Ep. 47: The Toolbox Killers

Have you ever seen a windowless white van on the streets and regarded it with suspicion, even though it was probably a day laborer doing odd jobs and needing a large space for his various tools? Did your mother (or teacher, coworkers, aunt, etc.) ever warn you against parking next to a windowless van because someone could just open the doors and snatch you? Have you ever seen that scene in Silence of the Lambs where Buffalo Bill lures a woman into his van by getting her to help him move a couch? If you said yes to any of these, then you definitely need to hear this episode, because at least one time in history, these rumors were based in tiny bit of horrify and sadistic truth. Join us as Hannah tells Katy about the Toolbox Killers--Lawernce Bittaker and Roy Norris--who drove their creepy van around in 1979, abducted countless women, and tortured/killed at least five. The girls are drinking a hodgepodge of red wines and whiskey, so you know it's going to get dark. Pour your own, and dive into the twisted history behind this Local Lore. Link to the David Tennant movie Katy references: https://www.sundancenow.com/play/d07ec82184e487ceSources: https://wtop.com/news/2012/10/the-futile-search-for-a-white-van-in-shootings/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Bittaker_and_Roy_Norrishttps://medium.com/california-dreaming/norris-and-bittaker-the-toolbox-killers-345825737302https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-05-16/man-in-white-van-an-urban-myth/1685570https://www.insider.com/suspicious-white-van-unfounded-facebook-stories-causing-mass-hysteria-2019-12https://spokus.eu/en/white-van/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Dutrouxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Fournirethttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-van-facebook-hoax/Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast?Click here for merch!