Liars and Aliens and Pedophiles, Oh My! – Ep. 54

A traveling salesman befriends a woman and her daughter Heidi in 1978. While Heidi sees “B” (his nickname) as a father-figure, B sees Heidi in a very different way. But, as is typical with child predators, she is not his only victim. In fact, several years earlier, B spent years wooing a girl in Idaho, and – get this! – seducing her parents, too. What level of charisma does it take to win over adults while simultaneously preying on their children? How did B escape the law for so long?? And what the heck do aliens have to do with any of this??? The co-hosts ask those questions and many more in this edition of The Escape Pod!

BE ADVISED: This episode contains content involving child sexual abuse, kidnapping, and other topics listeners might find disturbing.

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:

Topic #1 8:14 1978: Traveling salesman meets Heidi and her mom

Topic #2 16:39 The “other girl” B was “seeing”

Topic #3 26:10 Alien abductions?

Topic #4 40:55 Jan starts realizing the truth about B

Topic #5 54:30 Escapism, co-host-style!

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