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Episode: Route 40 Killer: Steven Brian Pennell and the Blue Van of Death
Description: Route 40 Killer: Steven Brian Pennell and the Blue Van of DeathThere's something deeply unsettling about a killer who looks like everyone else. Steven Brian Pennell was a married electrician with two kids, the guy who'd wave to you from his driveway while mowing the lawn. Between 1987 and 1988, he turned a stretch of highway in Delaware into his own personal nightmare factory. Route 40 became a place where women disappeared into a blue van and were found days later showing signs of torture that would make seasoned homicide detectives need a minute. This is the story of how a...