E116: Eugene Victor Britt

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

This week Beth and Wendy discuss Eugene Victor Britt, an American serial killer and rapist. He killed somewhere around 11 people in Gary and Portage, Indiana between May and September 1995.
We get into our mailbag and thank our supporters (3.27). We get into the stats (14:13), then we dive into the setting (16:05), the killers early life (24:24) and the timeline (25:10). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (42:00) followed by "Where are they now?" (59:45). We get into our take aways and what we think made the perp snap (1:00:06).
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (1:06:34) and some shout outs (1:10:02).
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Articles/Websites
Wikipedia contributors. (03/08/2021). Eugene Britt. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eugene_Britt&oldid=1010953935
Murderpedia. (n.d.). Eugene Victor Britt. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/britt-eugene.htm
Kendall, Peter; O’Brien, John; Tribune Staff Writers. (12/15/1995). BREAKING SERIAL KILLER MOLD. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 03/11/2021 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-12-15-9512150306-story.html
The Associated Press. (11/10/1995). Convicted Rapist Confesses to Indiana Slayings. LA Times. Retrieved 03/12/2021 from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-10-mn-1710-story.html
Tierney, Tim; O'Brien, John; Cytrynbaum; Pamela; Tribune Staff Writers. (11/11/1995). 10 DEATHS LINKED TO GARY MAN. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 03/12/2021 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-11-9511110096-story.html
Armour, Nancy. (11/09/1995). Police Search for Bodies After Man Admits Serial Killings. The Associated Press. Retrieved 03/12/2021 from https://apnews.com/article/638ba3e661c0ceac8067d59115eff7a7
Colander, Pat. (08/06/2015). TRUE CRIME: Eugene Britt. NWI Times. Retrieved 03/26/2021 from https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/true-crime-eugene-britt/article_39bf167c-0bf5-5723-b35b-59d669770792.html
Russel, Joyce. (08/25/2015). Slaying of girl shook her family, state 20 years ago. The Dubois County Herald. Retrieved 03/26/2021 from https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/slaying-of-girl-shook-her-family-state-20-years-ago
Marsh, Sarah. (11/15/1995). Victim lived next to Eugene Britt. NWI Times. Retrieved 03/27/2021 from https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/victim-lived-next-to-eugene-britt/article_6cf960ed-fd5f-5644-b4d3-c3338afdbb15.html
Armour, Nancy. (11/10/1995). ‘Spirit’ drove suspected killer. The Republic. Retrieved 03/29/2021 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/147709094/
The Associated Press. (11/11/1995). He Was Out of Control. Journal and Courier. Retrieved 03/30/2021 from http://www.newspapers.com/image/265275553/
Liebler, Kim. (12/06/1995). Gary police I.D. another body. NWI Times. Retrieved 03/30/2021 from https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/gary-police-i-d-another-body/article_a57f1a00-9bec-577c-a6af-bf80878e70b9.html
Books
Stoner, Andrew E. (2007). Eugene Britt. In Notorious 92: Indiana's Most Heinous Murders in All 92 Counties (p 207-209). Rooftop Pub.
Podcasts
Diaz, Adam; Grace, Robin (hosts). (4/14/2020). Scary (ish): Ep 123: Eugene Britt & Inuit Legends [audio podcast]. Retrieved 3/28/2021 from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scaryish-ep-123-eugene-britt-inuit-legends/id1320722507?i=10004714312421
Biemesderfer, Korina (host). (11/4/2020). Morning Cup of Murder: Confessions-November 4, 2020 - Daily True Crime. [Audio Podcast]. Retreived 3/24/2021 from https://open.spotify.com/episode/5sb9tXRk2mJL18futRoKOF
Wikipedia contributors. (03/30/2021). Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04/01/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Criticism_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt&oldid=1015107065
Video
Nightmare Next Door: S7 E1 Innocence Lost
https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/nightmare-next-door/innocence-lost
History
Vanderstel, David G. Phd. (1985). Native Americans in Indiana. Conner Prairie. Retrieved 03/24/21 from https://www.connerprairie.org/educate/indiana-history/native-americans-in-indiana/
Encyclopedia of Chicago. (n.d.). Gary, IN. Retrieved 03/24/2021 from http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/503.html
Minorities and the New Deal. Lumen Learning Boundless History. Retrieved 3/31/2021 from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/minorities-and-the-new-deal/
Music
“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
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"Streets" and “Fake Friends” by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz
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“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
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