We'd like to begin this episode by thanking Shinnade, host of the amazing

podcast, Men's Raya. Shinnade asked us to take part in her St. Patrick's Day

special, which we were thrilled and honored to do.

And the story we chose to do for that special led to the subject of this episode.

So we have Shinnade to thank for leading us to the victim's stories presented here.

If you haven't checked out mens rea yet, you're missing out,

Shinnade's attention to detail, storytelling, and entrancing Irish drawl are all top-notch.

Please stay tuned to the end of the episode for the mens rea trailer.

You'll be glad you did now on to the show

the gone cold podcast may contain violent or graphic subject matter listener

discretion is advised. They sat in the car a few minutes he says and they talked about having sex and she

insisted on some money up front and they got then in an argument over that and he got

her out of the car on the driver's side and

began to a choker and ended up cutting throat with a knife. I'm going to do. In Galveston County, Texas, there lies an approximate 25 acre stretch of land in Leak City that has captured the interest of people around the world, known as the Texas Killing Fields, where the bodies of an unthinkable

number of young women were found discarded.

League City is situated between Houston and Galveston Island, and the killing fields are located in the southwest of the city on the edge of Calder Oil Field.

It was a relatively desolate area in the 1970s and 1980s.

A mile to the east was Interstate 45.

Too far for motorists traveling the busy highway to hear the screams of victims if they were

killed where they were found.

The pitch black and barren environment that the night brought upon the area virtually assured the utmost

privacy while dumping the body of a victim.

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