S20 Ep60: Depraved Obsession: Law Enforcement's Hunt for A Sadistic Serial Killer w/Rod Sadler

True Crime Tuesday presents Depraved Obsession: Law Enforcement's Hunt for A Sadistic Serial Killer with Former Decorated Police Officer/Author, Rod Sadler !

What drove the inconspicuous sociopath to become a ruthless killer?

During his nearly fifteen-year reign of terror, Ronald Lloyd Bailey’s depraved obsession with sexual sadism held communities across southeast Michigan in a shroud of fear. From the early 1970’s to the mid-1980’s, the former patient at one of Michigan’s foremost psychiatric hospitals, abducted as many as fifteen teens and over time became a sadistic serial killer.

In this shocking, fast-paced account, retired police officer and true crime author Rod Sadler examines law enforcement's dedicated efforts in connecting the dots to stop an unknown killer, and he poignantly chronicles the determination of the victims' families to triumph over tragedy. Sadler also examines Bailey’s insanity defense that centered on the alleged abuse he endured at the hands of his psychiatrist. In doing so, the bestselling author of KILLING WOMEN asks and answers the question: What drove the inconspicuous sociopath to become a ruthless killer?

In Today's episode, we sit down with Rod and discuss where Ron Bailey went wrong, the fateful day he met Shawn Moore, how the community came together to finally catch Bailey. and some of the deeper, darker secrets that Bailey was holding onto while he was trying to convince the court, and the public that he was someone else!

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Find out more about Rod here: https://www.rodsadler.com/

PLUS: DUMB  CRIMES AND STUPID CRIMINALS WITH JESSICA FREEBURG!

A Driver crashes into a bank on the same day of the week at the exact same location where a nearly identical crash happened six weeks earlier!  See the footage here:
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