The Evildoer - Robert Berdella ‘The Butcher of Kansas City’

Crime Salad

True Crime

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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You initially see the eccentric, solitary next-door neighbor as an ordinary individual who voluntarily monitors the neighborhood and gives a helping hand to those in need, giving you a sense of security—a thought that makes you realize there’s still good people in the world. However, you are shocked to learn that the person who you thought was harmless lives right next door is in fact a serial killer whose motivations are rooted in the darkest corners. Motives that drive an individual to pursue the most repulsive forms of evil. This episode recounts the life of the serial killer commonly known as "The Butcher of Kansas City." An evildoer who preyed on the weak enticed many young, vulnerable men into his house of horrors, where they were unable to escape. Please use discretion when listening to this episode, as it involves graphic details. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CRIMESALAD and get on your way to being your best self. Visit aeropress.com/CRIMESALAD to save up to 20%. It's time to ditch the drive-thru, toss the French press, and say yes to better mornings fueled by better coffee. AeroPress ships to the USA and over 60 countries around the world, and we thank AeroPress for sponsoring our show.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the podcast Crime Salad. We are husband and wife and partners in crime. My name is Ashley and I'm Ricky.
0:10.0	So glad that you could join us for this episode. We are about to dive into the darkest corners of human nature.
0:18.0	So brace yourself as this specific episode involves extremely graphic details and
0:24.4	includes details of sexual violence,
0:27.5	torturous behavior, and animal abuse. So please use caution. So, The eccentric next door neighbor who keeps to himself appears to be an ordinary guy who volunteers his time as a neighborhood watcher,
1:10.0	knowing that your safety is in good hands, but you soon discover that this guy you always thought was just a bit strange turned out to be a serial killer with intentions that would lie in the darkest of desires.
1:26.8	What entices someone to seek out the darkest evil in the most heinous waves? This is the story of the serial killer whom some people
1:36.7	referred to as the butcher of Kansas City, an evil individual who would target
1:41.6	the weak, bring them into his house and do what he wanted with him.
1:46.1	Victims went to hell at the hands of Robert Burdella. Tragically, those who lost their lives in this story that we are covering today are Jerry Howell,
1:58.7	age 20, Larry Pearson, age 20, Robert Sheldon, age 18, Mark Wallace, age 20, James Ferris, age 20, and Todd Stoups, age
2:10.4	21. So it seems like all of them were pretty much the same age. Yeah, in their early 20s.
2:18.0	Right. And it's believed that there could be more, but these are the victims who were tricked into
2:24.0	walking into a house of horrors. We have to give you an additional warning
2:28.2	because like we said, this episode contains very graphic details that includes animal abuse, which involves a dog,
2:36.3	that is really hard to even talk about or read about, and also mentions of rape.
2:43.4	Ricky, are you ready to take the old crime salad time machine?
2:47.3	Back to the late 80s to Kansas City.
2:50.4	Let's do it.
2:52.2	Kansas City, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs,
2:55.0	Taylor's boyfriend's team, as some would refer to it.
2:59.0	And specifically in Kansas City is an area called Hyde Park, currently known as the largest
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