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On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants attacked the US embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 diplomats and staff members hostage. Remarkably, six diplomats managed to slip away unnoticed. These individuals were Robert Anders, Cora Lijek, Mark Lijek, Joseph Stafford, Kathleen Stafford, and Lee Schatz. Schatz sought refuge at the Swedish embassy, while the others went to the British embassy. However, upon nearing the embassy, they encountered a large crowd of protestors obstructing their path. Consequently, they decided to take shelter at Anders’ residence and devise their next steps. After six harrowing days, the six American diplomats sought refuge at the Canadian embassy.

Episode 229: In our last episode we learned about the life and first two murders of British serial murderer Dennis Andrew Nilsen. He was arrested after police discovered human remains he’d flushed down the toilet at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a Suburb of North London. In this episode we’ll learn about Nilsen’s next twelve murders, what happened after his arrest and the aftermath of his crimes. A number of Nilsen’s victims remain unidentified to this day. As Dennis Nilsen was a necrophile, some of the information we are about to share are intense and may be very disturbing to some. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

Episode 228: In our last episode we learned about the final killing and capture of British serial murderer Dennis Andrew Nilsen after police discovered human remains he’d flushed down the toilet at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a Suburb of North London, England. After his capture, the enigmatic Muswell Hill Murderer, or Kindly Killer, as he would come to be called, was more than happy to discuss his crimes. In this episode we’ll learn more about the killer’s life, his other crimes and what possibly led to the murders of 15 young men and boys, one of them a young Canadian student, Kenneth Ockendon Jr.Sources:Dennis Nilsen - WikipediaDyno-Rod Local Drains & Plumbing Experts | Fixed-Price | 24/7Killing For Company: Masters, Brian: Amazon.ca: Kindle StoreDinner, Drinks & Death ; The True Story of Dennis Nilsen by Alan R. Warren - Ebook | ScribdA Plague of Murder by Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson - Ebook | ScribdWatch Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes | Netflix Official SiteThe Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen StoryReddit — Dennis NilsenDennis Nilsen – Nick DaviesTommy - Album by The Who | SpotifySerial Killer Dennis Nilsen And His Career In The ArmyI Struck Up a Friendship with the Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen. Then I Edited His Memoirs.The Argus — Serial killer Dennis Nilsen’s impact on Brighton survivorA murderer among us: I was Dennis Nilsen’s boss | The SpectatorDennis Nilsen and Bleep: What Really happened to Des’ dog?The Big Read: Dennis Nilsen - The Scottish nobody who became the archetypal serial killer | HeraldScotlandAn honest lack of answers | The PsychologistPsychopathic Serial Killers – Dennis Nilsen – Psychopaths In LifeSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 227: On the 8th of February, 1983, complaints about the plumbing at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, a suburb in London, England led to the discovery of human remains. The remains were traced to the flat of a tenant in the home named Dennis Andrew Nilsen, 37, a civil servant, former police officer and veteran of the British military. In Nilsen’s home police found grisly evidence of many more murders. The enigmatic Muswell Hill Murderer, or Kindly Killer, as he would come to be called, is believed to have killed 15 young men and boys, one of them a Canadian named Kenneth Ockendon Jr. Listener discretion is strongly suggestedSources:Dennis Nilsen - WikipediaDyno-Rod Local Drains & Plumbing Experts | Fixed-Price | 24/7Killing For Company: Masters, Brian: Amazon.ca: Kindle StoreDinner, Drinks & Death ; The True Story of Dennis Nilsen by Alan R. Warren - Ebook | ScribdA Plague of Murder by Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson - Ebook | ScribdWatch Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes | Netflix Official SiteThe Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen StoryReddit — Dennis NilsenDennis Nilsen – Nick DaviesTommy - Album by The Who | SpotifySerial Killer Dennis Nilsen And His Career In The ArmyI Struck Up a Friendship with the Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen. Then I Edited His Memoirs.The Argus — Serial killer Dennis Nilsen’s impact on Brighton survivorA murderer among us: I was Dennis Nilsen’s boss | The SpectatorThe Big Read: Dennis Nilsen - The Scottish nobody who became the archetypal serial killer | HeraldScotlandAn honest lack of answers | The PsychologistPsychopathic Serial Killers – Dennis Nilsen – Psychopaths In LifeMike Browne's - Dennis Nilsen Spotify playlistSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 174 - Between 1974 and 1980, a group of three mask-wearing Canadian outlaws named Stephen Reid, Patrick (Paddy) Mitchell, and Lionel Wright, in well-planned, precisely timed and carefully executed heists, robbed at least 140 banks and armoured cars in Canada and the United States making off with a total of more than $15 million in cash, gold and other valuables. Sources: [The Life and Times of the Stopwatch Gang | The Atavist Magazine] [Stephen Reid fonds - Search Research Collections] [Inside Time by Jason Young - NFB] [Paddy Mitchell’s Blog - A blog behind bars] [Read This Bank Robber’s Life Online by Patrick Mitchell | Books - Scribd.com] [The Stopwatch Gang: notorious bank robber, celebrated author dies – RCI | English] [Lionel Wright | Today in Ottawa’s History] [Stephen Reid - ABC BookWorld] [Obituary: Stephen Reid - Ottawa Citizen] [Stephen Reid’s 10 toughest prisons in North America] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 133 - Throughout the 1970s and '80s serial pedophile Westley Allan Dodd molested dozens of children in the Pacific Northwest. Although caught for his crimes more than once Dodd never did any real prison time. Feeling invincible, Westley's fantasies became more violent and depraved until the fall of 1989 when he crossed the line between child predator to multiple murder. On Labour Day weekend in Vancouver, WA. park Westley murdered two brothers, 11- and 10-year-old Cole and William Neer and nonchalantly walked out of the park undetected. Not satisfied with a single victim, Westley craved another kill and on October 29, 1989, he murdered 4-year-old Lee Iseli after kidnapping him from a Portland OR. playground. The Vancouver Child Killer's ultimate undoing was his still unchecked desire for yet another victim. Sources and Further Reading: Dodd's Uncensored Diary Driven to Kill by Gary C. King  Allan Dodd – Last Interview before Execution Most Evil – Westley Allan Dodd Real Detectives - Season 1, Episode 2 "Malice"  Serial Murder and Media Circuses by Dirk C. Gibson Serial Murderers and their Victims TIME: Lessons of the Gruesome Case Behind One of America's Last Legal Executions by Hanging  When You Meet a Stranger by Westley Allan Dodd Dodd, Westley Allan - Dr. Mike Aamodt - Radford University Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine