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In October of 1988, an 18-year-old man in Massachusetts dressed as Jason Voorhees and set off to kill a young woman. Obsessed with the horror franchise Friday the 13th, he wanted to impersonate his favorite character and commit a murder. So he did. This is the murder of Sharon Gregory, and the story of the Friday the 13th Copycat Killer.\n\nBONUS EPISODES\npatreon.com/goingwestpodcast\n\nCASE SOURCES\n\ufeff1. Greenfield Recorder:\xa0https://www.recorder.com/Milestones-18351972\n2. Court TV:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FqRYpQHxkg\n3. All That's Interesting:\xa0https://allthatsinteresting.com/murders-inspired-by-horror-movies/3\n4. UPI:\xa0https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/11/01/Fear-stalks-streets-of-Greenfield-on-Halloween/3278594363600/\n5. AP:\xa0https://apnews.com/article/30277ed058513b9f7550f07ca742f38b\n6.\xa0The\xa0Recorder:\xa0https://apnews.com/article/30277ed058513b9f7550f07ca742f38b\n7. Find A Grave:\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187326533/sharon-gregory\n8.\xa0The\xa0Recorder:\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/image/841419152/?terms=sharon%20gregory&match=1\n9.\xa0The\xa0Recorder:\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/image/841420411/?terms=sharon%20gregory&match=1\n10.\xa0The\xa0Recorder:\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/image/841418631/\n11. My Life\xa0of\xa0Crime:\xa0https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/sharon-gregory-murder/\n12. Sharon's obituary:\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/image/841421982/?article=c0a14ae8-f704-4339-aba4-8b4be4da211a\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices