The Honolulu Strangler

Serial Killers

Spotify Studios

True Crime, History, Education

4.6 • 30.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Honolulu, on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, is a quintessential paradise. In 1986, it was also the hunting grounds of a serial killer who was never caught: The Honolulu Strangler. Investigators believe he claimed as many as five victims before seemingly disappearing into thin air. Now, cold case detectives believe they may have some answers in the as-yet-unsolved case. Keep up with us on Instagram @serialkillerspodcast! Have a story to share? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Due to the nature of this story, listener discretion is advised.
0:05.9	This episode includes discussions of assault, sexual assault, and murder.
0:11.1	Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. To get help
0:15.1	on sexual assault visit Spotify.com slash resources. In the FBI Behavioral Science Unit in Quantigo works up its latest
0:25.0	the FBI Behavioral Science Unit in Quantigo
0:31.0	works up its latest serial killer profile. An unknown perpetrator
0:35.8	has just claimed what appears to be his fifth victim and the clock is ticking.
0:41.0	Police on the ground want him in custody yesterday, so they're supplying
0:45.4	the FBI with as much information as they have. They believe their suspect is a Caucasian
0:51.1	man in his 30s or 40s who drives a white American made cargo van.
0:57.0	That's the vehicle spotted near Linda Pesky's abandoned car shortly before she turned up dead. So they give Quantico everything they've got.
1:06.8	It's not a lot, but it's enough to narrow the killer down to these probable characteristics. According to the FBI, they're looking for a guy with a squeaky clean record.
1:17.1	He may be going through relationship spats with a girlfriend or a wife.
1:21.4	And crucially, he seems to really know the area where he's been abducting and leaving
1:26.1	his victims.
1:27.7	They believe that's because he lives or works close by, which isn't an uncommon trait of serial killers.
1:36.0	According to criminologist Scott Bonn, most of them operate in a comfort zone they're
1:41.0	familiar with, and that seems to be the case now in 1986.
1:46.7	But one thing about this serial killer stands out, because the area he seems to know well is right in the middle of a place most people think of as a quintessential paradise.
1:59.0	The Honolulu Strangler is terrorizing Oahu Hawaii.
2:05.0	I'm Vanessa Richardson and this is serial killers, a Spotify podcast.
2:11.0	You can find us here every Monday. Be sure to check us out on
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