Edward Harold Bell

…This episode includes discussion of violence, murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault of a minor. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. On August 24th, 1978, Edward Harold Bell drove to Pasadena, Texas, a suburb nestled between Houston and Galveston. He parked his truck on a street where a group of children were playing, walked up to them,…

…It was an accomplishment that he was excited to talk about. At that point, Ed Bell was not someone who had been interviewed. Ed Bell's murder of Larry Dickens had been an infamous murder at the time. But Ed Bell had, by the time I met him, he had been in prison for almost 20 years. He'd been in prison from the 90s to 2011, hadn't had too many people to talk…

…He does. In July 2011, Bell sends Lisa the first of two letters. Much of it is in the form of a list. For example, three Galveston, two fall 1971, one fall 1976, two Webster, 1971, July, one blonde, one brunette. The list goes on, with Bell reducing the bright lives of these young girls to bullet points.…