Charles Howard Schmid | The Pied Piper Killer!

In 1960s Tucson a serial killer didn’t lurk in alleys or hide in the dark. He walked the streets in makeup lifted boots and a manufactured persona that people mistook for rebellion. This episode dives deep into the disturbing case of Charles Howard Schmid, better known as the Pied Piper of Tucson. Schmid surrounded himself with teenagers groomed followers through fear and fascination and turned peer pressure into a weapon. Those who suspected him stayed silent. Those who knew him made excuses. Even after bodies were left buried in the desert the myth protected the man.

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