Episode
In the Dump Truck (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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- Apr 6, 2026
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- 2103
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Summary
In June 2005, a customer at a gas station in Derry, New Hampshire carried a prepaid cell phone to the counter. They paid for it in cash, then they went out to their car and cut open the packaging. They dialed a number to activate it, but when the customer service rep asked for their name, they hesitated. The whole reason they'd bought this prepaid phone was so that no one could trace the calls back to their real identity.