About this episode
In this episode, Payton looks into the story of Gerard Schaefer, a cop who got caught kidnapping two girls. As investigators dig into the case, they discover something even more disturbing.
Case Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Rolling
murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schaefer-gerard.htm#google_vignette
Murder Behind the Badge: True Stories of Cops Who Kill (2010, Prometheus Books), by Stacy Dittrich
American Ripper: The Enigma Of America's Serial Killer Cop (2020, BluewaterPress LLC), by Patrick Kendrick
First Person, episode: "The Killer Inside Me," aired March 8, 2000 on Bravo
kiro7.com/news/trending/florida-jane-doe-identified-after-nearly-48-years-may-be-victim-serial-killer-cop/EVQOSTZJ6VDSFOFMJV7UKLMGWI/
upi.com/Archives/1993/09/27/Accused-killer-Rolling-sings-at-hearing/9583749102400/
charleyproject.org/case/carmen-marie-hallock
charleyproject.org/case/leigh-hainline-bonadies
charleyproject.org/case/pamela-ann-nater
Newspapers.com sources:
newspapers.com/image/133694214
newspapers.com/image/133694246
newspapers.com/image/778739348
newspapers.com/image/133691028
newspapers.com/image/433922782
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