S20 Ep57: Body Parts: A Serial Killer's Deadly Compulsions w/ Caitlin Rother

True Crime Tuesday presents: Body Parts: A Serial Killer's Deadly Compulsions with Journalist/Author, Caitlin Rother! When Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in November 1998 with a woman's body part in his jacket pocket, the 36-year-old truck driver wasn’t a suspect in any crime. After a lengthy investigation spanning four California counties and a sensational trial, he was convicted of the torture and murder of four women. His first victim, whom he dismembered, would remain unidentified for 25 years. While serving honorably in the Marine Corps, Ford had learned life-saving techniques that gave him structure and purpose. But a severe head injury worsened pre-existing emotional problems, rendering him unable to suppress his dark sexual impulses. Knowing he would kill again, he enlisted his brother’s help to turn himself in. Award-winning investigative journalist Caitlin Rother drew on previously sealed testimony and interviewed key players in the case, including Ford's brother and father, to write this intimate and psychologically resonant narrative. Extensively updated with the inside details of how Ford’s first victim was recently identified through DNA testing and forensic genealogy, this classic true crime story continues to haunt us On today's TCT, Caitlin Rother joins the show to talk about the unusual way they found out the identity of "Torso Girl", Wayne Adam Ford's first victim! We also talk about the unusual relationship between Ford, his brother, Rodney and his father, Gene, and how it had changed over the years. We also delve into the strange dichotomy between Ford and his mother and ask the question, was it genetics, or the way Ford's mother treated/raised Ford, that drove him over the edge and warped his view of women! Get your copy of "Body Parts:..." here: https://bit.ly/43d3SDA Check out Caitlin Rother here: https://www.caitlinrother.com/ PLUS AN ALL-NEW DUMB CRIMES/STUPID CRIMINALS WITH WAYNE D! Check out Wayne om The Big 98's website: https://thebig98.iheart.com/featured/wayne-and-tay/ Follow Wayne D on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HesWayneD/ Wayne on Instagram, X, etc: HesWayneD Check out the video of the raccoon with the meth pipe in his mouth here: https://fox8.com/news/police-find-raccoon-with-meth-pipe-in-its-mouth-during-arrest/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKIArlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuTTGqh6TYCOIHyJe3O_0KSgLPjECWK5twwZhOFMWFSB3ih1oZf2TnYwdGId_aem_KqMFmWHDsyID_SwDwxTldw&sfnsn=mo There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! . check out the Darkness Radio Store! https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/ #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #caitlinrother #bodyparts #aserialkillersdeadlycompulsions #wayneadamford #rodneyford #geneford #california #sexworkers #prostitution #kerryannecummings #geneticgenealogy #torsogirl #californiaaqueduct #paraphilias #serialkiller #deathbystrangulation #murder #psuedonecrophilia #eroticasphyxia #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #wayned #iheartcountryhouseparty #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes #jedilightsaberbeatdown #sexcrimes #nachocheesestockingbeating