1980s TRUE CRIME | I Love The 80s

Because you can't get enough 1980s history lessons and you're patiently waiting on episode 4 of Lexual Does The 80s: The Exacerbation of The Culture Wars, you might enjoy this episode on true crime that dominated the decade. These are stories that I trimmed out of the main scripts but still wanted to explore because of their cultural significance and/or relation to topics we've discussed in the first three episodes, and will further discuss in the next four! [Lottery Scandal, Pennsylvania, Rosie Ruiz, Boston Marathon, Adam Walsh, Hollywood Florida, Delorean, Drug Bust, Cocaine, Extortion, Sammy Davis Jr., Tylenol Cyanide, Poisonings, Chicago, Diane Downs, Infanticide, Prison Break, Virginia, Linwood and James Briley, Richard Ramirez, Nightstalker, LA Library Fire, Harry Peak, The Library Book, Susan Orlean, Los Angeles Central Library Fire, Carlina White, Morning Glory Funeral Home scandal, Yuppie Murder, Charles Stuart, Jennifer Levin, Preppy Murder, Upper East Side, Dorian's Red Hand]

0:00-0:58 Intro
0:59- 4:31 Rosie Ruiz
4:32-7:02 Pennsylvania Lottery Scandal
7:03- 10:21 Adam Walsh and Missing Children
10:22-13:08 John Delorean Drug Bust
13:09-16:06 Tylenol Cyanide Poisonings
16:07-18:11 Diane Downs
18:13-23:10 The Mecklenburg Six Prison Escape
23:11- 27:33 Richard Ramirez The Nightstalker
27:34- 31:17 The Los Angeles Library Fire
31:18- 35:03 The Preppy Murder
35:04- 36:41 The Kidnapping of Carlina White
36:42- 38:08 The Morning Glory Funeral Home Scandal
38:09-42:47 The Yuppie Murder
42:48-43:13 Outro

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