Episode 170: The Virginity Pact Killers (Case of George & Lucas)
It was supposed to be a place of growth, learning, and happy laughter filling the yards. It was a place where people were supposed to feel safe.
But in the parking lot of the elementary school, under a suspicious white van, there was a woman lying nude. Murdered.
The police had the killers in the back of the cop car… they could see one of them looking at the victim. His lips curled up into a small smile.
He was happy with what he had done. He wanted to do this for a while. He told his accomplice - “hey at least I’m not a virgin anymore." They high-fived.
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “A Clockwork Murder” - by Steve Jackson
(The book is the best deep dive you will find on this case. I highly recommend giving it a read)
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/co-supreme-court/1320700.html
https://extras.denverpost.com/news/news0907.htm
https://www.westword.com/news/shades-of-black-5067215
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/justices-to-review-death-penalty-supreme-court-will-decide-if-judges-panel-is-constitutional
https://extras.denverpost.com/news/news0324w.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/25/us/ruling-spares-two-men-on-death-row-in-colorado.html
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/investigations/colorados-secret-prisoners-location-may-no-longer-be-secret-to-their-victims/73-501604111
https://gazette.com/news/neighbors-slaying-brings-back-memories-of-grisly-1997-murder/article_0381c6b8-2e39-5890-8528-bd566c3ebdb6.html
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wan
https://gazette.com/news/neighbors-slaying-brings-back-memories-of-grisly-1997-murder/article_0381c6b8-2e39-5890-8528-bd566c3ebdb6.htmlted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.