The Covered Up Murder of Andy Kinyon

This Is Monsters

Jiles

True Crime

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

After Andy Kinyon was found murdered in 1972, the San Francisco Police Department claimed there were no suspects, but that wasn't true. When Andy's family started asking questions, instead of bringing the killer to justice, they just lied and said the suspect was in prison in another state.

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0:00.0	On January 22nd, 1972, Andy Kinion was found stabbed and slashed to death on the steps of his San Francisco apartment.
0:08.6	The circumstances surrounding the murder were pretty straightforward, and yet his killer or killers were never brought to justice.
0:16.0	This is monsters. Oh, Andrew Foster Kenyan was born on August 1st, 1942 into an upper middle class family in
0:48.2	Stephen's Point, Wisconsin.
0:50.5	He was a curious and playful boy who enjoyed school and had a large circle of friends.
0:55.0	Andy's parents weren't really into parenting and they preferred to spend their time socializing with their high society friends
1:02.0	while their kids were left to find their own way.
1:05.2	He was clear from an early age that Andy had a unique gift.
1:08.9	While many kids are naturals at music or math, Andy's specialty was hustling.
1:14.0	He was an exceptional salesman, starting with breeding and selling homing pigeons when he was just
1:18.5	eight years old.
1:20.1	By ten he was custom-building mini-bikes and go-karts, and by his early teenage years he was custom building mini bikes and go carts and by his early teenage years he was selling magazine subscriptions door to door.
1:28.0	At age 15 he took on his first employees who did the footwork for him while he raked in the cash.
1:34.0	He bought a 1956 Bel Air as his first vehicle at age 16.
1:39.0	He repainted and customized the car so it was bolder and louder than anything else on the roads.
1:45.4	He did the same thing to a 26 t bucket and a 36 Chevy Coop.
1:50.1	That marked the start of Andy's lifelong passion for automobiles.
1:54.0	His parents' garage and front yard was often filled with vehicle parts in the frames of half-built hot rods.
2:00.0	As you might expect, being a teenager driving around town and a custom vehicle drew the attention of the authorities.
2:07.0	And he picked up more than his fair share of tickets for illegal modifications and the fines added up rapidly.
2:13.9	It got to the point where he didn't have the cash to pay the fees and he was ordered to serve time
2:18.0	in jail instead.
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