The Digital Leash: Serial Murder Under Government Supervision

About this episode

This episode discusses the case of two registered sex offenders who committed murders while under government surveillance through GPS ankle monitors.

The Digital Leash: Serial Murder Under Government Supervision In Orange County, California, between October 2013 and March 2014, registered sex offenders Steven Dean Gordon and Franc Cano abducted, raped, and murdered at least five women while actively wearing state and federally mandated GPS ankle monitors. The investigation, led by Anaheim homicide detective Julissa Trapp, eventually cracked the case when a victim's body surfaced on a recycling conveyor belt, triggering a digital dragnet that matched both men's trackers to the crime scenes. The system that was supposed to make these men impossible to ignore was watching everything and doing nothing. Two convicted predators living together, hunting together, cutting off their ankle monitors more than once and literally walking away… and the response was basically a stern letter. 🔔 Subscribe for True Crime Cases multiple times a week Never miss a story. Subscribe to 10 Minute Murder for bite-sized true crime episodes delivered fresh every week. Get a weekly email from me about the upcoming cases and more: 10minutemurder.com/newsletter 📱 Follow for Behind-the-Scenes Content Get exclusive case updates, research photos, and sneak…

People in this episode

Host: Joe

Topics covered

• true crime
• serial murder
• government surveillance
• GPS monitoring
• criminal investigation

Keywords

• serial murder
• GPS ankle monitors
• Orange County
• true crime
• criminal investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Orange County, California

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