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In January 1991, 13-year-old Paola Illera arrived home from school and stepped into the elevator of her East Harlem apartment building. She was only moments from her family's 30th-floor apartment, but she never made it upstairs. Hours later, her body was discovered miles from where she was last seen, launching an investigation that would haunt detectives for years. As fear spread through the neighborhood, investigators searched for answers in a case that seemed to offer few clues. Yet hidden among the evidence was a tiny trace that would eventually help uncover the truth. This week, we examine the murder of Paola Illera, the long hunt for her killer, and the string of crimes that terrorized East Harlem throughout the 1990s. Join us as we discuss: ‘The Predator of East Harlem: Arohn Kee’ on this week’s episode. Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS All music is courtesy of our editing/ producing team @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/21/nyregion/manhattan-man-guilty-in-rape-and-murder-spree.html http://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/06/serial-killers-arohn-kee.html https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/homicide-york-arohn-kee-caught-161226887.html https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64506425/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/26/homicide-new-york-is-netflixs-third-most-watched-show-what-to-know-about-the-true-crime-series/ https://skdb.fandom.com/wiki/KEE_Arohn_Malik https://nypost.com/2004/08/13/killer-is-nailed-94-rape/ https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-jailed-rapist-selling-tales-of-his-crime-on-the-internet-1265100 https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kee-arohn.htm https://www.amazon.com/True-Crime-American-Monsters-Horrific/dp/1535162287 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/27/nyregion/rage-and-taunts-fill-courtroom-as-a-killer-gets-life-in-prison.html https://crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/mbb205_arohn_kee/ https://www.nydailynews.com/2000/12/14/rape-slay-defendant-denies-guilt-on-stand/ https://www.justice.gov/archive/ag/speeches/2003/031102dnaremarks.htm https://nypost.com/2004/08/13/evil-serial-killer-nailed-for-vicious-1994-rape/ All music is by our editing/ producer team @theinkypawprint https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/20/nyregion/murder-suspect-found-with-missing-girl.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Kimberly for the request. Creve Coeur, Missouri, is known for its affluent, charmed lifestyle. It's a kind of safe, quiet suburb where nothing bad ever happens. But in French, Creve Coeur translates to “broken heart,” and thirty-five years ago, that translation became a brutal reality for the family of Elizabeth Mackintosh. Elizabeth was a brilliant, fiercely independent, and strong-willed 50-year-old nurse from the Scottish Highlands who moved across the world to attend the prestigious Covenant Theological Seminary. She was just weeks away from graduation when her life was violently cut short. On Monday, March 26, 1990, Elizabeth unlocked the campus chapel at 4:00 AM for her routine cleaning shift. By 7:20 AM, she was found dead inside a restroom. The brutality of the attack shocked the community and baffled investigators. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "An Unholy Act: Elizabeth Mackintosh." Our team: Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of ⁠⁠⁠The Inky Pawprint Sources: A huge thanks to the 15-part podcast called True Believer. Much of the information about the suspects and such is from the podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5q4MEJnsM https://www.newspapers.com/image/139942858/?match=1&terms=Elizabeth%20Mackintosh https://www.newspapers.com/image/1306576719/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Mackintosh%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1020407030/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Mackintosh%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/939290986/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Mackintosh%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/808117172/?match=1&clipping_id=197353182 https://www.newspapers.com/image/418486932/?match=1&clipping_id=197353336 https://www.newspapers.com/image/139946657/?match=1&clipping_id=197353688 https://www.newspapers.com/image/139946348/?match=1&clipping_id=197353774 https://www.newspapers.com/image/139945022/?clipping_id=197354018 https://www.covenantseminary.edu/news/seminary-statement-on-elizabeth-mackintosh (makes statement about Podcast True Believer) https://www.oxygen.com/cold-justice/crime-news/elizabeth-mackintosh-case-explored-recap https://majorcasesquadstl.org/investigations/1990/report-177 https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/retired-police-detectives-try-to-solve-decades-old-creve-coeur-murder-case/ https://www.covenantseminary.edu/about-us https://www.bagpipeonline.com/news/2024/2/20/new-podcast-on-covenant-seminary-student-murder-victim-elizabeth-mackintosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creve_Coeur,_Missouri https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/cold-case-detectives-probing-murder-26540084 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-nurse-murder-suspect-tried-32486156 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this month’s special, Cam and Jen talk with Hopper from Final Trace. In the summer of 1986, 18-year-old Brent Brand went to a party in Vincennes, Indiana, and never made it home. Eight days later, across state lines, Brent’s body was found face down in a drainage ditch. No injuries. No clear cause of death. What began as a missing-person case soon spiraled into something bigger: accusations, rumors, and more than 30 witnesses — including police officers — drawn into the investigation. Listen as Hopper returns to his hometown to revisit a mystery still shadowed by unanswered questions and a silence that refuses to fade. Don’t forget to subscribe to Hopper’s podcast, Final Trace. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Music by Nico Fyffe-Vettese Editing by Jesse Fyffe-Vettese Check them out , The Inky Paw Print Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices