The Other Long Island Serial Killer: Checkerboard Dreams

During the summer of 1959, Francis Bloeth killed three people working in restaurants across Long Island's Suffolk County.But before that, he was just a 27-year-old husband and father who worked a construction job and rented an apartment. Today, we talk to the woman who spent a few months living downstairs from Long Island's "mad killer."Here are the other episodes in our "The Other Long Island Serial Killer" miniseries:Part one: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/be6f0724-90fc-4c28-b53d-c94f955fc062Part two: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/84457427-f6cc-4f1e-9354-bb51fa7bae93Part three: https://art19.com/shows/murder-sheet/episodes/8e154b01-87f9-485f-bd6b-a04f49c74ef8Follow the Murder Sheet on social media for the latest.FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send tips and thoughts to [email protected]. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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