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Houston Bayou Strangler: The Man Behind Houston's Bayou Bodies Mystery
Description
Matt Cox and Johnny Mitchell break down the case Houston doesn't want national media touching: a killer who's been operating in plain sight along Buffalo Bayou, White Oak Bayou, Brays Bayou, and Sims Bayou for nearly a decade, targeting the city's most vulnerable
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro and Bayou Strangler breaking news
03:18 - Houston's bayou system and cover-up narrative
08:17 - Victims: Kenneth Cutting, Jade McKissack, trans woman case
13:33 - Killer profile and victimology breakdown
27:59 - Suspect reveal: Carl Clint Ashworth
33:10 - Truck driver years and DNA evidence
37:48 - Interrogation, "Ridgway defense," and release
41:18 - Why there's no arrest — evidence and legal barriers
1:03:13 - Multiple killers theory and case wrap-up
1:07:49 - Final theory, disclaimers, and call to action
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