E63: Terry Blair AKA The Prospect Killer

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Terry Blair, AKA The Prospect Killer, a serial killer from Kansas City.

We kick things off with your listener letters, thank you very much (4:50).
Promo- DJ Blaze Radio Show (5:15). Subject intro and stats (9:20). Setting (10:31) and Killer’s early life (18:17). Timeline (32:05) and investigation (32:05). Arrest and trial (36:46). Where are they now (39:04). Beth and Wendy’s takeaways (42:12). Tips if you love true crime and you don’t wanna die (48:15). Finally we close out the show with some shout outs and news (50:15).

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

Wikipedia contributors. (09/29/19). Terry Blair (serial killer). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/28/19 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Terry_Blair_(serial_killer)&oldid=918705112

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Terry Blair. Retrieved 10/28/19 from https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/blair-terry.htm

Aegerter, Macradee. (02/12/13). Notorious KC crime family adds another killer to the list. Fox 4 Kansas City. Retrieved 10/31/19 from https://fox4kc.com/2013/02/12/notorious-kc-crime-family-adds-another-killer-to-the-list/

A Look Into the World of Serial Killers and Other Murders. (08/19/15). Terry Blair, The Dead Girls and His Family of Murderers. Retrieved 10/31/19 from https://alookintotheworldofserialkillersandothermurders.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/terry-blair-and-the-dead-girls/

FindLaw. (n.d.) State v Blair. Retrieved 11/01/19 from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mo-court-of-appeals/1192696.html

Davis, Matt. (08/18/17). Man killed prostitutes because he thought they were ‘scum’. Life Death Prizes. Retrieved 11/02/19 from https://www.lifedeathprizes.com/real-life-crime/terry-blair-the-murderer-who-wanted-to-kill-all-prostitutes-22964#wwJ0WeQ6oFL5lEXu.99

Digging for Ancestors. (06/05/13). Remembering Darci – My Aunt and Victim of The Prospect Killer. Retrieved 11/02/19 from https://diggingforancestors.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/darci-williams/

Lambe, Joe. (03/28/08). Blair Found Guilty of Six Murders. Joe Lambe Dot Com. Retrieved 11/02/19 from https://joelambedotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/blair-found-guilty-of-six-murders/

Reilly, Jill. (02/11/13). Serial-killer’s nephew who was first arrested aged six becomes his family’s FIFTH convicted murderer. Daily Mail. Retrieved 11/02/19 from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276866/Diamond-Blair-Serial-killers-nephew-familys-FIFTH-convicted-murderer.html

World Heritage Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Terry Blair (Serial Killer). self.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 11/03/19 from http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/Terry_Blair_(serial_killer)

Associated Press. (09/15/04). Man Charged One of Six Deaths in Kansas City. NBC News. Retrieved 11/01/19 from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6012270/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/man-charged-one-six-deaths-kansas-city/#.Xb2AxZJKgkI

Podcasts

Litzsinger, Brittney; Vargus, Justine (hosts). E 101: Terry Blair. It’s About Damn Crime http://podcast. Retrieved 11/02/19 from  https://www.itsaboutdamncrime.com/iadcpodcast/tag/TERRY+BLAIR

Video

S2 E3: A Serial Killer Calls. The First 48 .
https://www.aetv.com/shows/the-first-48/season-2

The Killer Speaks. The First 48 .
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7dfuw6

History

Wikipedia contributors. (10/02/19). History of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/31/19 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Kansas_City_metropolitan_area&oldid=919127396

Wikipedia contributors. (10/28/19). Kansas City, Missouri. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/31/19 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas_City,_Missouri&oldid=923379396

Wikipedia contributors. (10/28/19). Kansas City Monarchs. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/31/19 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas_City_Monarchs&oldid=923426094

Clark, Alexis. (02/15/19). How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism. History. Retrieved 11/03/19 from https://www.history.com/news/blackface-history-racism-origins

Coleman, Daniel. (n.d.). Henry Perry. KC History. Retrieved 11/03/19 from https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%253A115459

Kendall, Justin. (12/31/09). Killa City: Tracking homicides in 2009, we learned a few things about our city’s psyche. The Pitch. Retrieved 11/03/19 from https://www.thepitchkc.com/killa-city-tracking-homicides-in-2009-we-learned-a-few-things-about-our-citys-psyche/

How Not to Get Murdered

Tips for sex workers

https://www.sexworkisrealwork.com/tips and it also offered a healthy list of additional resources.

The organization RAINN (Rape, abuse & Incest national network) rainn.org has a confidential hotline that can help. You can Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/help/
1-800-799-7233

Crime News

Speaking of Racism Podcast. Rodney Reed: Urgent Call to Action.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rodney-reed-urgent-call-to-action/id1448794346?i=1000455849733

Shout Outs

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime Video
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B073RPZK88/ref=atv_dp

Ad

The DJ Blaze Radio Show Podcast
https://djblazeshow.podbean.com/

Music

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“Baba Yaga” & “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Streets” by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz
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