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Candyman
The True Story Behind The Bathroom Mirror Murder
On April 22, 1987, 52-year-old Ruthie Mae McCoy called 911 to report that someone was trying to enter her Chicago housing project apartment through the bathroom medicine cabinet. Police thought she was imagining things, but when authorities finally checked on McCoy two days later, they found her dead with four gunshot wounds. Candyman: The True Story Behind the Bathroom Mirror Murder, revisits the real-life account of McCoy's strange death – one of the inspirations for the Candyman horror film. Hosted by journalist and Chicago native Dometi Pongo, this 6-episode limited series –...
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4.4 stars from 395 ratings
Good Story but Unlistenable
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“I suffered through 3 episodes of this podcast because it is good, however the obnoxious music going behind the narration irritated me so much that I gave up. I wish podcasts would say up front “annoying and agitating music used to obscure and irritate”. It would save listeners who hate this sort...”Read full review »
Blue From Tassie via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/14/24
Excellent journalism
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“Didn’t see the movie that reflected some of the true life horror it was based on- the real life horror is from our systemic prejudices of race and poverty (rural white and inner city black). Too bad we still see the same and what would politically benefit both is not what the voters choose.”
Uslayme2021 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/24
So well done
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“This is such a terrible story. I was TERRIFIED of candyman as a kid. I saw it wayyyy too young. Hearing this story about Ruthie and how devastating these housing projects were for all the good people that had to live through this. It’s just heartbreaking 😭 thank you for sharing this with us all.”
gypsyocean via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/24
Recent Episodes
The judge and jury announce the fates of the two men accused of killing Ruthie Mae McCoy. Host Dometi Pongo looks at how the fourth Candyman film upends the franchise and the new exhibit honoring Ruthie Mae set to open in Chicago.
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Published 11/07/24
Published 11/07/24
The two young men arrested for Ruthie Mae McCoy's murder go on trial three years after their arrest. Prosecutors planned to rely on the testimony of a star witness, but everything changes once he takes the stand. Steve Bogira spoke to the relatives of both suspects for his 1990 Chicago Reader...
Published 10/31/24
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