About this episode

The episode explores the chilling case of the Lipstick Killer in 1945 Chicago, examining the implications of a cryptic message left at the crime scene.

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! First of all... Disclaimer: Today's episode contains discussions of violence, murder, and sensitive topics that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Okay. Picture this... Chicago, winter of 1945. The city is frozen under a sheet of ice, but inside a quiet apartment on the north side… something very dark was being uncovered. Detectives enter an apartment, push open the door and just stop dead in their tracks. The air is still and thick. The room smells like iron, something sickly sweet. And then detectives see it. On the wall, scrawled in janky ass writing, there's a message written in the victims red lipstick saying: “For heaven’s sake catch me before I kill more. I cannot control myself.” Was it a confession? A warning? And the biggest question, what if they meant it? It's a message that would send the city into full blown panic and launch a manhunt for a killer who, even after being caught, would leave people thinking, was that the right guy? This story couldn't be more on brand because today we are talking about... The Lipstick Killer. Also, let me know who you want me to talk about next time. Hope you have a great rest of…

People in this episode

Host: Bailey Sarian

Topics covered

• murder
• true crime
• psychological thriller
• historical crime
• detective story

Keywords

• Lipstick Killer
• Chicago
• murder
• 1945
• detectives
• crime scene
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chicago

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