Catching Evil

Devoted single Mom Beth Dodge is the final victim of serial killer Christopher Wilder's murder rampage across America — a six-week killing spree that has already claimed the lives of eight women. It is April 12, 1984 — a day that will live forever in serial killer infamy. Beth, weeks away from starting a new job and a new life for herself and her four-year-old daughter Stephanie, is executed in cold blood. Simply for her car.

It isn't even lunchtime, and Wilder has already raped and tortured the two teenage girls he has held captive for days. He has stabbed one of them — 16-year-old Dawnette Wilt — and left her to bleed out alone in the woods. He will shoot Beth in front of the other — 16-year-old Tina Risico — the terrified girl he has broken into becoming his assistant.

Stephanie was four years old when she was told her mum was in heaven. Today she is a mother of four, living a short drive from the place Beth was killed. Her children will never meet their grandma.

This is Beth's story — the mother, the dreamer, the daughter she left behind. She deserves to be remembered as exactly that. 🕊️

Contact us if you have had an encounter with Christopher Wilder or have information about him or any of his crimes: [email protected]

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Credits:

Hosts
Andy Byrne
Mark Llewellyn

Audio Production
Sam Blacker - The Podcast Butler

Resources
The Pretty Girl Killer by Andrew Byrne - courtesy of Penguin Random House
The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror - Hulu

Thanks to Pro Podcast Studios, Sydney

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Abducted schoolgirl Tina Risico's nightmare continues as serial killer Christopher Wilder forces her to lure another innocent victim into his deadly trap. Dawnette Wilt, a 16-year-old with a bright future ahead of her, is about to have her life torn apart by Wilder's brutal desires. As Tina is coerced into introducing Dawnette to Wilder, she's trapped between her own desperate bid for survival and the terrible fate that awaits the new victim.

The stakes are impossibly high as Dawnette is dragged into a world of unimaginable horror.. Meanwhile, Tina is torn apart by her own guilt and fear, forced to make impossible choices that will haunt her for the rest of her life. Will she find a way to escape, or will she be forever defined by her actions? The tension builds as Wilder's grip on reality begins to slip, and the consequences of his actions become more and more catastrophic.

But in a shocking twist, Dawnette refuses to give up, and her bravery in the face of unimaginable horror will change everything.

Contact us if you have had an encounter with Christopher Wilder or have information about him or any of his crimes: [email protected]

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Join us and support these not-for-profits:
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Credits:

Hosts
Andy Byrne
Mark Llewellyn

Audio Production
Sam Blacker - The Podcast Butler

Resources
The Pretty Girl Killer by Andrew Byrne - courtesy of Penguin Random House
The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror - Hulu

Thanks to Pro Podcast Studios, Sydney

Catching Evil is hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information
Get in Touch
If you knew Wilder or one of his victims, contact us in confidence: [email protected]

Record a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/catchingevil

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US
Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc - https://www.yttwomen.org/
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He was killing every few days — then he took Tina, and suddenly stopped. Christopher Wilder had already abducted nine women and murdered most of them in a six-week rampage across America. He was the FBI's most wanted man. Every woman he took, he raped, tortured and then quickly killed them. But when he abducted 16-year-old Tina Risico from an LA shopping mall, something changed. The killing stopped. For nine days, he kept her alive — and for 40 years, no one has fully explained why. Until now.

This is the story of the girl who was allowed to walk away when none of the others were — and the question at its heart is one every woman will ask: what did Tina do differently to survive? She tells us in her own words.

#serialkillersecrets #serialkillerprofiles #notoriousserialkillers #famousserialkillers #TinaRisico #besttruecrime

We need your help to continue this investigation:

Contact us if you have had an encounter with Christopher Wilder or have information about him or any of his crimes: [email protected]

Join us and support these not-for-profits:
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Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc - https://www.yttwomen.org/
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@catchingevil

Credits:

Hosts
Andy Byrne
Mark Llewellyn

Audio Production
Sam Blacker - The Podcast Butler

Resources
The Pretty Girl Killer by Andrew Byrne - courtesy of Penguin Random House
The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror - Hulu

