In the winter of 1986, Gary Heidnik embarked on a mission to abduct women that he would keep in his basement in hopes of creating one big, happy family. For those women, the reality was quite the opposite. Gary would spend the next four months implementing various types of torture until one of his victims managed to outsmart him in a con that would ultimately bring him down. Buckle up and tune in to listen to how the story unfolds...

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