Episode 115: The Crime Show Copycat Killer (Case of Jason Bautista)
Jason was a straight A college student, with 2 jobs, and his favorite show was “The Sopranos.” He was a nice kid with a bright future ahead of him.
One day police found Jason’s mom had gone missing. Jason was worried.
He had thrown her headless body off a cliff - just like what he learned from his favorite show. But he had been so busy - that he hadn’t gotten around to burning her head and her hands. They were still sitting in the closet waiting for him.
Book Rec: “Such Good Boys” by Tina Dirmann (best deep dive on this case and an amazing read)
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “Such Good Boys” - by Tina Dirmann
https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/28/sons.arraigned/index.html
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-son-sentenced-to-25-years-for-mothers-murder-2005apr09-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-25-me-bautista25-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-21-me-bautista21-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-01-28-0301280336-story.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brothers-charged-with-moms-murder/
https://nypost.com/2003/01/28/copycat-choppers-bros-mimic-sopranos-decapitate-mom-cops/
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bautista-jason.htm
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