Chapter 11: The Man That Killed Halloween
Ronald Clark O'Bryan never really took his children, Elizabeth and Timothy, Trick r' Treating. On October 31st 1976, he decided this was the year he was going to take them. This should be a fun night for a father and his children, But when 8 year old Timothy suddenly dies after eating a piece of candy, Investigators find out a lot of Ronald's secrets, and none of them are good. Courtney gets real angry in this one-listen and find out why.
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