Brian Egg // 309

from Going West: True Crime · host Dark West Productions

In 2018, a San Francisco man was found dismembered in a fish tank inside his own home. After strange reports from the neighbors, investigators began searching for the culprit of his grisly murder. But with multiple calls to 911, and a large gap of time before the investigation began, did they lose the opportunity to catch the perpetrator? This is the story of Brian Egg.BONUS EPISODESApple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcastCASE SOURCES1. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Missing-SF-man-Brian-Egg-remembered-by-friends-13222505.php2. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Headless-body-found-in-SF-fish-tank-ruled-a-13829458.php3. ABC: https://abc7news.com/headless-body-timeline-found-sf-no-head/5467636/4. ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5w3-kPxRZs5. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=2803746. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/15/brian-egg-san-francisco-fish-tank-murder7. Medium: https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-police-had-ample-time-to-catch-offenders-at-the-crime-scene-but-did-not-da08dd2227708. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?2964259. Patch: https://patch.com/california/dublin/person-interest-headless-body-case-held-santa-rita-jail10. Eugene's Obituary: https://www.degusipefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eugene-Charles-43246/#!/Obituary11. Jan's Obituary: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/05/03/pinellas-obituaries/12. Mark H. Freeman: https://markhfreeman.wordpress.com/the-stud-decade-by-decade/13. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=27560914. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?27631515. ABC: https://abc7news.com/sf-murder-case-person-of-interest-brian-egg-lance-silva/5271840/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In 2018, a San Francisco man was found dismembered in a fish tank inside his own home. After strange reports from the neighbors, investigators began searching for the culprit of his grisly murder. But with multiple calls to 911, and a large gap of time before the investigation began, did they lose the opportunity to catch the perpetrator? This is the story of Brian Egg. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Missing-SF-man-Brian-Egg-remembered-by-friends-13222505.php 2. San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Headless-body-found-in-SF-fish-tank-ruled-a-13829458.php 3. ABC: https://abc7news.com/headless-body-timeline-found-sf-no-head/5467636/ 4. ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5w3-kPxRZs 5. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=280374 6. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/15/brian-egg-san-francisco-fish-tank-murder 7. Medium: https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-police-had-ample-time-to-catch-offenders-at-the-crime-scene-but-did-not-da08dd222770 8. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?296425 9. Patch: https://patch.com/california/dublin/person-interest-headless-body-case-held-santa-rita-jail 10. Eugene's Obituary: https://www.degusipefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eugene-Charles-43246/#!/Obituary 11. Jan's Obituary: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/05/03/pinellas-obituaries/ 12. Mark H. Freeman: https://markhfreeman.wordpress.com/the-stud-decade-by-decade/ 13. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=crime&id=275609 14. The Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/story.php?276315 15. ABC: https://abc7news.com/sf-murder-case-person-of-interest-brian-egg-lance-silva/5271840/

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