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Don't Talk to Strangers

by Nina Innsted

Don't talk to Strangers – The Oakland County Child Murders is a limited run podcast focused on nine child murders that took place in and around south Oakland County between January 1, 1976 and March 16, 1977. Four of these murders appear to be the work of an as yet unidentified serial killer known as the Oakland County Child Killer.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 9 - Stakeout

    The final chapter of Timothy King's abduction and murder. https://catherinebroad.blog/2013/12/03/act-of-kindness/ (the track suit) https://catherinebroad.blog/2018/07/15/more-from-2009/. (Dead or institutionalized) Additional Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/dPEoasBHNiA...

  2. Episode 6 - Valerie Bishop

    On February 2, 1977 10 year old Valerie Bishop was beaten, raped, murdered and left in the snow next to an abandoned house. While an arrest was made, the charges were dismissed. Despite her murder happening in the middle of the Oakland County Child Killings, the task force declined to take on her...

  3. Episode 5 - Kristine Mihelich

    On January 2, 1977 10-year-old Kristine Mihelich stopped by Hartfield Bowling lanes before heading to 7-11 where she purchased a magazine, some candy and a drink. Then Kristine disappeared. -------------------------------------------- Credits: Nina Innsted, writer/host Lisa Strawn, editor/producer

  4. Episode 4 - Jill Robinson

    This is the mid-season finale of Don't Talk to Strangers. The Robinson family thought leaving Detroit for the suburbs would keep them safe. Not long after the move, Jill Robinson begins having nightmares, horrific dreams of being shot. Until days before Christmas, when she disappears, and the day...

  5. Episode 2 - Mark Stebbins

    Episode two explores the disappearance and murder of 12-year-old Mark Stebbins from Ferndale. He was last seen near Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. His body would be left in a public area near the side of 10 Mile Road in Southfield. While his death is the first case attributed to the Oakland...

  6. Episode 1 - The Babysitter Murders

    The "Babysitter Murders" is a series of three murders, one in Wayne County, one in Macomb County and one in Oakland County. Two of the victims were babysitting young children when they were assaulted and murdered. Law enforcement would subsequently close all three cases....

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Don't talk to Strangers – The Oakland County Child Murders is a limited run podcast focused on nine child murders that took place in and around south Oakland County between January 1, 1976 and March 16, 1977. Four of these murders appear to be the work of an as yet unidentified serial killer known as the Oakland County Child Killer.

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Nina Innsted

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Don't talk to Strangers – The Oakland County Child Murders is a limited run podcast focused on nine child murders that took place in and around south Oakland County between January 1, 1976 and March 16, 1977. Four of these murders appear to be the work of an as yet unidentified serial killer known...

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Don't Talk to Strangers is created and hosted by Nina Innsted.
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