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Hey everybody. 

This week, I want to talk about true crime. 

It's weird to talk about true crime to people who aren't interested in true crime. People who ARE interested will probably share my experience of being obsessed with a horrific case and wanting to talk to everybody about it, but nobody wants to hear about how back in 1976, four children in Michigan were killed and left by the side of the road and still nobody knows who did it. 

It's a weird hobby, but I am a true crime junkie. I don't really like diving into all the gorey details. I don't really want to know HOW murders happened really. What I get interested in is the mystery behind unsolved murders. Things like the Zodiac killer, or the Springfield Three, or more recent cases like the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, or the murder of Missy Bevers at a church in Midlothian, Texas. 

I've been obsessed with all of these cases on and off. This last week, I became obsessed with the Oakland County Child Killer case. Over the last week, I've read tons of articles, watched about 8 hours of documentaries, and listened to another 8 hours or so of podcasts about the case. And I'm about halfway through a book about the case as well. It's the most interesting case I've dived into in a long time. 

It's hard to explain to somebody why you would be obsessed with learning about a series of murders that happened 45 years ago. It's like, why? Do you think you're going to solve the case from your desk? Do you just like this macabre subject? 

For me, I think it's more like, I don't like NOT knowing things. So when I see this mystery, like who killed these 4 kids in Oakland County, I can't help but try to get every piece of information I can about it, in the hopes that even if I don't SOLVE the case, at least my brain can be like, "This is what probably happened." 

I think it's just that when I see an interesting question, I have to be able to answer it, even if it's just answering it for myself. 

Anyways. That's it. Weird subject matter this week, but that's where my brain has been at all this last week. If you're interested in true crime, jump on the Discord and talk to me about it! 

Hope ya'll have a great week! Love ya!