadly mission.
1:41.5	So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your
1:45.4	day with a morning cup of murder.
1:50.9	On September 4, 1986, the crimes of the newest Skid Row Slayer began when 54-year-old Rodolfo
1:57.6	Roque, who was not homeless but had just arrived from San Diego to visit a friend,
2:02.3	was approached from behind and shot in the head.
2:05.6	Police pretty quickly caught up with the man responsible for Rodolfo's murder.
2:09.7	But after being interrogated and determining there wasn't enough evidence to charge him,
2:14.6	Michael Player was released back out onto the streets, and, undeterred, went straight
2:20.0	back to his killing spree. A few days after this close call, Michael took advantage of the seldom
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