THE MINDS OF MADNESS

Episode 100 – Pit of Darkness

When 25 year old Josefina Rivera stepped into a white Cadillac on the evening of November 26th, 1986, it set in motion the first of a series of sinister events that would shock Philadelphia to its core. In this terrifying case, you’ll hear about six courageous young women and the horrors they endured in their desperate bid to stay alive.

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The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster

Feel The Madness – The Funkoars

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Research & Writing:

Ashton Morrow

 

Special Thanks:

Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D

 

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Sources:

https://www.oxygen.com/monster-preacher/crime-news/monster-preacher-what-happened-to-gary-heidnik

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/01/us/philadelphia-neighborhood-torn-by-racial-tension-starts-to-simmer-down.html

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/gary-heidnik

https://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-heidnik

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/17/Lawyer-Heidniks-church-alive-and-well/7859545630400/

https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1991/526-pa-458-1.html

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gary_Heidnik

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2007/07/23/inside-the-house-of-heidnik/

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2020/07/thank-you-jesus-gary-heidnik-house-of-horrors-killer-was-the-last-person-to-be-executed-in-pa.html

https://filmdaily.co/news/gary-heidnik/

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gary-heidnik-attorney-house-of-horrors-buffalo-bill-true-crime-doc

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHctVr-SuJE

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Cellar of Horror – Ken Englade