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The 1980s which were smack dab in what criminal justice experts call the \u201cEpidemic Years\u201d or \u201cThe Golden Age of Serial Murder\u201d, was nothing if not a hodgepodge of frenzied criminal activity: from bogus claims leading to the Satanic Panic to falsely accused Daycare child sex abuse, the rumors of heinous crimes were rampant. In a time when people were fixated on stranger danger, hunting monsters, and saving the children, some of those monsters slipped through the cracks. The bad guys of the 1980s weren\u2019t exactly as the rumors described, but they did do reprehensible acts. Today\u2019s case took place in the final year of that decade; A man known as The Vancouver Child Killer, who could have been the most prolific and horrific child sex abuser of our time, was apprehended thanks to a combination of impatience, coincidence, and the bravery of two people.\n\nInterested in a whiter smile? Get 25% off using code RAIN25 at brytnsmile.com \n\nFor additional information including photos and sources, check out the Murder in the Rain Eye For An Eye episode blog.\n\nEpisode Host: Emily Rowney\n\nOur Sponsors:\n* Check out Armoire and use my code RAIN for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style\n* Check out undefined and use my code RAIN for a great deal: undefined\n* Check out undefined: undefined \n\nSupport this podcast at \u2014 https://redcircle.com/murder-in-the-rain/exclusive-content\n\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands