35: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf: The Halloween Murder of Doreen Erbert

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On Halloween night in 1984, a pregnant woman named Doreen Erbert heard a knock on her door. It was the Big Bad Wolf. That night one of the most vicious crimes to ever hit San Jose, CA would occur. Who was that masked intruder that tore a loving family apart? This week on Residue I will tell the scariest, most heartbreaking Halloween true story that you’ve ever heard. Never answer the door for a stranger. Even on Halloween.

***TRIGGER WARNINGS for violence against pregnant women, violence against an unborn child, death of a child. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Listener discretion is advised.

Sources:
Killer Instinct, podcast episode 184

Homicide for the Holidays, season 5, epi 3 The Big Bad Wolf

https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/doreen-ebert-murder-daughter-william-michael-dennis-san-jose

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