Episode #666
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- special edition
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Dr. Harold Shipman killed 250 people, forged their wills to inherit their money, and had their bodies cremated to hide the evidence. https://list25.com/25-most-evil-serial-killers-of-the-20th-century/5/
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Item #2
Science
Pedro Lopez was convicted of murdering over 300 girls after a flash flood uncovered a mass grave of his victims.
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Item #3
Fiction
Robert Ressler was a police officer who confessed to the rape and murder of 61 prostitutes he had previously arrested. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ressler
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘There is no such thing as the devil, just as there is no such thing as fairies, imps, or goblins. The two largest religions in the world — Christianity and Islam — teach that there is a devil. And they are wrong. There is no evidence for such a thing. Not a shred. It is simply something that germinated from the unscientific, irrational minds of early humans who tried their best to explain why bad things happen to good people, why good people sometimes do bad things, and why there is so much needless suffering in the world.’ Phil Zuckerman Ph.D., professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College.