S19 Ep130: The Baby Doll Serial Killer: John Eric Armstrong w/B.R. Bates and Gerald Cliff

True Crime Tuesday presents: The Baby Doll Serial Killer: John Eric Armstrong w/B.R. Bates and Gerald Cliff! He was unassuming, sweet, and friendly. “Saved” in church as a teen, he never caused trouble. In the Navy, they called him Opie. Though he was a big guy, he had a soft, boyish demeanor. “The boy next door,” said those who worked with and knew him. But John Eric Armstrong had a dark secret—hidden even from those closest to him. Prowling Detroit's well-known pocket of prostitution on historic Michigan Ave, this young husband and father picked up unsuspecting women who thought they were simply meeting a john. He seemed innocent, even driving a Jeep with a front plate reading "Baby Doll." But they soon discovered, he could turn on a dime -- fly into a rage. Sometimes he would leave his victims alive, but sometimes he didn’t. In THE 'BABY DOLL’ SERIAL KILLER: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides , journalist B.R. Bates lays out the gripping story of this chameleon of a serial killer through his crimes – with a compassionate look at the life of each one of his victims – and the heroic efforts of law enforcement to catch him. On today's TCT, B.R. Bates and former officer in the case, Gerald Cliff, PhD. join the show to talk about the specifics of the case, What motivated John Eric Armstrong to attack sex workers, and with the changes in technology since this case, why we are still in danger from potential serial killers! Get your copy of "The Baby Doll Serial Killer: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides" here: https://bit.ly/4f42jfO Check out B.R. Bates on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/brbates.author/ PLUS AN ALL-NEW DUMB CRIMES/STUPID CRIMINALS WITH JESSICA FREEBURG! Order the two new books from Jessica here: https://jessicafreeburg.com/books/ Jessica and Ghost Stories Ink are giving away two tickets to their Palmer House Event, Nov. 14-17th, 2024 (you will have to pay for your hotel). To enter, simply send an email with your name, address, phone #, and the phrase, "I wanna ghost hunt with Jess and Tim!" to Jessica@jessicafreeburg.com! One entry per household please! Deadline for this contest is Sunday 11/2/24 at midnight! Good Luck! Find out where the crew will be in your area: https://www.darknessradioshow.com/p/events/ #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #brbates #geraldcliffphd #thebabydollserialkiller #thejohnericarmstronghomicides #murdersintheinnercity #detroit #dearbornmichigan #sexworkers #prostitution #ussnimitz #johnericarmstrong #lifeimprisonment #serialkiller #deathbystrangulation #ragesyndrome #murder #kidnapping #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #jessicafreeburg #paranormalauthor #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes #cheesethief #sexcrimes #spaghettibattery