This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Christopher Dwayne Peterson, aka The Shotgun Killer, an serial killer who committed at least four murders related to the “Shotgun Killer” spree in Indiana between October and December 1990.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes:
Articles/Websites
Wikipedia. (01/21/2023). Christopher Peterson (serial killer). Retrieved 06/21/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Peterson_(serial_killer)
Reese, Sarah. (07/01/2020). Two months of terror: A timeline for the 1990 shotgun shootings. NWI.com. Retrieved 06/21/2023 from https://www.nwitimes.com/two-months-of-terror-a-timeline-for-the-1990-shotgun-shootings/article_80bdbe7c-349e-5fee-b20f-e0e04a8ccd6e.html
Garrison, Steve. (12/23/2017). TRUE CRIME: The ‘shotgun killer’ who rampaged through the Region, Part I. NWI.com. Retrieved 06/21/2023 from https://www.nwitimes.com/true-crime-the-shotgun-killer-who-rampaged-through-the-region-part-i/article_9a93cb6c-2f84-5582-8fc1-48ce59c65682.html
Garrison, Steve. (01/20/2018). TRUE CRIME: The ‘shotgun killer’ who rampaged through the Region, Part II. NWI.com. Retrieved 06/21/2023 from https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/true-crime-the-shotgun-killer-who-rampaged-through-the-region-part-ii/article_95aaf9c5-9fcc-5bb0-987f-9a149e1b5db5.html
Chicago Tribune. (02/12/1991). Hearing Set For Suspect In Indiana. Retrieved 06/21/2023 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-02-12-9101130511-story.html
Murderpedia. (n.d.). Christopher Dwayne Peterson. Retrieved 06/24/2023 from https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/peterson-christopher-dwayne.htm
Walsh, Steve. (08/14/2010). Shotgun Killer revisited. Steve B. Walsh. Retrieved 06/26/2023 from https://stevebwalsh.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/shotgun-killer-revisited/
Terry, Don. (02/22/1991). Arrest in Indiana Killings Raises Racial Tensions. The New York Times. Retrieved 06/26/2023 from https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/22/us/arrest-in-indiana-killings-raises-racial-tensions.html
Justia Law. (12/13/1996). Peterson v. State. Retrieved 06/30/2023 from https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1996/45s00-9103-dp-223-4.html
Shnay, Jerry; Szymczak, P. Davis. (01/26/1992). Persistent Doubts Shape 2nd Acquittal In Indiana Shotgun Killings. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 06/30/2023 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-26-9201080505-story.html
People Pill. (n.d.). Christopher Peterson. Retrieved 06/30/2023 from https://peoplepill.com/people/christopher-peterson
Justia Law. (08/25/1993). Harris v. State. Retrieved 07/03/2023 from https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1993/45s00-9210-cr-832-4.html
The Star Press. (11/01/1990). Police Believe Shootings Related. Retrieved 07/05/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/article/30354127/
Shnay, Jerry. (02/13/1991). Friend Ties Suspect To Indiana Shotgun Spree. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 07/05/2023 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-02-13-9101130853-story.html
CaseText. (12/31/1997). Ben-Yisrayl v. State. Retrieved 07/25/2023 from https://casetext.com/case/ben-yisrayl-v-state-1
InfoBlog66. (02/27/2012). The Shotgun Killer Speaks. Retrieved 07/25/2023 from http://infoblog66.blogspot.com/2012/02/shotgun-killer-speaks.html
History
Gary Public Library. (n.d.). Growth and Conflict in Gary, Indiana, 1906 to 1930. Discover Indiana. Retrieved 07/15/2023 from https://publichistory.iupui.edu/tours/show/60
Pfeiffer, Casey. (03/03/2017). A Challenge to Integration: The Froebel School Strikes of 1945. Indiana History Blog. Retrieved 07/15/2023 from https://blog.history.in.gov/a-challenge-to-integration-the-froebel-school-strikes-of-1945/
Stokes, Brandon. (03/22/2022). Black Mayors, Black Politics, and the Gary Convention. Black Perspectives. Retrieved 07/15/2023 from https://www.aaihs.org/black-mayors-black-politics-and-the-gary-convention/
Arnade, Chris. (03/28/2017). White flight followed factory jobs out of Gary, Indiana. Black people didn’t have a choice. The Guardian. Retrieved 07/15/2023 from https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/28/poverty-racism-gary-indiana-factory-jobs
Shepard, Korry. (05/22/2021). The FIRST Race-based Walkout. Medium. Retrieved 07/15/2023 from https://garyrailblog.medium.com/the-first-race-based-walkout-25e3e4ba5381
Gary Public Library; Shrum, Rebecca; Discover Indiana. (n.d.). The Experience of Manual Laborers: At the Bottom of the Rail in Gary. Indiana History Blog. Retrieved 07/24/2023 from https://publichistory.iupui.edu/items/show/604
Podcasts
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