Episode
Knife Freak
- Podcast
- Murder In The Rain
- Published
- Feb 10, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3039
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Summary
This episode started as an anthology. Three seemingly connected cases told together. Then I got into this case and realized, as usual, there was much more there than it seemed. Shellie Szabo was just a teenager when she was murdered. In her young years, she had been trafficked into sex work, had lost a child, and was struggling to get her life back on track. Her killer was caught, but was justice served? And did he learn his lesson? You probably already know the answers to those questions… Oregon Journal Nov 28 1978 Murdered prostitute "needed help" - The Daily Astorian Nov 29 1978- Prostitute's mother tells of death - East Oregonian May 14 1973 - Circuit Court - Shellie R. Szabo (1959-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial - Oregon Journal May 11 1979 Prostitute murder jury hears of night of terror - Been Verified- Dennis Dean Kersting - State v. Kersting :: 1981 :: Oregon Court of Appeals Decisions - Oregon Journal Nov 27 1978- Clues Hunted in Woman's Murder - Oregon Journal Dec 11 1978- Police Probe Death of Woman Found Nude in West Linn Park - State v. Kersting :: 1982 :: Oregon Supreme Court Decisions - The Oregonian Nov 27 1978- Stab-victim's body found near railyard - The Daily Astorian Nov 27 1978- Body Discovered - The Oregon Daily Journal June 26 1969- 5 indicted - The Oregonian Jan 27 1979- Man indicted for murder - The Oregonian Dec 8 1978- Second prostitute slain in 11 days - Sandy man pleads guilty to sexually abusing homeless woman | Clackamas County - Convicted killer nicknamed 'Lurch' sexually abused homeless Portland woman - State v. Kersting :: 1982 :: Oregon Supreme Court Decisions - The Oregon Daily Journal June 16 1969- Five Indicted - The Oregon Daily Journal July 24 1969- 2 Men Sentenced - The Oregonian Jan 27 1979- Man indicted for murder - The Oregonia…