Show Notes
Helen Anderson and Danni Howard are back for a whole new season of Devils in The Dark! In this episode, the girls travel back to 1970s America to learn about the vile serial killer duo, Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. After several stints in jail, Charles Ng manages to escape military detention in Hawaii to join pen pal Leonard Lake in California to enact his horrific “Miranda Plan”. Inspired by the novel The Collector by John Fowles, Leonard and Charles commit the kinds of heinous crimes seen only in horror movies. Expect dark beginnings at the hands of a grandmother, a kleptomaniac who seriously cannot keep his hands to himself, and two of the worst killers Devils in The Dark has ever seen.
Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of sexual assault and violence, including violence against children, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
00:00 - Introduction 08:32 - Where Leonard’s story begins 14:27 - Leonard’s stint in the Vietnam war and doomed first marriage 19:09 - Where Charles’ story begins 19:32 - The problem with Charles (he just can’t stop nicking stuff) 21:50 - Charles gets kicked out of the Marine Corps 22:26 - Leonard Lake and Charles Ng become unlikely pen pals 24:23 - Charles escapes Military Detention in Hawaii 28:36 - Leonard’s bunker 29:27 - The “Miranda Plan” 32:14 - The murder of Harvey and Sean Dubs 35:59 - The murder of Deborah Dubs 36:56 - The murder of Randy Jacobsen 38:04 - The murder of Brenda O’Connor, Lonnie Bond and Lonnie Junior 40:49 - Leonard Lake commits suicide 42:57 - Police search the bunker in California 51:17 - Charles is on the run 51:43 - The can of salmon incident (Charles is caught) 56:36 - The sentencing of Charles Ng 59:09 - Outro
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