S11, Chapter 3: Murder Mac
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This episode discusses the chilling details of Larry Bittaker's plan involving a van he named 'Murder Mac' for committing crimes in the late 1970s.
No credits this week because I didn't want to delay this episode any longer. For their plan to work, Larry Bittaker knew they couldn’t rely on just any car. They needed something bigger… something that could trap a victim inside. In February of 1979, with money from Norris, he bought it—a silver-gray 1977 GMC Vandura. The van was windowless on one side, with a sliding door large enough to swallow someone whole. Bittaker later admitted that when he first saw that door, he knew. They could pull up close to a girl, slide it open, and drag her inside without anyone noticing. The pair gave the vehicle a name. To them, it wasn’t just a van. It was their “Murder Mac.” — Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/tapesfromthedarkside — Sources: Partners in True Crime https://www.partnersintruecrime.com/ Music: Augusta Treverorum https://linktr.ee/trvrrm
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