E209: SERIAL KILLER – Frederick Pete Cox

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Frederick Pete Cox, a black man who went on a killing spree in March and April of 1997, murdering three women and assaulting two others.

This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Beth Williams.

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Frederick Pete Cox. Retrieved 09/15/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Pete_Cox

Orlando Sentinel. (06/04/1997). Police Suspect Pine Hills Man Killed 3 Women, Attacked 2 Others. Retrieved 09/16/2023 from https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/06/04/police-suspect-pine-hills-man-killed-3-women-attacked-2-others/

The Orlando Sentinel. (03/28/1997). Investigators Seek Help Finding Woman’s Killer. Retrieved 09/16/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/234326742/

Decker, Twila. (07/20/1997). The Killer Next Door? The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 09/16/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/234170699/

The Orlando Sentinel. (01/30/1975). Marriages, Divorces. Retrieved 09/16/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/224919023

Tampa Bay Times. (06/04/1997). Arrest made in Orlando killings. Retrieved 09/16/2023 from https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/06/04/arrest-made-in-orlando-killings/

Decker, Twila. (06/01/1997). Stephanie Singleton Drawn to Street Life Early. The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 09/17/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/234154091/

Decker, Twila. (06/01/1997). A Grieving Mother is Still Asking Who, Why. The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 09/17/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/234154091/

(07/20/1997). Suspect Volunteered to Help Drug Addicts. The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 09/17/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/234170708/

The Orlando Sentinel. (01/18/2003). Murderer Gets 3 Life Sentences after 2 years. Retrieved 09/18/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/article/46254096/cox-3-life-sentences/

History

Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (09/17/2023). Orlando. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 09/18/2023 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Orlando-Florida

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 09/18/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida

Mogerie, Ngoki; Jaffer, Fatema. (04/09/2023). The importance of knowing the history of Pine Hills. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 09/18/2023 from https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/04/09/the-importance-of-knowing-the-history-of-pine-hills-commentary/

Place and See. (n.d.). Pine Hills. Retrieved 09/18/2023 from https://placeandsee.com/wiki/pine-hills

Downtown Orlando. (n.d.). African-American History. Retrieved 09/19/2023 from https://www.downtownorlando.com/Fun/African-American-History

Downtown Orlando. (n.d.). Wells’Built Museum Of African American History. Retrieved 09/19/2023 from https://www.downtownorlando.com/Fun/Things-to-Do/Directory/WellsBuilt-Museum-Of-African-American-History

Downtown Orlando. (n.d.). Parramore Heritage Neighborhood. Retrieved 09/19/2023 from https://www.downtownorlando.com/Life/Districts-Neighborhoods/Parramore-Heritage-Neighborhood

Music

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“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
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