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Ted Bundy would often wear a [fake cast or an arm sling](http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/ted-bundy/)
 in order to get women to help him carry things to his car, where he would then hit them over the head.

How would Ted Bundy usually lure women to his car?

John Wayne Gacy was known as "The Killer Clown" because he often hosted parties where he would dress up as his [alter ego](http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/john-wayne-gacy/)
 "Pogo the Clown." Scary.

What was John Wayne Gacy known as?

Season 1 looks into the murder case of Hae Min Lee and the investigation into her ex-boyfriend [Adnan Syed,](https://serialpodcast.org/season-one) who was convicted of the crime but protests his innocence.

Who is the main subject of Season 1 of the podcast _Serial_?

Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested by police after he attempted to assault (and potentially murder) [Tracy Edwards](http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/jeffrey-dahmer/). Edwards was able to escape Dahmer's apartment and managed to get the attention of a police car. At the apartment, police found gruesome Polaroid photos of the bodies of Dahmer's victims and therefore had enough to arrest him on the spot.

How was Jeffrey Dahmer caught?

Gary Ridgway, otherwise known as "The Green River Killer," often revisited his dumping sites to have sex with the bodies until, quote, ["the flies came."](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killers-twisted-motivation/)

The "Green River Killer" used to do what with the bodies post-murder?

Sharon Tate was the pregnant wife of Roman Polanski, a French-Polish film director. She was [brutally murdered](http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/charles-manson-and-the-manson-family/) along with friends at their Beverly Hills home, while Polanski was in London.

Sharon Tate, brutally murdered by the Manson family, was the wife of which famous director?

_In Cold Blood_ tells the true story of the1959 murders of the Clutter family. While in prison, [Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith](http://www.gcpolice.org/history/clutter.html) had learned that the Clutter family kept a safe of money in their house, and thus devised a plan to steal the stash once they were released. However, when they broke into the home, there was no such safe, and so they killed each of the four members of the Clutter family who happened to be home that night "in cold blood".

What was the name of the murdered family depicted in Truman Capote's _In Cold Blood?_

This house was where Fred and Rose West brutally tortured and killed 12 victims between [1973 and 1979.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1683761/fred-and-rose-wests-collection-of-torture-whips-go-on-display-in-depraved-crime-museum/) The "house of horrors" has now been demolished.

Who lived at the address 25 Cromwell Street?

Steven Avery was incarcerated on a rape and attempted murder charge for [18 years](https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80000770) before he was exonerated due to DNA testing. He was later convicted for the murder of Teresa Halbach, for which he is currently serving a life sentence.

How many years did Steven Avery serve in jail before he was exonerated?

This sketch is of the [The Zodiac Killer](http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/the-zodiac-killer/) who murdered at least five people between the '60s and '70s. He captivated the media by sending coded messages to police and newspapers, which many experts could not crack. The case remains unsolved.

Which serial killer is this a sketch of?

Oh dear, you're probably not much a of a true crime expert at all! That, or you you've been too scarred from what you've learned to remember the facts properly!

You know a bit about true crime cases but not loads! You probably listen to the odd podcast or two, but you don't obsessively follow cases and you certainly don't hold on to specific facts!

Congrats! You know loads of murdery things, so you're a true crime expert! Now go investigate a cold case or write a book about your favourite serial killer! It's not weird at all I promise!!!

The image and answer in the final question have been updated (a previous version of this post used an incorrect image).

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