1: The Collector: John Jamelske

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Between 1988 and 2003, John Jamelske abducted women and girls as young as 14 and held them captive in his secret bunker.  This is the horrifying story of The Syracuse Dungeon Master.

Sources:
https://www.oprah.com/own-podcasts/kidnapped-and-held-captive
https://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20140623_010000_Sex_Bunker/start/2760/end/2822
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/jamelske-tells-parole-board-there-were-bubble-baths-and-scented-candles-in-the-bunker/

https://www.syracuse.com/kirst/2013/05/post_480.html

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https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/19/nyregion/town-loner-charged-in-chilling-case-of-sexual-captivity.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7VqV-z8WwM

EDITING: Andrew Greacen

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