Ep. 278 — Ray the Ripper: A Houston Spree Killing

About this episode

This episode covers the spree killing committed by Ray McArthur Freeney in Houston, Texas, where he targeted sex workers.

Send us Fan Mail Over an 8-day period in April 2002, 28-year-old Ray McArthur Freeney preyed on sex workers on Houston, TX’s infamous Bissonnet Strip. He murdered 15-year-old Kirshalynne Jones and 36-year-old Vicky Dean, but they weren’t his only victims. In fact, police caught their killer as he was negotiating prices with his next would-be victim. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/g...

People in this episode

Host: Danielle Blinka

Topics covered

• spree killing
• true crime
• murder
• sex workers
• Houston
• police investigation

Keywords

• Ray McArthur Freeney
• Houston
• Bissonnet Strip
• murder
• true crime
• sex workers
• police investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Houston, Bissonnet Strip

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