Episode Details

"The Hamilton Strangler" got away with the 1986 murder of 20-year-old Clair Gravel, no suspect was ever caught and the case went cold. When the killer struck again in 2007, a little boy saved the life of his mother, and the suspect was  caught. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack take a look at the unsolved murder of Clair Gravel in 1986 and a similar attack in 2007 that led to the arrest and conviction of "The Hamilton Strangler".

Transcribe Highlights
00:00.70 Introduction - Softball 

01:59.48 Claire Gravel dead after night out with softball team

04:07.03 No Proof Claire made it to her apartment

09:35.14 Clean White Sheets used to line body bag

14:17.26 Claire was victim of "The Hamilton Strangler"

19:58.84 What was biological matter called before "DNA"

25:05.87 Team frequented a local tavern - did killer see her in the bar.....

30:08.68 In 2007 - The Hamilton Strangler Strikes again, this time, the victim's small child scares the killer away

35:45.27 Suspect in 2007, DNA matched the 1986 murder of Clair Gravel.

40:37.07 Killer identified as John Carey, convicted for the 1986 murder of Clair Gravel, in April 2026 

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