Episode 168: Shannon Olson and BTK

On October 31, 1987, Wichita, Kansas, was shaken when 15-year-old Shannon Olson, left her friend group and never returned. The following day two fishermen found Shannon's lifeless body floating in a sand pit. Rumors that Shannon's death had been related to the occult began swirling. At the time of Shannon's death, America was experiencing the phenomenon known as "Satanic Panic" which helped to fuel these theories.

Sources:

Shannon Olson Unsolved Homicide Case | Wichita, Kansas | Wichita Police Department (KS) | Solve the Case

'The killer changed those plans': 1987 Wichita Halloween cold case still a mystery to detectives | Special Content | kake.com

Murdered: Shannon Olson | Wichita, KS | Uncovered

Six-Year Investigation Reexamines the Fager Family Murders and Corrects Longstanding Public Narrative | Alternative Eye

Crime Reads » How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s

Disappearances & Dragons: The James Dallas Egbert III Story | The Saturday Evening Post

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