This week we talk about Lorenzo Jerome Gilyard Jr, aka The Kansas City Strangler. He murdered at least 13 girls and women in Kansas City, Missouri between 1977 and 1993.We dig into our mailbag (5:00). Then we dive into the story starting with the stats (10:02), the setting (12:19), the Gilyard’s early life (26:06) and the timeline (30:13). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (44:28) followed by "Where are they now?"(49:04). We get into our Take Aways and what we think made the him snap (53:01).  As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (58:05) and of course some shout outs (1:00:46).  Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive y’all, it's crazy out there!AdAnd Still I Vote (25:42)https://andstillivote.org/Where to find us:Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspodPlease send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show!Want to Support the show?You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars!You can make a donation on the Cash Apphttps://cash.me/$fruitloopspodOr become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron pagehttps://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspodArticles/WebsitesKrajicek, David. (n.d.). The Obscure Streetwalker Strangler. TruTv Crime Library (archived). Retrieved 10/08/2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/20110930115452/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/lorenzo_gilyard/1_index.htmlGutierrez, Lisa. (03/01/2018). Piers Morgan confronts 'Kansas City Strangler' Lorenzo Gilyard on 'Serial Killer'. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 10/08/2020 from https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article202811914.htmlKindon, Frances. (03/01/2018). The chilling case of Lorenzo Gilyard - the softly-spoken Kansas City Strangler who raped and murdered 13 women. Mirror. Retrieved 10/08/2020 from https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lorenzo-gilyard-strangler-piers-morgan-12101900MurderMurderMurder. (n.d.). Lorenzo Gilyard. Retrieved 10/08/2020 from https://www.murdermurdermurder.com/lorenzo-gilyard-summaryRaga, Pippa. (n.d.). Almost Three Decades Since His Last Murder, Lorenzo Gilyard Maintains His Innocence. Distractify. Retrieved 10/08/2020 from https://www.distractify.com/p/lorenzo-gilyard-is-innocentBirchall, Guy. (03/09/2020). Kansas City Strangler. The US Sun. Retrieved 10/08/2020 from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices