Episode
S2 Ep10: The Shadow of a Predator: The Pattern and Legacy of Arthur Ream
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- May 22, 2026
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- 1550
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Summary
In this episode, we pivot from the disappearance of fifteen-year-old Kim Larrow to examine the dark history of the man whose name permanently altered the investigation: Arthur Ream. While Ream was only ever convicted of one murder, the 1986 slaying of thirteen-year-old Cindy Zarzycki, his documented pattern of manipulation, isolation, and violence against young girls forced law enforcement to ask a chilling question: Was Cindy truly his only victim? This episode explores the thin line between strong investigative suspicion and definitive proof, examining how a convicted killer's shadow stretched across Michigan's coldest cases, and why he may have taken the ultimate answers to the grave.