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This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Joseph Robert Kondro aka The Longview Serial Killer. He confessed to the rape and murder of a twelve-year-old girl in 1996 and the unsolved murder of an eight-year-old girl in 1985. Kondro was a close friend of both girls’ families. He was also a prime suspect in the 1982 strangulation murder of another eight-year-old girl.
First, we dive into the setting (12:27), the killers early life (27:02) and the timeline (34:44). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (39:46), “Where are they now?” followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (52:49).
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered () and our shout outs (01:04:02).
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams.
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Footnotes:
Articles/Websites
The Daily News. (04/22/2022). Cowlitz County Detectives Say 40-Year-Old Cold Case of Murdered Girl Still Open. The Chronicle. Retrieved 10/22/2022 from https://www.chronline.com/stories/cowlitz-county-detectives-say-40-year-old-cold-case-of-murdered-girl-still-open,289791
Sengupta, Sounak. (09/06/2022). Rima Traxler, Kara Rudd, and Chila Silvernails Murders: Where is Joseph Robert Kondro Now? The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 10/22/2022 from https://thecinemaholic.com/rima-traxler-kara-rudd-and-chila-silvernails-murders-where-is-joseph-robert-kondro-now/
Wikipedia contributors. (10/21/2022). Joseph Kondro. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/22/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Kondro&oldid=1117474811
History
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (10/14/2011). Longview. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10/29/2022 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Longview-Washington
Wikipedia contributors. (09/12/2022). Longview, Washington. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/29/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longview,_Washington&oldid=1109811025
Wikipedia contributors. (10/17/2022). Mount Coffin. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/30/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Coffin&oldid=1104993856
Irwin, Judith W. (1994). The Dispossessed: The Cowlitz Indians in Cowlitz Corridor. Cowlitz.org. Retrieved 10/30/2022 from https://www.cowlitz.org/23-the-dispossessed.html
My Longview. (n.d.). History. Retrieved 10/30/2022 from https://www.mylongview.com/364/History
World Population Review. (n.d.). Longview, Washington Population 2022. Retrieved 10/30/2022 from https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/longview-wa-population
Wikipedia contributors. (04/10/2022). Nutty Narrows Bridge. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11/04/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nutty_Narrows_Bridge&oldid=1082021756
Books
Douglas, John; Olshaker, Mark (2019). The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI’s Original Mindhunter (p 121-197). New York City: Dey Street Books.
Video
On the Case With Paula Zahn. S14 E2: Broken Trust
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn-investigation-discovery-atve-us/broken-trust
Mindhunter (2008). Joseph Kondro, Donald Harvey.
https://youtu.be/mU1auHrSBCg
How Not to Get Murdered
Parent Stock. (n.d.). 20 Tips for Kids Safety. Retrieved 11/05/2022 from
https://parentstock.com/kids-safety-guide/
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