Show Notes
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Matt Cox and Johnny Mitchell break down how the Hillside Stranglers, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, impersonated police officers to gain their victims’ trust and carried out a series of crimes that shook Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introducing the Hillside Stranglers
03:01 - The Cousins’ Backgrounds
12:30 - Fake Police Credentials and Deception
15:06 - Bianchi Moves to California
21:04 - Bianchi and Buono’s Operation
26:03 - The Operation Falls Apart
30:32 - The First Victims
34:59 - Life Behind Bars
39:01 - The Case and Capital Punishment Debate
45:12 - Death Penalty and Appeals
55:11 - Kristen Wexler’s Story
56:40 - Prison Stories and Accountability
1:00:14 - Prison Feud and Unexpected Reunion
1:03:18 - Evidence and the Growing Investigation
1:08:13 - New Developments in the Case
1:15:16 - The Cousins Split and Bianchi Moves
1:19:17 - Washington Investigation and Trial
1:27:58 - The Case’s Aftermath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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