In this week's episode Kat talks about Lucky Ward, a serial killer from Houston. Lucky Ward is a 54-year-old man who was homeless and lived his life on the edge. He had a lengthy rap sheet had been arrested multiple times for various crimes. As someone who had lived a life of crime from early on, he knew that targeting the vulnerable would arouse very little suspicion - so he targeted victims who were homeless or in shelters or were transgenders. Join us as we explore the dark side of humanity.
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_prostitutes
- https://swp.urbanjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/08/Fact-Sheet-Sexual-Violence-Against-Sex-Workers-1-1-1.pdf
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2020/11/11/350-transgender-people-have-been-murdered-in-2020-transgender-day-of-remembrance-list/?sh=6b43100e65a6
- https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8711720/amp
- https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/03/11/houston-serial-killer-lucky-ward-sentenced-to-death-for-strangling-4-people/
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/jurors-deliberating-lucky-ward-death-penalty-15119969.php
- https://pressfrom.info/us/news/crime/-391666-10-years-after-arrest-one-of-houstons-most-dangerous-inmates-heads-to-death-penalty-trial.html
- https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Alleged-Houston-serial-kill
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FOR HELP WITH STALKING OR CYBERSTALKING:
- https://rainn.org/news/resources-survivors-stalking-and-cyberstalking
- https://www.stalkingawareness.org/
FOR HELP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
- NATIONWIDE: https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/domestic-violence-local-resources/
- IN HOUSTON AREA: https://www.bayareaturningpoint.org/
FOR HELP WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT:
- https://rainn.org/resources
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES - YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
- https://nomoredirectory.org/
- The NO MORE Global Directory is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive international directory of domestic and sexual violence helplines, specialist support services, and resources for men, women, and those who identify as non-binary in almost every UN-recognized country and territory in the world.
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