This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Milton Johnson AKA The Weekend Murderer, a black man who killed at least 5 people over three months in Will County, Illinois during the summer of 1983, but is suspected in a total of 14 murders.
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First, we dive into the setting (07:38), the killers early life (13:15) and the timeline (18:11). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (40:26), “Where are they now?” (45:49) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (46:12).
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and our shout outs (50:35).
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams.
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Footnotes
Wikipedia Contributors. (01/14/2023). Milton Johnson. Wikipedia. Retrieved 02/03/23 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Johnson
Fegelman, Andrew. (01/24/1986). EXECUTION HEARING FOR KILLER OF 4. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 02/03/23 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-01-25-8601070100-story.html
Caselaw Access Project. (11/16/1972). People v. Johnson, 8 Ill. App. 3d 457 (1972). Retrieved 02/04/23 from https://cite.case.law/ill-app-3d/8/457/
Justia US Law. (12/21/1987). People v. Johnson. Retrieved 02/04/23 from https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1987/63024-7.html
Newspapers.com. (07/05/1983). Woman’s Body Found, Linked to Earlier Killing. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 02/05/23 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/388055200/
CaseText. (11/06/1986). People v. Wilson. Retrieved 02/05/23 from https://casetext.com/case/people-v-wilson-1402
History
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (11/09/2021). Joliet. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 02/12/23 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Joliet
Wikipedia. (02/06/2023). Joliet, Illinois. Retrieved 02/12/23 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois
Brunner, Emily. (n.d.). Slovenes. The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved 02/12/23 from http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1153.html
Norton, Kristin. (n.d.). 21 Things to Know About Joliet. Movoto. Retrieved 02/12/23 from https://www.movoto.com/guide/joliet-il/moving-to-joliet/
Sarver, Felix. (01/17/2016). Riots over Martin Luther King Jr.’s death impacted Joliet
Time period left mark on local black leaders. Shaw Local. Retrieved 02/12/2023 from https://www.shawlocal.com/2016/01/14/riots-over-martin-luther-king-jr-s-death-impacted-joliet/ahwy6n3/
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Ferak, John. (07/27/2021). Terror Town, USA: The Untold Story of Joliet’s Notorious Serial Killer. Denver, CO: WildBlue Press.
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