Thanks to Pro Podcast Studios, Sydney

Catching Evil is hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information
Get in Touch
If you knew Wilder or one of his victims, contact us in confidence: [email protected]

Record a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/catchingevil

Join us and support these not-for-profits:
US
Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc - https://www.yttwomen.org/
Aus
Mary’s House 1800 002 111 https://www.maryshouse.org.au/about/

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'I Was Groomed by a Serial Killer': A Survivor's Chilling Story. LeAnne was just 16 when serial killer Christopher Wilder lured her off a crowded Florida beach, blindfolded her, and drove her to a place no teenage girl should ever find herself. She thought she was going to be a model. Instead, she came face-to-face with a monster. In this raw and emotional episode, true-crime experts Gemma Bath, host of True Crime Conversations, and Olivia LaVoice, host of The Bakersfield Three, react with shock and anger to LeAnne's terrifying brush with death.

They explore the psychology behind Wilder's predatory behaviour, the systemic failures that allowed him to destroy so many lives, and why women are conditioned from a young age to comply with predators rather than fight back. LeAnne's encounter with evil is a stark and unsettling reminder of the dangers women still face — and why we need to talk about it.

This episode also shines a light on the devastating ripple effect of Wilder's crimes on the families left behind, the importance of giving survivors and victims' loved ones a voice, and why true-crime podcasts are playing a vital role in keeping cold cases alive and delivering justice long after the system has failed.

Gemma Bath is the host of True Crime Conversations on Mamamia, one of Australia's most successful and respected true-crime podcasts which explores the world's most notorious crimes by speaking to the people who know the most about them.
https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/true-crime-conversations/

Olivia LaVoice is a Seattle-based crime reporter who hosted the hit true-crime series The Bakersfield Three for Casefile Present, and before that ,The Man with a Thousand Faces
https://casefilepresents.com/the-bakersfield-three/

We want your help:

Contact us if you had an encounter with Christopher Wilder or have information about him or any of his crimes: [email protected]

Join us and support these not-for-profits:
US
Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc - https://www.yttwomen.org/
Aus
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#catchingevil #prettygirlkiller #truecrimetok #truecrime #givingavoice #christopherwilder #serialkiller #MiamiGrandPrix #ProtectOurGirls #SafetyEducation #EmpowerYoungWomen #BreakTheSilence #TrueCrimeCommunity #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrimeObsessed #MindysStory #TerryWalden #BeautyQueenKiller #TerryFerguson #Survivor #WandaBeach #TrueCrimePodcast #SurvivorStories #RememberHer #PodcastRecommendation #VictimsMatter #NeverForgotten #MarianneSchmidt #ChristineSharrock #RosarioGonzalez #BethKenyon #ColleenOrsborne #SuzieLogan #Sheryl Bonaventura

Credits:

Hosts
Andy Byrne
Mark Llewellyn

Audio Production
Sam Blacker - The Podcast Butler

Resources
The Pretty Girl Killer by Andrew Byrne - courtesy of Penguin Random House

Thanks to Pro Podcast Studios, Sydney

Catching Evil is hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information

Get in Touch
If you knew Wilder or one of his victims, contact us in confidence: [email protected]

Record a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/catchingevil

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Survivors of Homicide Inc - https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Women Inc - https://www.yttwomen.org/
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Link: For 43 years, nobody has known her name. In December 1983, a young mother was shot four times and her body dumped on a remote New York highway. She had no identification. Nobody reported her missing.

She was buried as Ellery Jane Doe — named after the town where she was found — and has remained unidentified ever since. The FBI couldn't name her. Interpol couldn't. Homicide detectives couldn't. But Catching Evil listeners have blown this case wide open — placing serial killer Christopher Wilder in New York just 48 hours before her body was found, and cracking a coded note found in her coat pocket that had defeated experts for decades.

Now, cold case detectives are asking our worldwide true crime audience to make the final connection. Listen to the episode, then go to our podcast blog and look at Ellery Jane Doe's photographs. Share the link with everyone you know, particularly if they are overseas.

Link: https://www.catchingevil.com/post/episode-16-ellery-jane-doe

Give this murdered mother her real name back and solve a murder.

If you have information about Ellery Jane Doe, or another Christopher Wilder victim, reach out to us here: [email protected]
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